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If your baby's ill
A sick baby can be worrying, especially if this is your first. It’s most likely to be a cough or cold and nothing serious, so you may just need help to make them comfortable.
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Home visits
Your midwife or family nurse will visit your home several times in the first 10 days after you leave the hospital with your baby.
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Feeding with infant formula
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Crying
When your baby is crying, they’re trying to tell you what they need – it’s the only way they know how.
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Your baby’s development from 2 to 12 months
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Labour positions
There are no right and wrong positions to be in during labour, some are more comfortable than others. Find out some of the positions you can try.
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Early signs of labour
Early signs of labour including when your waters break, you have a show, or contractions start) and how it progresses as you get ready for the birth
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Contractions
Contractions are a tightening feeling across your stomach and sometimes into your back and thighs. Each contraction gradually opens (dilates) your cervix and moves your baby down the birth canal to be born.
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Checks and monitoring during labour
Regular checks can help to pick up any potential problems early.
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Anaesthetics in labour
Anaesthetics are used if your baby needs help to be born by ventouse or forceps delivery, or caesarean section (C section).