Diaper rash can alarm parents and annoy babies. But it usually clears up with simple at-home treatments, such as air drying, more frequent diaper changes and ointment.

So it's a real concern what we need to be doing is making sure that we do include allergens in our diet on a regular basis to help build up our baby's immune system and their immune defense to allergens.

A calming massage, to keep your baby happy, can also improve your baby’s sleep quality when it is part of a nightly bedtime routine. Don't apply oil or lotion to red or irritated skin.

A good seal is important if he is to breastfeed well. If a baby has an upper lip-tie, it may be harder for him to maintain a good seal at that breast. This may cause him to slip off the breast more easily, as he gets tired.

Around four to six months we want to be introducing iron-rich foods because babies don't get enough iron through breast milk, so we want to be having things like lean meat.

It's important also that all children receive potentially allergenic foods or foods that most people recognize as potentially having an allergic effect in their first year of life, but never before four months of age.