It can be very difficult as a first time parent, or even as a second or third time parent, to distinguish the different types of crying a baby makes. However, there is a consistent cry that is obviously pain. If your baby is waking every half hour or hour in the night, but in fact [...]
Are you struggling with a non-sleeping baby? I mean really really non-sleeping? Perhaps your child wakes every two hours, or sometimes even several times an hour? Is your child in a twilight zone where he seems to want to sleep but can’t? The cry is one of pain. You know it’s not wind: he has [...]
Babies are scary little things. Even with two or three children under your belt, each newborn is different and will do things that will both terrify and surprise you. One thing that can be scary for a mother, no matter how many children she has, is gastro-esphageal reflux (GERD) or what we call acid reflux [...]
No mother wants to hear her child cry. However, crying is good for a baby as it helps to develop the lungs. There are times when this can become excessive though. If your baby seems to be wailing more often than most newborns, he or she may be experiencing baby colic symptoms. Colic is a [...]
You will often hears mothers talk about reflux infants and wonder exactly what this is. Reflux occurs when stomach contents travel back up the oesophagus. They may stay in this tube or they may enter the throat and mouth. More than half of all newborns experience this is the first three months of life, but [...]