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Hello October Mommas!! We made it! Congratulations 🥰 this may seem like a silly thing to post if you already knew this, but I wanted to give a heads up because nobody warned me about this with my baby and I lost a lot of precious sleep so far because of it! I finally had my sweet baby on October 5 and he keeps…

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9-12 month review

Has anyone done the review? How did it go and what to expect?

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Reflux when does it stop?

I am absolutely fed up of my baby being sick. She vomits about 20 times a day, all I do is clean and I’m just fed up!! She is absolutely fine btw.. Does anyone know how long it can last? GP gave her gaviscon , it doesn’t do anything apart from causing constipation. Been to the GP many times now they seem to think I ...

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2nd lot of Jabs

What were your baby’s like after these injections? Where they unsettled?

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Dna test (UK ONLY)

Right brief info.. dad unstable and a danger.. not going into detail.. police and lawyers where invoid. So dad wants a dna test. I was told to hold off as it will be granted in court when ever he applys for it..... however I have been told a home dna test will not be used as evidence in court. Is this correct? So...

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Bath time!

How long after a c-section were people advised to leave it before having a bath?

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9-12 month health visitor check

What do they check/ask at this visit?

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Soft play areas

Can I get some recommendations for places I can hire please. My son’s birthday is in November and too cold to do anything outside. I know of - Streatham softplay Little street wallington Bertie and boos Balham Waddon centre Anywhere else??

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5 months pp BO

Anyone else absloutley stink of BO right after a shower ? It's like my armpits reject the soap and shower gel please tell me I'm not alone 😂 I'm sick to death of these imbalanced hormones !!!!

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6 months shots

How was your little one acting and how long did it last?

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Infant dyschezia- anyone else struggling?

2 week old Baby is straining all the time - it’s driving me crazy that I can’t comfort him, anyone had this and it pass quickly ?

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Calpol and 12 week jabs

I know someones already asked this but cant find the post, did anyone else do the same at the first jabs with calpol or didnt give it as no menb vaccine?

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To vaccinate or not vaccinate

So lately there has been more talks about weather we should or shouldn’t do it. Just a mom who wants to see what other moms are thinking?

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Hurt

Imagine your own family making bets on who sexually assaulted you when you were in high school 😅 When I was in high school I was sexually assaulted by an ex boyfriend. My sister called me to ask me which ex boyfriend it was and her and my brother placed a $110 bet on which one of them was right.

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I have a few questions…

Today was my babies 9 month appointment and a few things made me worried. The nurse asked if he was eating food yet and i said yes because he has been eating things like eggs, little baby pancakes, etc. And she whipped her head around and looked at me completely shocked and asked “like real foods or puréed?”. They g...

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Serious question

How often do you bath your kids ? My twin boys are almost 3 and I’m 7 month pregnant doing it all on my own .. I aim for every other day but just curious what you guys do

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Bath time? Hello what products do you all use for bath time? We have a mesh bathtub which he is getting snug for him and put it on our vanity , use cera v body wash and shampoo and then dry him and apply cera v lotion.

Do we need to wash his face with soap too? And use lotion? Im not sure if we are doing this right. Please help!!!

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Soooo Confused

Does anyone else get this problem or just me? I cant have ice cream it immediately curdles my stomach but i can drink milk and be just fine along with eating any other dairy things other than ice cream and im fine but the moment i eat icecream its an immediate in the bathroom for the next few days...(if tmi im sorry...

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Bad breath and acid reflux

So I always complained my son had reflux to his pediatrician because he spat up milk alot then the spitting up seemed to stop I noticed he always gets hiccups a lot sometimes after he eats sometimes just randomly. Sometimes I can hear like the reflux is coming up but I think he’s swallowing it. My husband is saying...

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Toddler played with gas stove

So while I went to get my toddler his juice in his room he played with the gas stove and turned it on but not lit just let gas out. I didn’t smell it but I heard it and turned it off immediately then I opened windows and doors and put the kitchen fan on. (He never touches it because I always tell him that it’s hot n...

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