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Hi Rachel, This may not be related to the pregnancy. If it continues you need to see your local doctor for a check up. Best wishes, Alex

Hi Anna, Babies can go through the stage initially where once they know one sign, they believe it symbolises the sign for everything. This is whe...

Hi, Rubella is a very mild illness and the majority of adults have been immunized so will not get the illness. Shingles is the chicken pox virus s...

Hi, It is fine to take the baby swimming at four months. You may find that he will get cold quite quickly so take a change of clothes so that he c...

Hi, You may not be pregnant. Milk can be present in your breasts for many months in very small amounts after you stop feeding. Best wishes, ...

Hi, No, baby doesn`t need to sleep to the next feed time if she wakes and you think she has had enough sleep but is not due for a feed have a play...

Hi, This should have no impact on the pregnancy. However, you may want to try some alternate positions during intercourse, such as side lying as t...

Hi, We don`t recommend wrapping after 3 months as baby is becoming more active. I would suggest you use a sleeping bag and give her lots of tummy...

Hi There, Yes water is given when there is an issue of heat, otherwise it is started when solids begin. If you feel baby needs extra fluids as ...

Hi Kay, I personally found the Karitane routine really helpful, based on this you may like to add another meal or so into his daily routine so h...

Hi Chantel, Habits can so easily be created when a child is unwell and if not nipped in the bud can be long term. Using controlled comforting tech...

Hi, The best thing you can do is settle him awake into the cot as when you settle him asleep he wakes and looks for the same feeding comfort to re...

Hi Melissa, Thank you for your email. When starting out introducing baby sign language to your child, I would start with a handful of signs, keep...

Hi Belinda, We don`t recommend wrapping after 3 months so it would be great if you could stop, try a sleeping bag instead. It would seem the dummy...

Hi Lucy, You wouldn`t expect a baby to sleep through 7pm ot 7am until 6 months old At 4 months you would still expect to be offering 1 overnight ...

HiJanaya, You may well expect to be offering one overnight feed at this age but I would resettle her using our settling techniques ofr hte other w...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. There are several glucose tests that can be done during pregnancy. Some are longer than others. Please ring your d...

Hi, Thank you for your enquiry. Colostrum is present in your breasts from around 18 weeks and some women do leak this colostrum. This is no sign ...

Hi, Ideally by 9 – 10 months if they are on chunky food it is good, but in your situation you may need to review this. I would really reco...

Hi, It`s hard to say why the sudden change for no apparent reason, just keep doing what you are doing and try not to create any new unwanted sett...