Do you know how many hours a year we spend sleeping? The average Brit gets just six-and-a-half hours of shut eye a night which adds up to just 2,372.5 hours annually. Apart from the obvious with your newborn, baby or toddler, the following can be sleep stealers that you weren't aware of. Rich dinners: Meals that take a lot of time to digest, like those high in fat and protein, can keep your body up working, which makes it harder to fall asleep. Opt for a lighter dinner, especially if you tend to eat later in the even...

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Your baby shares their birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. Babies are born with very poor vision but can recognize their mothers almost straight away. Babies are always born with blue eyes but within a few moments of delivery, their eye color can change.  Babies can swim when they are born and can naturally hold their breath but shortly after birth they lose this ability. Reading to your child at any age will increase their knowledge. Children laugh on average 300 times a day, adults only 60...

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I recently worked (November 15) with a 19 month old with severe reflux, allergies and intolerances. This little girl had NEVER slept and was often downing 4 X 8 ounce bottles of Neocate throughout the night and averaging 4 to 6 hours sleep a night. She had been 'treated' by no less than 7 different Paediatric consultants, given countless different medicines and undergone many clinical tests. Her speech was 'delayed' she was very aggressive in her behaviour to objects and people (often her older sister took the brunt of things), screamed much o...

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"Dear Alison A massive, massive thank you for having written your wonderful Sensational Baby Sleep Plan! We followed it religiously from day 1 with our third child, Cecily, born in May & it was so easy to follow. She slept through from 9 weeks & is the happiest baby imaginable- smiley, chilled & an absolute joy. She smiles when we put her in her cot or buggy for a nap and makes little contented moans as she puts herself to sleep. I've recommended your book to countless people & they've all found it brilliant. Very best wishes Ni...

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Many women wonder how long it takes to lose baby weight and bounce back to their pre-baby body. Ignore stories of celebrities getting back into shape a few weeks after childbirth. Such quick weight loss is unrealistic for the average new mum, so take a more gradual approach. Here are some of the facts about how the body holds on to pounds after birth.  Women dream of losing all the extra pregnancy pounds straight after baby finally arrives — but the fact is no one (not even the so called celebs!) snaps back to her pre-baby bod...

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Firstly, what Is Reflux? Reflux is the word used to describe what happens when the stomach contents come back up into the gullet or into the mouth. The medical name for gullet is oesophagus. So the long name for reflux is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, shortened to GORD in the UK. The diaphragm is the muscle which separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. As the oesophagus passes through the diaphragm, the diaphragm acts like a valve – stopping stomach contents from going backwards up the oesophagus. Doctors refer to ...

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