Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

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...

My daughter is about 21 months old. She has CMPA and soya allergy diagnosed around 5 months old. Symptoms are stomach related, she gets pain and diarrhoea. We’ve tried the milk ladder once and didn’t get anywhere. Basically we’ve had bug after bug and teething so haven’t managed another go for at least 6 months. I ...

Ever since I got the ok from the pediatrician about my baby eating purées. He hasn’t had any normal stools, he eats fruits and veggies but purées. And I give him such a little tiny amount. But when ever he eats it takes about 3 days for him to be able to poop. He last pooped 5 days ago and he’s been constipated. I’v...

My 6 week old seems to be in pain after almost every feed (breast). I can hear the gurgling stomach, legs going up and down and he is spitting up after each feed. For the last 7 days his previously yellow poo has gone back to green and he grunts when trying to poo. Is anyone experiencing this, and could it be coli...

Does anyone have any tips for constipation? I'm 35 weeks exactly and been in pain for 24 hours now, my stomach feels so blocked I'm in agony

Can we book the pre school jab and the flu vaccine in one appointment? Has anyone's little one had either or both yet and if so any side effects?

Hey all! Does anyone feel like since their little ones had their 1 year injections their baby has been poorly? For me since he’s had them he’s been so unwell and he had them over a month ago and we’re on cold number 3😅 he also still has a small lump in his leg from them too but that’s going down. I’m not trying to…

So my LB 8s 1 week old tomorrow and I have never known anything like it he is constantly feeding off me. He feeds every 10-15 mins he is such a hungry baby. Anyone else going through this

Do you plan letting the hospital bathe your baby after delivery or at home before the umbilical cord falls off? Like a sponge bath. I know you’re not supposed to give a regular bath.

Looking for some advice, in our house we don't have a bath we have always had a shower, when my little girl was newborn- 1 year she had a shnuggle bath, then we went abroad and she used the shower which she loved, but for the past 2 months her having a shower has been a nightmare, she hates the water in her face she...

My 4.5 month old is and always has been a very sicky baby. She will go through several outfits a day because she is sick so many times. A mixture of milk sick ups and sometimes clear liquid. HV says reflux is common due to developing stomach etc which I understand but it is all the time and just wondering if there i...

Which baby play mats does everyone use for Twins? Is a normal one to small for both babies?

Hi, my 1 yr old was in nursery yesterday and was told he was fed some of his dinner by his key worker. Twice today when i changed his poop nappy i was alarmed to see full undigested pieces of baked beans! It wasnt chewed or anything. He has had baked beans plenty of times and its never appeared in his nappy like thi...

What do you use for bath time and are you happy with it? knowning that my baby is 98th percentile.

When did people get a phone call from their health visitor? She said it was a call at 6 months with another visit at 8 months. Baby nearly seven months now and haven’t heard from her. Only asking as keen to take her to a clinic for weighing which I need to ask her about.

Baby boy is 3 weeks old and such a happy little bean, but last two days he has really struggled to poo and has had trapped wind, crying even when he’s got his bottle and constantly stretching his legs out in pain. Any advice on what to do to help?

Any toy recommendations for baby’s of this age (1 year) especially for gross motor skills? Also baby walker suitable for hard floors? Thanks 🙏

My son is currently obsessed with having a bath. Almost all days he’s saying “bath” and he will have a meltdown if I say no. Ik it’s had for his skin (especially since he has eczema) so I try not bath him all the time. Anyone else?

Is there something I can buy in Amazon?

My baby has always struggled with reflux, has been on kendamil but has been on cow and gate follow on milk from 6 months. He has carobel added to his milk to thicken it to keep it down. This was going pretty well still spitting up here and there but nothing like it was. He’s been on solids from 6 months old having...