The following list is of some remedies that have been passed down from differing old wise men (witch doctors basically) who have doctored the art of using any old household item to help with a baby's ailments.

Disclaimer – these are NOT medically proven but more home proven ... they may work on your baby and they may not. Always make sure you seek health care professionals advice before trying anything you aren't sure about.

And by the way - we'd love to hear your grandpa's remedies also!

Teething:
* Small baby's bottle almost filled with cold boiled water with teat and cover on, placed in freezer on it's side to freeze so that teat is full. Wrap in face cloth as it is too cold to handle for too long, and give to child to suck to sooth gums and help keep fluid intake up.

Becoming a father again, I would had thought I would already know many tips and tricks with looking after and raising a baby, and I do...

However getting wind out of Ava has proven to be a struggle, normal techniques of patting and rubbing her back while over my shoulder while gets some results after some time is not enough, to clear the blue colouring around her face (sign of gas in the body). Even the football hold with Ava lying face down on my arm then patting her back gets more farts than burps... farts are ok too I guess.
Changing her position from horizontal to upright over the shoulder sometimes helps shift the gas inside her.