Many babies are ready to start solids between 4 and 6 months. Before you begin supplementing the breast or bottle with a more varied diet, make sure she is ready. These telltale signals can help you decide when it’s time to take those taste buds to the next level.

Scooping the sand is another massage technique to soothe and calm colicky babies. Doing this gentle massage technique regularly helps keep gas moving out of the body and eases any discomfort in your baby’s tummy.

If your baby was born in hospital the length of stay can be from 3 to 48 hours. The amount of time you will be advised to stay will depend on the type of birth you've had your recovery and how well your baby is feeding.

Sometimes a change of environment is what your baby needs, and actually what you need. Whether you are going to go meet your new mum mates and go have a cup of tea and a piece of cake or just walk around the block.

‘I Love U’ baby massage is an effective massage with a lovely sentiment behind it! Using your baby friendly massage oil, make a gentle ‘I’ ‘L’ and ‘U’ movement across the baby’s tummy.

Around the Clock is one of many massage techniques that can help soothe and calm a colicky baby. Like the Sun and Moon technique, you’ll need to imagine your baby’s tummy as a clock face.