Am I doing it right?
A new interactive website to help parents and carers keep their babies healthy, happy and safe is being rolled out nationally by the Department of Health. NHS Baby LifeCheck is designed to provide information and advice to mums, dads and carers of babies aged five to eight months.
www.nhs.uk/babylifecheck guides parents and carers through a set of simple multiple choice questions, then offers advice and reassurance on making the best decisions for their child. It covers topics including: development, talking and playing, feeding, healthy teeth, safety, sleep routine, immunisations and being a parent.
The NHS Baby Life Check was launched nationally in August 2009 to help parents and carers of five to eight month old babies answer important questions about their baby's development.
For most babies this is a time of rapid development and change: weaning, cutting their first tooth, moving around and beginning to make sounds. It also coincides with the period when there is less scheduled contact with health professionals. NHS Baby LifeCheck aims to support parents at this time and give them information they need to make the best choices for their baby.
It covers topics including development, talking and playing, feeding, healthy teeth, safety, sleep routine, immunisations and being a parent.
Created in consultation with parents, NHS Baby LifeCheck recognises that being the mum or dad of a young baby can sometimes be a challenge. It offers top tips, helpful videos and details of organisations which can support people across a range of issues – from weaning worries to feeling down or lonely.
Visit www.nhs.uk/babylifecheck for more help and advice
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