How to treat colic
Colic treatments like colic drops and gripe water can harm babies. Find out which colic remedies work and which ones to avoid.
Coping with colic
Babies with colic may cry a lot and new parents often feel anxious. But there are many things parents can do to make coping with baby colic easier.
How to settle a crying baby
Settling a crying baby is a challenge and what works often changes from day to day. Parents will benefit from having a range of strategies they can try to settle their baby.
Why babies cry: check...
Using a car seat correctly
Why should you restrain your child in a car seat?
Once the car seat is installed, you will need to fit your child securely in it every time they ride in the car. A restraint...
Cradle cap
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Cradle cap is very common, it’s quite harmless and it’s fairly easy to manage.
Hi, I’m Doctor Joe.
The term cradle cap applies to a rash that generally appears on the scalp, most typically in babies...
Nappy rash
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Nappy rash is an extremely common problem, in fact it’s almost ubiquitous.
Hi, I’m Doctor Joe.
Now nappy rash, and in the United States they probably refer to it as diaper rash because as happens in...
Baby sleep
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There are around seven billion people in the world and there are probably the same number around the same number of opinions on babies and sleeping.
Hi, I’m Doctor Joe.
For something that is so innate...
Baby feeding: On demand or on schedule?
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One of the age-old questions that probably does go back to the dawn of time is whether we should be feeding babies on demand or on a schedule.
Hi, I’m Dr. Joe.
This could be a...
