Newborn Care
Constipation and gut problems in babies
Straining is usually not constipation, real constipation is common and treatable, and a few presentations are emergencies.
Newborn Care
Cord, skin, bathing, nappies and the first six weeks.
Newborn Care
The six-to-eight week review
A structured check with a specific list of things being looked for, and the only appointment many parents get for themselves.
Newborn Care
Newborn reflexes and what they mean
Babies arrive with a set of automatic responses that are checked deliberately, because their presence and their disappearance both matter.
Newborn Care
Carrying, slings and prams
Babywearing has genuine benefits and specific safety rules, and the rules exist because of real deaths.
Newborn Care
Dressing a baby and the temperature question
Overheating is a genuine risk and hands are a poor guide, and the practical rules are simpler than the shops suggest.
Newborn Care
Twins and multiples in the first year
The practical arithmetic is different in ways that generic baby advice does not address at all.
Newborn Care
Premature babies and the neonatal unit
The equipment is frightening, the terminology is opaque, and parents are part of the care rather than visitors to it.
Newborn Care
Bonding, and when it does not happen straight away
Instant overwhelming love is one experience among several, and the alternative is common enough to be worth saying out loud.
Newborn Care
Nappies, changing and the rash nobody avoids
Nappy contents are a diagnostic tool in the early weeks, and the rash has a small number of distinct causes.
Newborn Care
Crying, colic and what the evidence supports
Crying follows a predictable curve, most remedies do not work, and the safety information is the part that matters most.
Newborn Care
Jaundice in newborns
Most of it is normal and resolves, and the specific circumstances that make it urgent are worth knowing precisely.
Newborn Care
The cord, the skin and the first bath
Newborn skin needs less intervention than the shelves suggest, and the cord needs almost nothing at all.
Newborn Care
The first forty-eight hours
What happens medically, what the checks are for, and what is normal in a baby who has just arrived.