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Infantile Colic is a condition which is not easily understood, but is defined as excessive, frequent crying in a baby who appears to be otherwise healthy. It's a common problem with almost half of babies in the UK developing Colic*. While there are no long-term consequences of this condition, colic is extremely distressing for both baby and parent and long bouts can cause family tension, due to parent/carer sleep deprivation, stress, anxiety and...

Most bottles offer various teat levels that are tied to an age range (for example, 3 months+), but every infant has their own feeding style that is not necessarily a reflection of their age or size.The majority of Dr. Brown’s bottles come with a level 1 teat, which is a slow-flow teat for newborn babies and older. That level may be too fast or too slow for your baby and you may need to adjust. It’s also common for baby to graduate to a...

It's important to sterilise all your baby's feeding equipment, including bottles and teats, until at least 12 months old, as this will protect your baby against bacterial infections.However, before sterilising it’s extremely important to clean bottles, teats and other feeding equipment in hot, soapy water as soon as possible after feeds. If you sterilise a bottle with milk residue inside, the sterilising process will bake the resi...