It is very easy to lose heart when your child turns his nose up at anything and becomes a fussy baby! We all start off with the best of intentions, but all too soon we find that our child only wants a chocolate cereal  for breakfast and chicken dinosaurs and Scooby Doo spaghetti for lunch.

If you want your child to be more adventurous when eating at a friends house you will first need to get him to him to be less fussy at home. Often it is the snacks your child eats between meals that can spoil his appetite. Straight after school is a perfect time to get your child to eat healthy food as usually this is the time that they are really hungry. Try to resist buying chocolates biscuits and crisp.

One of the most common pregnancy symptoms is feeling sick in the first 14 to 15 weeks of pregnancy and affects three quarters of pregnant women. Here are some ideas to help you through this time:

• If you have an empty stomach your nausea will feel a lot worse. You should try to eat little and often because
• Ginger is a renowned natural remedy for nausea
• You should get out of bed slowly and try eating plain crackers or dry cereal before you get out of bed.
• Plain carbohydrates like dry toast, rice cakes,  or dry cereal can be helpful especially first thing in the morning before you get up when your blood sugar level will be at its lowest. Carbohydrates like these are slow burning foods, which prevent your blood sugar dropping and help ease nausea.
• Dehydration is the biggest danger of morning sickness.  Make sure you drink plenty of fluids like water, fruit juices, milk or perhaps herbal tea.
• Tiredness plays a big part in morning sickness. So try to take naps during the day.
• Try acupressure wristbands. These stimulate an acupressure point on your wrist which can help relieve the  nausea feeling.

Some time towards the middle of your pregnancy or even earlier, you may notice the muscles of your uterus tightening. If you place your hands on your bare bump when this is happening you can feel how hard your uterus becomes.
Each tightening usually lasts for about half a minute and usually does not cause you any discomfort. You may have this sensation once or twice an hour perhaps a few times a day.They get their name from John Braxton Hicks the English doctor who first described them in 1872.

Surgeons who separated the conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf have disclosed the true complexity of the life saving operation as the babies prepare to return home.
The five month old boys were separated in a 14 hour operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital last month.The brothers were joined from the chest to the hip, and shared a liver, bladder and intestine. They had one kidney each and only two legs between them. About 20 staff including four anaesthetists and four surgeons worked in shifts to separate the boys during the complex procedure.
They will return to Cork with their parents today and will be back in the family home early next week after a brief stay in hospital for monitoring following the journey. Doctors said they were astonished by the speed of the twins’ recovery.

An Oxfordshire mother has given birth to six babies. Just one in 4.5 million pregnancies ends in the birth of sextuplets. The babies are currently in intensive care after being born prematurely at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. The 31 year old woman gave birth to four girls and two boys 14 weeks early at 11.05pm last Friday.
The babies range in weight from 1.3lbs to 1.9lbs and are all in the hospital’s specialist neo-natal intensive care unit. The delivery had been planned several weeks in advance and a large team of doctors and nurses were present when the woman gave birth and involved with the immediate care of the babies.The mother is reported to be recovering well. It is not known if she conceived the babies naturally or as a result of fertility treatment.

1.Put your feet up. Aching legs and ankles are a common problem in pregnancy. Give yourself regular breaks and take the pressure of your feet.

2.Listen to calming music. Take time out from the madness of life and whisk yourself away to a calmer place with the help of some relaxing music.

3.Massage is great for easing tension and relaxing the muscles.

4.Reflexology is a natural therapy that can be very relaxing, can relieve tension and help any pregnancy ailments you’re suffering from.

5.Antenatal yoga. This is designed for pregnancy can help tone up your body, but most classes also teach special relaxation tips too.

6.Relaxing your mind is just as important as relaxing your body, but it can be hard to do. Meditation or visualisation could help and there are lots of CD’s and classes available that teach it especially with pregnancy in mind.

7.Get some fresh air and sunshine.

8.Water! Water is another form of natural healer. Swimming is ideal during pregnancy as the water is supportive and it’s not too exhausting.

Newborn babies explore the world through touch. Cloth books are great with different textures and images to grab babies attention. Everything goes in babies mouth so make sure it is safe to chew. The more experiences you offer your baby the better it is for his development. Playmats and gyms will keep your baby interested. The mats that have arches will give baby something to reach out for. At six months your baby will be able to pass toys from hand to mouth which will encourage hand-eye coordination.

Expressing milk allows baby to have all of the nutritional benefits of breast milk even when mum cannot feed baby. There are lots of reasons why mum may choose to express milk:

When parents go back to work
To allow partners to get involved
To have some time out!
To build up a store of milk for when parents are not with baby.

If you want to save money and reduce your impact on global warming then use real nappies and get involved in REAL nappy week this April. You can save over £500 by using real nappies on one baby and they come in a choice of styles, colours and fabrics. GO REAL is an information service which provides independent information about real nappies, how to use them and where you can buy them.

A recent study shows that British teachers make assumptions about a child based on their name. Here is a list of the assumed naughty names for boys and girls:

Top 10 naughtiest boys names:
Callum
Conor
Jack
Daniel
Brandon
Charlie
Kyle
Liam
Jake
Booklyn

Top 10 naughtiest girls name:
Chelsea
Courtney
Chardonnay
Aleisha
Casey
Crystal
Jessica
Brooke
Demi
Aisha