30 Easy Health Tips All New Mums Need | Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Those first few days - or rather weeks - were an exhausted blur.

Getting out of the house was a major achievement.

And that was before all the curved balls motherhood pitches at you, whether it's poor milk supply, colic, reflux or the baby blues ...

They hit you so quick and then you're back footed into desperate attempts - aided by Dr Google - to "fix" the problem.

The truth is, a lot of the health issues mum & baby face can be prevented & reduced by some simple lifestyle changes from before, or soon as, baby is born.

It's well known for example that mums' diet can play a part in colic - if you're breastfeeding - but fiddling around once the colic has appeared rarely helps. Increasingly panicked changes are actually stressful and guess what is bad for colic - yep, you guessed it, stressed mummy!

Avoiding colic associated foods right from the start however, really can make a difference. Plus a lot of lifestyle changes that help with colic can also help with milk supply, reflux, baby's sleep, mum's mental health and much more.

This is a list of easy proactive lifestyle tips - many of which you can adapt before baby's born - that can help you and baby enjoy the best health possible in the first few months.

They are not a miracle cure all but if nothing else they will help you feel stronger and calmer.

And if you've got tips of your own please do add them to the list.