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After the birth
Registering and naming your baby
You will need to register the birth within 42 days of your child being born
Healthy eating for breastfeeding
Advice on what to eat during breastfeeding to ensure you and your baby remain healthy
Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding
Information and advice on feeding your newborn, whether you decide to breastfeed or feed by bottle
Weaning your baby
Advice on the best way to introduce solids to your baby's diet, and information about what foods to avoid
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
Free milk, infant formula, vitamins, fruit and vegetables
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
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
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
Colic and jaundice
Information on the possible causes of colic and jaundice, and what you can do to ease both conditions
If your child is disabled
Information on what you can do if it is found that your child has a disability
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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