Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

How often is everyone bathing their newborn and how do you do it - in a normal bath, with you or in a baby bath? With soap, just water? How long? Do you use a thermometer to check temperature? I feel like he doesn't get dirty really apart from his nappy area which obviously is cleaned thoroughly multiple times per day.

Hi, just wondering how often people’s breastfed babies are pooing-mine normally goes every week to 9 days! Hes otherwise well, gaining weight well and plenty of wet nappies but just wondering if this is normal! Thanks!

I gave my 6 month old some food a day and a half ago, and she hasn't pooped since then. Any advice? I think the food was too complex digest. But I'm not sure what to do.

Has anyone had issues with their babies in the car who have reflux? Ours absolutely hates it and screams when she’s in there.

My 8mo daughter is so badly constipated. She’s opening her bowels everyday but they are pebble to long hard stools. I’m trying everything giving pears, prunes etc… she did do a soft poo a few days ago but now it’s gone hard again. She has gone on a food and water strike and doesn’t want to eat/drink as she usually d...

How much play time do you have with your baby each day, when you are at home with no plans?

My baby is currently in size 2 huggies but for the last 3 days every poop has resulted in a blow out. He’s 4 month and a little over 15 pounds! Should I size up?

We changed baby boy to SMA anti reflux milk and he seemed to be making great progress! Much more settled, spitting up far less pooping more regularly! I felt like we'd cracked it! Fast forward to last night and today and he's spitting up loads again. It's back to being thin and large volumes often. I feel like we a...

in the 5 seconds i turn my back to get a tin of formula off the shelf my child has pulled her bow off her head and shoved it in her mouth (because we are still in a ‘everything must go in my mouth stage’ in the process of this she has essentially swallowed some glitter! i’m assuming she’s going to be ok right? jus...

Hey, how was your babies after one year vaccination? Mine has his on Wednesday and I'm freaking out a bit 😢

Curious to know what is the longest a EBF baby boy of 12 weeks has gone without a poo? Surely 5 days is too much...starting to get worried. My diet is fibre rich and I've tried every massage/cycling technique

My 4 week old baby tends to poo every 3 days but does seem really unsettled on day three and struggling to get it out. Can anyone recommend anything? We try bicycle legs and massaging his stomach also feed him upright but it’s not working. I have also given him gripe water this morning. Any recommendations would h...

I have my baby some baby porridge this morning and she ate some but then became fussy and didnt want to be in the high chair anymore... I gave her some water as well as I do after feeding she doesn't want anymore porridge but I wonder if she's satisfied ? She only ate a few spoons ...

Just wondering how many are going to give their 2 year old the vaccine

Has anyone used gripe water for their newborns gas? Did it work well?

Natural ways to help?

I sent off my form ( sure start maternity grant) 23rd September along with his birth certificate - does it normally take this long to hear anything back? Im worried as his birth certificate was sent

Anyone found that their baby’s poops are more green and runny/mucousy on trimethoprim?

Our 8 week old has always been very fussy, during and after feeds she is quite squirmy. I’ve always felt she looks like she has a tummy ache and is often unsettled and upset. I’ve always put down to colic but wondered if she has cmpa? Going to doctors today and any advice appreciated. She is currently on kendamil wi...

Does anybody have any formula recommendations ? My baby was on alimentum and became constipated and full of gas and began to get a little bit of a rash , he was essentially inconsolable nonstop . We then switched him to enfamil nutramigen and he is vomiting pretty much nonstop since we started him on it yesterday , ...