Articles Tagged: milk

Toddler Tales: Crying over spilled milk

By Jennifer Barton, Apr 24, 2012

I often hear parents of toddlers, when speaking to other parents of toddlers, spelling out certain words instead of saying them in front of their kids: "If the weather gets better, we may go to the p-a-r-k later so she can ride her s-c-o-o-t-e-r."

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Your baby's first month

By Hilary Pereira, Feb 1, 2012

Congratulations! After nine months of hope and anxiety, spiced up with a liberal dose of hormones, your baby has finally arrived. Taking your newborn home for the first time is daunting for all of us and the first weeks will be a mix of elation and exhaustion and becoming the expert on your baby as you learn to recognise and respond to your baby's needs.

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Lack of iodine in girls could harm future generations

By Liz Stansfield, Jun 2, 2011

Getty Schoolgirls have dangerously low levels of iodine which could put future generations at risk, according to new ...

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Obesity risk for toddlers having night time bottles

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 5, 2011

ans Wiedl/DPA/Press Association Images If you put your toddler to bed with a bottle of milk, you are risking making ...

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Bullied to continue breastfeeding

By Keris Stainton, Mar 8, 2011

I'd always hoped to breastfeed, but I was open minded. I thought that if it didn't work, I'd happily switch to bottles. ...

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So which is best: weaning before or at six months?

By Heidi Scrimgeour, Jan 14, 2011

"Mothers are being warned that breastfeeding exclusively for six months may not be best for their babies and could put them at risk of allergies, food aversion and even obesity, according to researchers," announced the chirpy radio news reader this morning, momentarily distracting me and almost ending the school run in disaster.

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The Newborn Diaries: What goes down must come up

By Jennifer Barton, Dec 7, 2010

I thought being covered in poo while getting peed on was the ickiest thing that would happen to me as a new mum. Until ...

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