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Caring for your newborn baby should be the most wonderful experience, but equally it can be filled with the overwhelming fear of responsibility for this tiny new bundle. In the UK, we are fortunate to have support from our incredible NHS midwives who are there to offer support and guidance to new parents in the early days and weeks following birth both within the hospital setting and out in the community. Once the Midwifery team discharge you from their care, they will ensure that the Health Visitors have been in contact with you, and it will then be they who continue to provide any support necessary until your baby is school age!

Joanna and Dr Jennifer Crawley, a consultant for Childs Farm and head of paediatric dermatology at University College Hospital London, share some facts about newborn skin that will help you to ensure baby’s comfort in their first few months.

Having a child is life changing and the first few months of your little one’s arrival is likely to be hectic with getting your new addition settled and with all of your family and friends coming to visit. Many mums are now turning to technology to make life easier, so we wanted to put together […]

“Modern day mothers have lost the plot”. At least this is what celebrity maternity nurse Rachel Waddilove argues, sparking debate over whether modern parenting is too child-focused. Waddilove, whose client list includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Zara Philips and Minnie Driver, trained at Doctor Barnado’s residential nursery training college and has written a collection of books focusing […]

Would you take your baby or toddler to a festival? You may reconsider after discovering these super family-friendly festivals.

The Baby & Toddler Show speaks to Piccolo’s infant nutrition expert, Alice Fotheringham about starting your little one on a lifetime of healthy eating.