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Babies start to be difficult before they are even born.
After assaulting your insides all day a baby will often refuse to move the second you want someone else to feel the movements.
Below is a list of things which you can do to try and get your pesky tot to start kicking:
Have a fizzy sugary drink or a small snack to give baby an energy boost
Have a cold drink
Lie on your back or side for a while
Stroke or massage your stomach
Play music to your stomach
Gently press your stomach. When baby presses …
Baby and Child Health, Featured, Labour and Delivery, Pregnancy 3rd Trimester, Your Newborn »
The Herpes Simplex Virus causes cold sores and genital herpes. It is a common affliction of hundreds of thousands of people and is usually seen as quite a minor, yet uncomfortable, ailment. The virus does not always present itself with symptoms.
The Herpes Simplex Virus can cause problems for newborns and can pose a serious risk to their health.
Babies can contract the Herpes Simplex Virus during birth (from the birth canal), if he or she is kissed by someone who suffers from cold sores or if someone touches a cold sore …
Answers for Dads, Featured, Parenthood, Post Partum »
So baby is out and you were finally hoping that the hormonal, irritable, uncomfortable, disruptive monster you have been living with for the last 8 weeks was going to cough up your once sweet and patient partner and dissappear until the next pregnancy came along.
Tough! Sorry but there are a couple of weeks of torture yet to come. Maybe just one week if you are lucky!
So here is what to expect in your first week of having a newborn and a post partum partner:
Crying: Yep there will be tears. Tears …
Child and Baby Behaviour, Featured »
Although tantrums are most common for 2 and 3 year olds there are also a lot of younger children who torture their parents and carers with tantrums.
So why do children have tantrums? Quite simply because they do not yet have advanced communication skills or social graces. With no clear idea of what is appropriate behaviour or how to verbalise their feelings tantrums are a natural reaction.
So what are the triggers for tantrums? The most common triggers are:
Pain or illness: This is sometimes with an illness that is making a child …
