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The first weeks When you carry your baby in either a car or baby seat, try not to hold it with just one hand as this can put a strain on your muscles and joints and lead to backache. Instead hold the seat close to you with both hands. For further information on the child car seats law, see www.roadsafetyni.gov.uk or www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk TAKING YOUR BABY OUT Your baby is ready to go out as soon as you feel fit enough to go yourself. WALKING Walking is good for both of you. It may be easiest to take a tiny baby in a sling. If you use a buggy, make sure your baby can lie down with his or her back flat. IN ACAR It’s illegal for anyone to hold a baby while sitting in the front or back seat of a car. Children under three years must use the child restraint appropriate for their weight in any vehicle (except in the rear of a taxi). The only safe way for your baby to travel in a car is in a properly secured, rear-facing, baby seat, or in a carrycot (not a Moses basket) with the cover on and secured with special straps. However, rear-facing baby seats must not be used in a seat protected by a frontal airbag (unless the airbag has been deactivated) because of the danger of suffocation if the bag inflates. Some areas have special loan schemes to enable you to borrow a suitable baby seat when you and your baby first return from hospital. Ask your midwife or health visitor. From June 2007, driving an unbelted child, including failure to use an appropriate child restraint, can incur three penalty points and a maximum £500 fine. IN COLD WEATHER Make sure your baby is wrapped up warm in cold weather because babies chill very easily. Take the extra clothing off when you get into a warm place so that your baby doesn’t then overheat, even if he or she is asleep. IN HOT WEATHER Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of the sun, as their skin is thinner and they may not be able to produce enough of the pigment called melanin to protect them from sunburn. Children with fair or red hair, blue eyes and freckles are especially at risk, as the paler the skin, the less melanin is produced, and the more likely the child is to get burnt in the sun. Keep babies under six months out of the sun altogether. Older children should always be protected, either by covering them up or with a high protection sunscreen (sun protection factor 15+). Babies’ and children’s skin burns easily, even in sun which wouldn’t affect your own skin. See page 111 for further tips on protecting your child from the sun. 28
The first weeks T WINS ( OR MORE) Parents with only one child often think that having two together is much the same sort of experience, but doubled. If you have twins, you’ll know differently. Caring for twins, or more, is very different from caring for two of different ages. There’s certainly a lot more work, and often you need to find different ways of doing things. You need as much support as you can get. If you’ve more than two babies you may be able to get a home help from your local council. Find out what their policy is. A few hours of help with housework a week could make a big difference. If your council doesn’t provide home helps, ask your health visitor for any suggestions. The Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA) also offers professional support and a range of direct services to families of twins and other multiple births (the address is on page 151). You may get a lot of help from family and friends, but it also helps to be in contact with other parents of twins. TAMBA offers a lot of helpful information, including information about local Twins Clubs. Through these clubs you can meet other parents whose experiences are like yours, and get support and practical advice. Often you can get secondhand equipment too, such as twin prams and buggies. 29
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Page 5 and 6: 1 The first weeks There’s somethi
Page 7 and 8: The first weeks SCREENING AT A GLAN
Page 9 and 10: The first weeks B REASTFEEDING Brea
Page 11 and 12: The first weeks 2 Be patient… Sta
Page 13 and 14: The first weeks Allow your baby to
Page 15 and 16: The first weeks USING BREAST PUMPS
Page 17 and 18: The first weeks STERILISING All the
Page 19 and 20: The first weeks Follow the manufact
Page 21 and 22: The first weeks S LEEPING Some babi
Page 23 and 24: The first weeks room is too hot.
Page 25 and 26: The first weeks If you’re finding
Page 27 and 28: The first weeks NAPPY RASH Most bab
Page 29: The first weeks WASHING AND BATHING
Page 33 and 34: YEARS MONTHS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2
Page 35 and 36: How your child will grow • Walk o
Page 37 and 38: How your child will grow BRUSHING Y
Page 39 and 40: How your child will grow HEIGHT AND
Page 41 and 42: How your child will grow You should
Page 43 and 44: 3 Learning and playing What we call
Page 45 and 46: Learning and playing I DEAS FOR PLA
Page 47 and 48: Learning and playing H OW TO MAKE S
Page 49 and 50: Learning and playing TRANSITION FRO
Page 51 and 52: Learning and playing MAKING CHILDCA
Page 53 and 54: 4 Habits and behaviour There are so
Page 55 and 56: Habits and behaviour PROBLEMS WITH
Page 57 and 58: Habits and behaviour • By twelve
Page 59 and 60: Habits and behaviour A NEW BABY IN
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Page 67 and 68: 5 Feeding your child Food is one of
Page 69 and 70: Feeding your child - push the bowl
Page 71 and 72: Feeding your child ALLERGIES Babies
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Page 75 and 76: Feeding your child • Squashes, fi
Page 77 and 78: Feeding your child FAMILY F OOD For
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Feeding your child Types of vegetar
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Feeding your child • Fruit and ve
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Feeding your child F OOD SAFETY You
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Feeding your child • If your chil
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6 Illness and accidents Every child
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Illness and accidents ● ● out-o
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Illness and accidents smoking or en
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Illness and accidents D IARRHOEA YO
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Illness and accidents ILLNESS INFEC
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Illness and accidents practice nurs
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ecome a carrier and develop serious
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Illness and accidents ❑ ❑ ❑
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Illness and accidents ● ● ●
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Illness and accidents IF YOUR CHILD
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Illness and accidents at the knee a
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Illness and accidents THINGS STUCK
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Illness and accidents W HEN A CHILD
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Your own life P HYSICAL PROBLEMS A
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Your own life Stress also comes fro
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Your own life • Share the housewo
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Your own life • Suggest a regular
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8 Your services There is a wide ran
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Your services H OW TO CHANGE YOUR G
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make. The money cannot be taken out
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Your rights and benefits of childca
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Your rights and benefits child’s
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Your rights and benefits Anything e
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Your rights and benefits HOUSING BE
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USEFUL ORGANISATIONS Some of these
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Council for Disabled Children 8 Wak
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