17 WEEKS PREGNANT

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• Even though crying is still your baby's most effective form of communication, he/she's also developing a sense of humour.
• Play peek-a-boo with them and see if they laugh when your face appears from under a blanket, or a toy pops out of a box.
• Start with quiet, slow movements to familiarise your baby with the game.
• You can always step up the volume and the action once they've got the hang of it.
• Encourage your baby's giggles and grins with funny faces and lots of silliness.
• He/she’ll enjoy hearing a variety of sounds, and you don't need special toys or instruments to make them.
• Just click your tongue, whistle or make animal noises, and watch your little one's face light up!

Your baby is still growing, and so is their digestive system. It's quite common for gas to get trapped in their tummy or for them to experience constipation, causing discomfort and making them cry. To relieve their tummy troubles, you can gently massage their tummy with a tummy roll-on. Try Mylo Baby Tummy Roll On , which is enriched with hing, saunf and pudhina oil and helps to:

• Relieve gas & colic pain.
• Ease constipation & tummy ache.
• Promote healthy burping.

• It can be hard to keep up with the household chores when you're devoting so much time to your baby.
• Be realistic, and try to go a little easy on yourself.
• Focus on specific, small goals that are easy to achieve during the day.
• If things start to get on top of you, keep three invaluable words in your mind: lower your standards.
• Take care of the essentials, but there's no need to try to keep everything squeaky clean at all times. Life with a baby is messy!

• Your baby will love a bit of physical fun, too.
• Give him a tickle, blow a raspberry on his tummy, and move his arms and legs to music in a funky dance.
• You may also find that he laughs at the oddest things, such as you or your partner blowing your nose, or the dog fetching a ball!