My baby is three weeks old, weighs nearly 11 pounds and was feeding at 3am and 7am but has now back-tracked to wanting to be fed at 2am and 6am. Although I manage to express 7oz at 9.30pm he will only take 3-4oz when my husband feeds him at 10pm. Is he starting to wake earlier because he is not getting enough at the last feed, should he perhaps be having closer to what I am actually expressing at that time? A baby who is the same weight as your son and being formula fed would perhaps be taking around 4-5oz at the last feed. As your baby is having…

Question – Constipation My daughter is constipated (it is possibly hereditary as my son was too and apparently my brother and I were as babies). She is not on any medication, but pureed prunes and papaya really helped my son – I just can’t remember at what age I gave them to him. So far my daughter has had pear and apple. We have been weaning for six weeks and are half way through the five to six month plan. Do you think it would be OK to give her prune and papaya as her fruit for breakfast now? Answer: With any case of constipation, it’s always a good idea…

Question – Replace one formula feed with cows’ milk? My son is just over 10 months and has three bottles a day of formula (6oz at 7.30, 5oz at 2.30 and 8oz at 6.30). I’m wondering if it would be OK for me to switch his 2.30 bottle to cows’ milk now to get him used to changing over completely at a year. I know it’s not advised to offer milk as a drink before a year but it’s only for six weeks and is only 5 oz at the most. Answer: Whilst I think it would probably be perfectly safe to switch the formula and use cows’ milk at…

Question – Worried about milk supply My second baby is due any day and I am fretting over breast-feeding as I failed miserably with my first for various reasons, and ended up with bleeding nipples and a very poor milk supply. Having read some other people’s suggestions about increasing milk supply, I’m a bit confused, so would love some clarification. The advice seems to involve fenugreek, fennel, Weleda mother’s milk tea and blessed thistle. I can’t seem to find a UK company that makes Weleda’s tea. Should fenugreek and fennel be taken together? Answer: I’m sorry to hear you had such a hard time breast-feeding with your last baby and…