Even the seemingly toughest of people can change when a new baby comes into their life.  You have to say that Simon looks a happier man since baby Eric came along. He looks a cutie, Eric that is! Hope all is happy in their household and that they have a copy of my book!!

Reflux cannot really be ‘cured’ but the symptoms can be controlled, and I always say 'we have to crack-the-reflux-code’ for each baby to find what helps relieve the individuals’ symptoms”. There are a range of medical antacid treatments including infant Gaviscon, Ranitidine and Losec Mups which by reducing stomach acidity will lessen the burning pain experienced through a reflux attack. Reducing CMP and lactose in milk either by changing the diet of a breast-feeding mum or using a hydrolysed formula which has had ...

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• Vomiting or spitting up • Arching the back or neck and body goes rigid • Irritability and pain • Frequent hiccups, excessive dribbling • Gurgling, gagging, choking episodes • White coating on the tongue [not oral thrush] • Excessive mucous, sinus congestion • Raspy / wheezy cough, often worse at night • Very windy, hard to burp, excessive ‘bottom’ wind • Excessive feeding or refusal to feed • Difficult to settle, poor sleep patterns • Bouts of inconsolable cryi...

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Reflux is simply the ‘backward flow’ of the stomach contents up into the oesophagus. This is most commonly due to the natural immaturity and weakness of the muscle and valve that lead into the stomach therefore allowing the baby’s feed along with gastric acid to be involuntarily regurgitated. Most people only recognise reflux if the baby vomits, but this is simply not true and many babies who suffer never vomit. quite simply, the force at which the stomach contents come back up determines whether the baby projectile vomits, i...

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Alison is a Mum and Grandmother with a love of babies and a 6th sense when it comes to understanding them. From a background in auxiliary nursing, Alison worked within the caring sector for many years before training and qualifying as a maternity nurse: the rest is years of practical experience. She is classed an expert (nb: A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject, as stated in the Oxford English Dictionary) within the field of baby care, sleep and managing infant reflux. Her work is endorsed by some of the to...

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Baby George has been wowing out antipodean friends during a recent tour of Australia and New Zealand. I wonder how the Royal couple coped on that long relentless journey with George.  Well, the summer season is nearly upon us and many parents face the dilemma of whether or not to travel with their baby. Some recommend - "Do all your traveling whilst they are still babes in arms and before they reach the toddler stage, as whilst they are still babies they are unaware or what's happening, stay in one place and are easier to manage". Oth...

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