There’s no hurry to phase out night feeds. You can choose what works best for you and your baby.Night weaning and phasing out night feeds might be an option for healthy babies over six months old.If your baby isn’t feeding for long or isn’t drinking much milk, you can replace night feeds with another settling technique.If your baby has longer feeds or bigger drinks, you can make the transition gradually.

Take weaning slowly so your baby gets used to the change in routine and diet, and your body can get used to no longer making milk.Depending on your baby’s age, you can wean to a cup or bottle. Your baby’s age also determines whether you wean to infant formula or cow’s milk.When you start to wean, breastfeeding might give you less protection from getting pregnant, so it’s a good idea to consider your contraception.

Breastmilk contains nutrients your baby needs for growth and development and protects your baby against infections and diseases.Breastfeeding is free and convenient and can promote bonding between you and your baby.It’s recommended you breastfeed exclusively until your baby starts solid foods at around 6 months and keep breastfeeding until at least 12 months.

The best way to help young children learn broad vocabularies in languages other than the "majority language" is to consistently use the "home language" or "heritage language" with them in the early years. However, some families use two languages at home; either way, you can support your child’s multilingual or bilingual development through play, community activities and everyday activities at home.

It’s natural to find yourself checking your sleeping newborn to make sure everything is OK. You can also take simple and effective safe sleeping steps to minimize the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and fatal sleeping accidents.

Flexibility is the key when it comes to baby and newborn sleep routines.

Play is important for overall newborn development, learning, wellbeing and bonding. Playing with your newborn is about interacting with your baby. Newborn play ideas include smiling at your baby, blowing raspberries and having tummy time.

Right from the start of her life, your baby’s brain is hard at work as she makes sense of the world and herself. Even when it looks like simple play, your baby is learning all the time. Here are simple and fun play ideas to support your baby’s cognitive development.

Physical activity can start very early in life as part of everyday play. When you’re choosing activities for young children, focus on fun and play. At least 30 minutes of tummy time each day helps babies grow and develop. Children aged 1-5 years need physical activity for at least three hours each day, including some energetic play.