Birth to six months News

2010/06/18

New mothers are cutting their maternity leave short for financial reasons, suggest uSwitch.com.

Parents-to-be can get into financial difficulties if they have not saved enough money to buy essentials such as prams, nappies and cots.

2010/06/14

Parents can communicate with their babies if they take in clues from the child's expression and gestures, suggests an expert.

Adults should respond to their children as if they are talking with them, look at the gestures the youngster is making and see if they are pointing at anything in order to interpret their message.

2010/06/08

Deciding where to change a baby's nappy and changing it can be difficult but Baby and Pregnancy has some tips for parents.

When at home, parents should use a changing table as this provides a safe and easy location to change nappies or they can use the floor.

2010/06/04

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reminded parents that they should not give honey to infants under the age of one.

This warning emerges after a 15-week-old baby was diagnosed as having the rare illness, infant botulism.