away from your baby for, and then take your relaxation time somewhere close by. It's good to set the precedent early on if you can. Once breastfeeding is well established you might want to consider expressing so that someone else can feed your baby

commitment to each other, and on the other, the stresses and strains of family life can take their toll. For at least the first couple of weeks your baby will probably take over as the main focus of your love, attention and energy but you'll then need

kind of name you're looking to give your baby, you'll probably want to know whether any of your shortlist names appear among the country's most popular 100 names of the last couple of years in order to be aware of recent trends. So take a look

. This is incredibly exciting for her and can be a bit of a headache for you. Of course, you have to again re-assess your baby-proofing and re-think what is potentially within your toddler's reach.Even if your toddler is now almost running around the place she'll still

If you've recently given birth it might not be high on your priority list right now, but at some point after the arrival of a new baby you and your partner will want to get your sex life back on track - or at least harbour vague hopes of doing so

without relying on tears; pointing at something he wants, pulling on you for attention or to be picked up, and he may be quite miffed if he doesn't get whatever it is he wants. Some babies will even have developed the knack of throwing a strop or tantrum

not to do things. Likewise, if you want him to grow up using plenty of pleases and thank yous then do make sure you use them yourself, not least to him. If your baby doesn't attend a nursery or other child-care group then it's a good idea to get out

baby it can be very tempting to buy them all sorts of clothes and toys as there is so much lovely stuff out there and you're excited about your new baby. However, in the early days it does make sense to hold off a while with non-essentials and see what

, you can take your baby along with you and you'll burn up even more calories by pushing the pram or carrying your little one as you walk. And while it's one of the simpler forms of exercise, regular walking can bring a whole string of other health

You'll probably often hear new mums bemoan the fact that they no longer get any time to themselves to exercise. And of course it's true that you can't take your baby along to most regular gym classes and team sports, which can make fitting those