Here is some down-to-earth wisdom from other parents:

Besides being very convenient, breastfeeding is extremely healthy. It's the best start you can give your child. Breast milk contains all the nutrients your baby needs during the first six months. What's more, it protects your baby against many illnesses. It also feels cosy. There are really no downsides to breastfeeding.

For the first time since becoming a parent, you're thinking about handing your child over to a babysitter. Do you dare to? Can you?

Here are some handy things that are useful to know about little kids, food and eating.

Most babies spit up often because they have had too much to eat. There are some things you could try to minimise the vomiting.

All babies cry to some extent. During the first year, it is their foremost, and most important, means of communication. And you’re supposed to feel it to your core.

Here is some down-to-earth wisdom from other mums .

Babies under six months must not be exposed to the sun, at all. And don't use sun block until the baby is at least a year old. Babies should be put in the shade and kept out of the sun.

You need to be extra careful in the kitchen when cooking for babies and toddlers, as they're more sensitive than adults to things like bacteria that can upset their stomachs.

With all due respect to hormones, it's your baby who starts your breast milk flowing. And your baby who determines the amount of milk you produce. So to get breastfeeding started or to produce more breast milk, put your baby to your breast.

When it comes to dressing your baby, layers rule, along with clothes that breathe.

In your arms there is a small human being, wrinkly, red and vulnerable. From top to toe, here are a few things that are useful to know.