A baby’s primary means of communication is crying. This continues for a few months as they start to pick up words. Crying is ways of letting their parents know they need something. The inability to speak in the early months does not actually hinder the baby’s ability to become a talker as they use this time to learn how to control their mouth and tongue. Read more…
Most babies won’t have a clue what Christmas is at their age, but they do recognise that it is an exciting time of year!
They will be captivated by the beautiful sparkling lights, but try and make sure they don’t grab them, especially if they are on the tree or there could be a bit of chaos. Read more…
At around 6 months you will be thinking about introducing solid foods to your baby. Some people may need to do this a bit earlier, but you should never wean before your baby is 17 weeks old, and even then you should discuss it with your health visitor. Read more…
Teething is one of the great milestones of your baby’s development and some babies will find the process easy, while others can find it more uncomfortable.
On average the first tooth comes in during the seventh month, although it can arrive as early as three months, as late as a year, or in rare cases even earlier or later. The symptoms of teething vary from child to child. The list below shows symptoms that a teething baby may experience.
Going swimming with your baby can be a magical time for the whole family. It used to be recommended that you should wait until baby had their 1, 2 and 3 month immunisations, but now health officials say this isn’t necessary.
To get baby to enjoy splashing around in the water you can try making bath time fun. You can do this by gently splashing water over their body and moving them through the water, get them to move towards their bath time toys to give them a goal to get to, this will encourage baby to kick and splash around as they try and grab their toy.