Mums who are given psychological support by specially trained health visitors are less likely to develop postnatal depression, according to a new report. The study, from the universities of Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, looked at more than 2

Gill Rapley, who is the deputy director of Unicef's Baby Friendly initiative, claims that feeding babies mushed up food from a spoon is not nautral and not needed, even when they are first weaning on to 'solids'.'Baby-Led Weaning'Although some experts have greeted her words with ...

and babies in the first eight weeks after the birth.At the moment, a mother has a few days' supervision under the midwife team she had when her child was born, then she is encouraged to keep in touch with the local health visitors and her GP. However

, and will also look out for signs of more serious jaundice, which is far less common.When your midwife hands over to general health care…After ten to fourteen days your midwife will usually hand you over to the care of a health visitor, a specially trained nurse

, but most authorities including the Department of Health now recommend that babies be exclusively breastfed for at least six months. If you need breastfeeding advice or support, contact your midwife, health visitor, local baby café or peer supporter, or ring

Swine flu is back for the winter, leading to health scientists advising all pregnant women to have the flu jab.Ten people have already died from swine flu and because the virus is more dangerous if you’re pregnant, a call has gone out to all mums

, even if your friends’ babies all start before yours.If you feel your baby doesn’t seem to be satisfied with milk earlier than six months, try:Offering your baby more milk, as your baby may be simply having a growing spurtAsking your health visitor about

: cheese, yoghurts and breast or formula milk. It is very important to check with your health visitor before substituting breast or formula with soya, oat or rice milk.Remember, at this stage he still needs regular milk feeds to supplement his diet

have any problems or questions, or an experience you want to share, you can always join us in the ThinkBaby forums. You should also talk to the health visitors at your baby clinic – whilst the WHO advice to health workers around the world

contact with your local health visitor, who can see from weighing sessions, how your baby is growing. Especially where the mother is breastfeeding, it is not always easy to see if your baby is getting enough milk, so a growth chart is a good way to gauge