Bathing your baby for the first time in hospital, watched over by a skilled nurse is scary enough, but that first bath at home is simply terrifying! The good news is that newborn babies only need one or two baths a week, but if they enjoy it, you can bathe them every day. In fact, ...
Pregnancy is amazing and being a mother is incredibly special, but to get from one to the other, you need to give birth and that’s the bit most of us aren’t so keen on. Few of us relish the thought of giving birth to our baby. Yes we can’t wait to meet the individual we’ve ...
What do WAG Coleen Rooney, TV star Nell McAndrew, model Sophie Dahl and DJ Edith Bowman all have in common? Answer – they are all expecting baby number two. Are you considering having another baby and asking yourself, is this the right time? Exactly when the right time is to have another baby is the ...
A painted nursery and new furniture won’t be a priority for your newborn baby. All she will care about is that she’s fed, changed and cuddled. That said, you do need to put some thought into the things that you really will need to welcome your baby home from the hospital. The nursery can wait, ...
When is the right time to introduce your baby to solid foods? It’s a commonly asked question and one that isn’t easily answered, simply because no two children are the same. The Department of Health has set down a number of weaning guidelines to help parents, including the recommendation that breast milk or baby formula ...
Elastic, celebrity super mums we are not. Bouncing back into size 8 jeans just days after delivery is not the norm, trust us. It takes nine months to make a baby, so don’t expect your body to bounce back over night Bleeding, stretch marks, shrunken breasts and a baby belly are just a few of ...
There are a few factual, and lots of fun ways to predict whether your baby will be a boy or a girl. Some have been around for centuries, while others are thanks to advances in medical science. An ultra sound scan carried out 20 weeks into your pregnancy, or after, is the only truly accurate ...
Dads at the birth. Words by Lucy Pearce Life-changing is a word that comes up a lot when you ask dads about their experience of watching their babies come into the world. ‘I couldn’t have imagined the intensity of the experience.’ says one father-of-three, who attended all of his children’s births. ‘In fact, I think ...
On March 16 this year, my wife Clare and I became the proud parents of our first child – a beautiful baby girl, whom we named Lucy. Being with Clare during Lucy’s delivery was the best thing that’s ever happened to me! It was totally unbelievable. I was, of course, in the supporting role. I ...
From the moment that your baby is born, she will be routinely checked and examined to ensure that she is developing well. Modern Mum gives you the comprehensive guide to all the checks that your baby will undergo. The first tests that your baby has to undergo are performed both straight after birth and within ...
