Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

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...

Help! My 3 week old has caught chicken pox! What can I do to make it better for her? She’s started projectile vomiting too ( not all feeds just some!)

I’m 25 weeks and I’ve been having subway practically everyday cos it’s all I wanna eat and crave but I feel so horrible after cos I’ve heard it’s not good for baby especially the bmt ☹️ Is it gonna affect baby ?

Hi all I applied for my child benefit on the 20th of September when we got our baby registered. I haven’t heard anything from them, no confirmation email or anything. I just have the screen shot saying application for child benefit received. How long did it take for everyone to receive theirs? Im worrying they’ve...

Hi everyone, I have a soft play on Durham Road (next to big Tesco) Cheeky Chimps Soft Play and Cafe. It’s from birth up to 8years (we do have a height restriction, so all children must be below 4ft 5inches) I was thinking about having a coffee morning or something similar so people can meet up, form friendships and...

Hi, has everyone been offered a 2 year check up? I’ve not even had a letter about an appointment yet and she turned 2 in July (obviously given the group name 😂). Just checking if it’s something I need to chase?

We sought medical advice after blood/mucus poo and we’re trying dairy free formula. Last night was his first night on this and was way fussier than normal. Has anyone else been in this position and experienced a more unsettled baby at first?

Hi all, my daughter had her first vaccinations done yesterday and was just wondering what was everyones experience with it?? Did your baby have a fever, was fussy or anything else?? Sick??

Has anyone else experienced a long wait for their travel system once they've ordered it? We ordered the silver cross Reef 2 pram with car seat at the start of August when I was 20 weeks from a local baby store and were told it should be in by the end of September. Called for an update yesterday and they're now sayin...

The health visitor said they would be good to help our toddler and said we’d be referred. Any they any good? Do we have to wait for a letter?

Does anyone else's baby poop out the grape skin when they eat grapes ?

I’m on holiday and my 14 week old baby was literally snatched out of my hands.. and then kissed all over the face AND LIPS. I’m devastated. It all happened so fast by a sales assistant!! I grabbed my baby back so fast my rings and nails scratched the women (I didn’t care about her scratches), left all my shopping a...

How can I help my baby with constipation? She last pooped on Saturday. Plenty of pee and seems to be feeding fine (BF) and seems okay in herself.

Baby is 3 weeks old and I switched her from enfamil purple can to Similac total comfort and I feel like it’s constipating my baby! Any one else experience this?

Baby boy is 4 weeks old and has always been really good with his bottles (I exclusively pump). But now all of a sudden he seems super hungry, wolfs them down while spitting it out, cries for more and then is sick afterwards. Is this normal? Is he having a growth spurt or something? It's just a bit distressing as it ...

My little ones poop has been green in colour the past couple of days, I’ve read online it could be due to too much foremilk. I switch breasts while feeding and have done for a while now however I read this could possibly be the cause of the green poop. Has anyone else experienced this? I thought it was quite normal...

Any mums that given birth before and has had pethidine please tell me your experience with it, And if you'd recommend it🥰

Okay, am I weird for asking my fiance to sit in the bathroom with me during my LOs bath? He helped me maybe 2 times when she was little and I was healing but I wish it was a “family play time” when it can be. She’s one now and does so much during bath time, I want him to be a part of it and see her play when he’s no...