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Baby teeth eruption chart
Although baby teeth - also known as primary teeth - can arrive in any order, many children follow a loose pattern. Our chart shows which teeth you might expect to see next, and at what age.
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The wonder weeks
Dutch doctors Frans Plooj & Dr Hetty van de Rijt came up with the term ‘wonder weeks’ to describe the developmental leaps babies experience in their first 20 months of life. Each wonder week leads to your baby learning new skills they'll use for the rest of their life.
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You just had a baby
I know your to-do list is never finished. I know you’re exhausted. And frustrated. And overwhelmed ... and thankful, and happy and tired.
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Is my baby normal?
There are chubby Buddha babies and there are thin, smaller babies. Neither are right or wrong, they are all 'normal'.
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Parents, don't be too hard on yourselves
We need to stop damning parents of today, and embrace their appetite for knowledge instead.
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Stars help save choking babies
It's an important lesson to learn, but one that busy new mums and dads might overlook until it's too late.
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The trials and tribulations of identical triplet newborns
Pip Donnelly is still playing spot the difference with her newborn identical triplets, Isabelle, Georgina and Frankie.
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Eight things every first-time parent needs to know
I will never forget the early days, months, years of parenting – the times that were actually harder because I was still making sense of my role as a mum.
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Modern villages needed to help new mums
Nurse Sue Colville says a lot has changed in the more than 20 years she has been caring for parents and their newborns.
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Life with the Harp Quad Squad
"When I get really tired, instead of being sad about being tired, I just think, 'I'm so happy they're healthy.' It gets me through the exhaustion."
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How the cold sore virus killed baby Eloise
Sarah Pugh didn’t expect any issues when she welcomed baby Eloise into the world. She certainly didn't expect her to pass away just 25 days later, a victim of a common virus.
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The dummy debate
I'm the first to admit that when I used to see tiny babies with dummies in their mouths, I thought "Hmm, lazy parenting." And now I apologise.
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Mums reveal their nappy bag essentials
Ever wondered what other mums carry in their nappy bags? We have, so we asked mums to tell us their must-have nappy bag items.
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