Community Posts, Tips & Support on Child Development

Baby is crying more and sleeping more than usual, has a fever of 37.4. Drools a lot and is constantly gnawing on toys or dummys or hands

How do I clean her lil mouth when she does this we do our best keeping things closed off but omg I have OCD N THAT 😮‍💨

My 2.5 year old is teething bad! His last two molar teeth and until now he never really ‘teethed badly’ in giving him Calpol to keep fever at bay and neurofen to the pain but conscious Iv given a few doses in the past two days and he’s only calm and happy when he has neurofen. Otherwise he won’t play, eat, sleep. He...

Does anyone know of any dentist in Bristol taking NHS patients/people on maternity exemption? Need a check up but really struggling to find one I can afford!

Have anyone experienced this, my LO goes through this stage where he constantly going to the Toliet and weeing. Sometimes the wee is literally a drop. Not sure what is going on and this has meant he has started wetting his trousers, going through 3-4 trousers a day. Any one else experienced this?

Has anyone else started potty training? Can you give me some tips especially during bed time. How does potty training look like for your child?

Can you get a cleaning for free on the nhs whilst pregnant?

Anyone else’s LO started teething yet? My LO is dribbling like crazy, moving her tongue all around her mouth and I can see her gums getting harder. Anyone else in the same boat? 😞

So on off I’ve been doing it and my 22 month old has a potty at my mums as he is there most of the day throughout the week whilst I work morning shift and afternoon shift. I have finally got round to ordering a potty for our flat. He has been butt naked most of the day and has 2 accidents. The first wee was caug...

My little guy already has a visible tooth and is struggling to settle, he's too little to successfully use teething toys as he can't grab them and bring them to his mouth. We often have to put an adults clean finger or thumb in his mouth for him to chew on, obviously this isn't ideal as we can't really do anything...

Anyone else’s toddler just showing no interest in the toilet or potty. My son is coming up to 2.5 years and will just hold his wee in untill he has a nappy on or untill he can’t and just wees on the floor. Same with poos. He will go on the toilet sometimes but only when prompted/bribed. When he has a nappy he won’t ...

We did our first full day of potty training yesterday and it went really well, we have nursery today should I just send her in knickers she says she wants to go in knickers. However when we did potty training yesterday she was fully naked so not sure how it will go. Do I just send her in knickers to keep it going. D...

How do I know when to stop using NB diapers ? I’ve been seeing the line on her leg , but when I try putting a size one on her it seems so big. She’s a week old. Does this mean she’s not gaining weight since she’s still wearing NB diapers ?

My son keeps projectile pooping and peeing everywhere when I change his nappy. I never had problems like this with my daughter. It’s very frustrating at 2am😅 Any tips to avoid this?

How do you do it? My daughter won't go in the toilet or her little potty. She sits there forever and nothing.

My 13 month child has a total of 8 teeth’s (central and lateral incisor). His bottom left molar has erupted and his right molar is currently erupting. Anyone else going through this? So people have mentioned he’s teething is very ahead of schedule. Should I be concerned? I’m looking to schedule a dentist appointment...

I press on it’s hard doesn’t seem bothering her

Anyone still seen no sign of these? Went to the dentist today and they mentioned these are usually showing from the age of 2 but ours haven’t appeared yet.

So it's time for my two kiddos to see the dentist. 🦷 The only problem is I see they have changed it where parents can't be in the back with their child when they turn 3 and 4 .... my oldest son has a speech delay and behavior problems, so does anyone know a dentist's office that allows you to go back and also in…

My son 21 months has recently started constantly putting his hand down his pants im his diaper. Not a huge deal most of the time but there’s been 3 times that his hand comes out holding his poop!!! So gross!! Anyone else has a kid do this? How did you stop it? I redirect when he does it but I can’t always stop him a...