Common Baby Illnesses..

Your new baby is tiny and looks so vulnerable - but she is a lot tougher than she looks!

 

Every baby will get coughs and colds and pick up some of the many childhood illnesses - it's part of acquiring an immune system, but you will probably worry when she does; that's only natural.

 

Below you will find links to articles on various baby ailments. We hope you find the information useful but we should stress that if baby is ill you must consult your doctor or nurse.

 

 

Chickenpox

High Fever

Mumps

Baby Allergies

Baby jaundice

Cleft palate

Colic

Group B Streptococcus

Meningitis

Measles

 

If you can't find an article about an illness you are worried about try YourChildsHealth.nhs.uk, a portal with several hundred articles baby's birth right through to puberty.