Looking after your growing baby

Tips on reading and playing with your baby, childcare, illness and weaning.

Your baby’s immunisations

Immunisation is the safest and most effective way of protecting your baby against some serious disease.

This is the time when mums and dads can really get to know their baby. It’s very important to chat to her as much as possible.

If you are returning to work full- or part-time, then you will have to consider childcare arrangements.

Weaning is about introducing other food to your baby alongside her usual breast or formula milk.

Teething normally starts between 6 and 8 months, but it can start earlier or later than this.

As your baby starts to grow and develop it’s important to make sure that your home is safe and free from danger.

Babies who scream for a long time are worrying to parents, but babies who are really ill don’t cry continuously and loudly.