Registering and naming your baby (government, citizens and rights section)
You will need to register the birth within 42 days of your child being born
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After the birth
Healthy eating for breastfeeding
Advice on what to eat during breastfeeding to ensure you and your baby remain healthy
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Newborn screening
Information on routine health checks that will be offered after your baby is born
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Weaning your baby
Advice on the best way to introduce solids to your baby's diet, and information about what foods to avoid
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Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
Information and advice on feeding your newborn, whether you decide to breastfeed or feed by bottle
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Free milk, vitamins, fruit and vegetables and infant formula
Information about claiming free milk, infant formula, vitamins and in some cases fresh fruit and vegetables if you're pregnant and/or have a child under five years old
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Feeding your baby (aged nine months to a year)
Advice on the best ways to help your baby adapt and eat healthily, as solid foods become a main part of their diet
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
There is no known medical reason why SIDS occurs but there are a number of things you can do to reduce the risk of cot death
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Problems with eating and food allergies in children
Advice on what to do if your child is refusing food, and how to avoid problems with allergies
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If your child is disabled
Information on what you can do if it is found that your child has a disability
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Colic and jaundice
Information on the possible causes of colic and jaundice, and what you can do to ease both conditions
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Post-natal depression
Post-natal depression (PND) is very common among new parents and may affect as many as one in six new mothers
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Having a baby: greener choices (Environment and greener living section)
Some information if you want to make greener choices when you have a baby
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Student finance information
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