Helen Flanagan has asked fans for advice after discovering her newborn daughter Delilah has colic.
The Coronation Street actress, 27, took to Instagram Stories to reveal she’d not experienced colic with first-born daughter Matilda, now three, so wanted some tips on whether changing her own diet could help.
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The NHS definition of colic is “excessive, frequent crying in a baby who appears to be otherwise healthy” and is a common problem.
She explained: “My baby has colic 🙁 Never had this before with Matilda. I’m a breastfeeding mummy so going to try and cut down on a few things in my diet to see if it makes a difference.
“Online it can be quite confusing what foods are good to eat while feeding and what foods to avoid? Thank you.”
Well, Helen was soon inundated with advice and tips from fellow mums.
She shared an update to Instagram Stories thanking everyone who got in touch with her and revealing she’d make some dietary changes and see if that helped.
Helen wrote: “I’m going to cut out dairy and drink lactose free milk, cut out spicy food, stick to just one coffee and cut down on chocolate.
“Hoping I’ll see a difference!”
Helen and her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair welcomed their second daughter, Delilah, on June 22.
The soap star gave birth at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where Scott is based for Celtic FC, and announced Delilah’s arrival via a lovely Instagram image.
She told fans: “I had a very quick labour, a water birth with just gas and air, absolutely besotted so in love 💓
“Feel so blessed to have our healthy baby girl and I feel good after my labour xxx. Thank you to all the amazing midwives at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Glasgow for everything.”
The couple, who became engaged at Disney in June, split their time between Glasgow and Manchester, where Helen films Coronation Street.
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She’s currently on maternity leave from her role as Rosie Webster but has promised fans she will return.
Helen told OK! mag: “I will definitely return. I’m just not sure when. I just need to see how everything goes with the baby. I didn’t want to have the pressure of putting a date ongoing back to work. My girls need to be my priority.”
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