You And Your Growing Baby Podcast From Bounty.com

A baby changes your life. However much you wanted to be a mum, the reality usually brings some surprises.

Brothers and sisters can have stormy relationships, but can still be very close and loving throughout their lives. Here's how to help them get along from the start.

Starting solids is a new experience for your baby, and for you. He is likely to be ready for first tastes around six months, so now's the time to read up on it.

Breast milk or formula milk will still be the main food for your baby for months to come, but it's good to let him have some experimental tastes of other foods now.

If you look after yourself, looking after your baby will be easier, too.

You helped your newborn settle into a daily routine, but that routine may need adjusting as he grows. Here's how to make life a little easier for you and your baby.

If you're at all worried when your baby is ill, always speak to your GP or health visitor. In the meantime, these common-sense ideas will help you nurse her through the usual illnesses of the first year.

Once your baby is six months old, you can teach him to fall asleep alone by putting him in his cot when he is drowsy but still awake.

One of the most difficult decisions many mums make after the birth of their baby is whether to return to work or stay at home.

Making time for one another as well as your baby can help you stay close and support each other through the responsibilities of parenthood.

Somewhere around six months, your baby may show signs that she is ready to try solid food.

Your baby will love to copy the sounds you make, and will be delighted if you copy him, too. Here we look at ways to play with your baby.

Your baby will be trying her first taste of solids about now. Soon she will be ready to try quite a range of new foods and you can then experiment with different flavours.

When you go back to work, you want and need child care that's right for you, and that you can trust absolutely. Here's what you need to think about.

Your baby's first teeth will probably come through at around six months, but there may be lots of dribble before they appear! Here's what to expect and when.

Your baby is learning new skills every day, and so are you! This month it's time to plan ahead, get in touch and have a safety sweep.

Your baby may enjoy picking up foods and even playing with the spoon herself. Make foods lumpier and more textured, if you think your baby can cope with them.

Your baby will have a developmental assessment around now. We tell you what your health visitor is looking for.

Feeding your eight month old

Around the age of eight months, some babies become very clingy. It can feel as if he's attached to you with Velcro, as he never wants to leave your side.