Author Archives: Vikki Rose
Anti-Colic Massage Techniques
Signs Beastfeeding is Going Well
Tips for Sleep Training Clocks
How to Create a Positive Sleep Environment for your Baby
Tips for Responsive Spoon Feeding
Allaboutbabies & Feed Eat Speak have teamed up to bring you our top tips for responsive spoon feeding.
We are aware that Baby-Led Weaning isn’t for every parent or every baby so here are our top tips for spoon feeding parents.
1. Follow your baby’s lead. This may sound obvious but often babies take a bit of time to get going with weaning and may not take large volumes of solids. Many parents worry about this. However, milk remains the main source of nutrition for the first year of life. It may gradually decrease your baby gets closer to one year so you have plenty of time to go at the right pace for your baby. Continue reading
Dr David’s Tips : Common Newborn Ailments
Dr David’s Tips for Nappy Rash, Teething & Sticky Eye
Nappy Rash
Both my babies have had nappy rash, and I see a lot of it in the general practice setting. There’s such a huge spectrum of what you might see when you open your baby’s nappy. Nappy rash can vary from just a bit of redness around the baby’s bottom, to severe, weeping, infected skin which may spread into the creases of the baby’s thighs and up towards the genitals.
Current medical guidelines do not support putting cream on your baby’s bottom daily to prevent nappy rash, but there is no harm in applying cream daily if you feel this helps. Some brands of wipes may irritate the skin, so you may want to consider using cotton wool and water or changing brands.
To treat nappy rash medical evidence is supportive of:
