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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After some in-depth market research I've decided against setting up a page on my website dedicated to "Is my baby's poo normal"..... Sadly the feeling was that pictures of poo would offend too many (and the general census of opinion is that the WWW already seems to be filled with an excess of c#‪#‎p‬!) However, if you are worried, concerned or would like reassurance about the 'normality' of the your baby's nappy content, (or any other baby-related issue) you might like to book a phone consultation with me. Along with returning a complete...

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So let's talk about POO! I often get 'poo-pictures' (photographs of stools in a nappy) sent to me and parents are desperate to know, "Is it normal" I've now decided to set up a POO PAGE on my website dedicated to pictures of poo in a nappy with an explanatory headline. Click on the picture to see the detailed text explaining the age of baby, whether breast milk or which formula, what solids - if any, medicines, frequency of stools etc etc and then my 'diagnosis' of what the poo is telling us! So PLEASE SEND ME PICTURES OF YOUR BABY'S POO alo...

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Our little Elliott was 3 months old yesterday. Last night he slept 11 hours straight and this has been the norm for the past couple of weeks. Different formula, different (HAPPY) baby. He's still slightly reacting to the hydrolysed proteins in the formula he is currently on so going over to a completely hypoallergenic one next week. Our GP tried to fob me off with colic as a diagnosis, despite me saying I suspected an allergy/intolerance in addition to his silent reflux. LAZY diagnosis Mr GP. Colic should be the last diagnosis after ruling ever...

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