Creating the right atmosphere for giving your infant a massage is as important as the soothing power of your touch. A gentle massage will calm nervous and fractious babies.

After the circumcision, the tip of the penis may seem raw or yellowish for seven to ten days. Keep the area as clean as possible by washing your baby's penis with soap and water every day.

In babies with tongue-tie, this piece of skin is unusually short and tight, restricting the tongue's movement. This prevents the baby feeding properly and also causes problems for the mother.

Shaken baby syndrome, also called abusive head trauma, is an injury to the brain that happens when a baby or young child is shaken or thrown. Shaking an infant or child, even for just a few seconds, can lead to serious injury.

The risk of cot death is rare and has in fact fallen over the past few years thanks to following some of these guidelines. Liz Day gives some advice for new parents on sleep safety for newborn babies.

Sometimes the belly button can look a little red, and there are times that parents or doctors will recommend taking some alcohol, dipping a Q-tip in it and simply circling around the belly button a few times to dry it out or to clean it out if it's looking infected.