Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

Is it ok to bath a baby every night as part of his bed time routine? Or is that really bad for his skin? 🥲(he's 7 weeks old tomorrow)

What are people thinking about the RSV jab as I’m due it and I am unsure on the outcome as it makes you really ill x

My baby is 15 weeks and since 2 weeks old he suffered with colic/infant dyschezia... He used to scream and cry all day for weeks and weeks! The last 6 weeks he doesn't cry all day but he still spends hours grunting and trying to pass wind! Dr said he will just grow out of it.... When though!! Recently he has been...

Hey everyone i am on step 1 of the milk ladder with my 14 month old and we have got up to a whole biscuit but ive currently paused here, unsure what to do next. When she was a baby she was diagnosed with cmpa at 3 weeks old (older sibling also had it). Her symptoms were constipation, non stop crying and thrashing a...

My LO’s eight week jabs are on Thursday are they anything I should be prepared for or have prepared? I’ve got calpol already is it best to give before or after? I hate injections myself so I’m dreading it for my little one although I know she will get over the initial shock quickly

Has anyone noticed their little one has more saliva/mucous? I said to my husband this morning he sounded a bit congested last night and then today he had a choking episode (he’s had them before with vomit, he has reflux) but this was different he kept gagging on his saliva and it was bubbling around his mouth

My little one has been on cows milk for about 8 weeks (took to it really well) however two weeks ago we noticed she was constipated so we decided to water the milk down slightly, however this past week we’re having the opposite issue, poop is almost chalky and yellow and extremely runny. Anyone else had this with th...

I have a 14m old. She does generally poop everyday but it is ALWAYS hard and she tends to cry before or after. It is like little pebbles. Would that classify as constipation? Sometimes she does skip a day but usually it’s everyday. Shes pretty picky with eating so I don’t know how to help her. Her dr doesn’t seem co...

Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what to expect from the 12 week jabs in terms of side effects/how to prepare? I think I read somewhere the 12 week ones aren't as bad as the 8 week ones, does anyone know if that's right? Should I be planning to give calpol again? Thanks x

Was wondering if anybody has any advice or has experienced anything similar to me; I’m running out of ideas 😭 ; my two year old little girl is extremely fussy with her eating- she will only eat things like pasta , rice noodles etc and for the life of me won’t eat a single fruit or vegetable; meal times are always…

Hi mums I’ve been on UC since I have given birth. my son is now 1 and they want me to attend an appointment? is this something they will make me keep doing or a 1 off as my son is only 1?

My little boy had his 8w vaccinations on Friday at 3pm and he’s not pooped since before the appointment. He’s had calpol too after the appointment. Has anyone noticed their little one being constipated from either of these?

My son has been pooing like this for over a week, I think it’s the milk that’s causing it but gp is not worried about it. He is rejecting the bottle and having less feeds. Does anyone know what I could do?

So my boy has been on comfort since newborn. He’s 7 months now, can I change to normal aptamil or will it upset him? Has anyone else done this?

When the doctor asks about your medical history and questions everything you say 🙄 like can’t you just check my file? And then starts asking how I ended up with certain medical conditions so young 🤦‍♀️ like idfk I just hurt 🙃 Related but unrelated has anyone had to do a self swap test thing 😬 I had to last night…

What protection are you using for radiators? Particularly the sharp bottom of the radiator?

Baby dealing with skin rash for a while now, he’s very fussy, and recently has blood in stool. Thinking it may be an allergy. I’ve already changed laundry detergent, soaps, lotions. So I think it’s cmpa… does it look like this? And do the poops smell really bad? Skin pics in comments

Any tips on how to make bath time more enjoyable for a 4 week old? My LO loves being in the bath, hates getting out and screams the house down. The whole experience is clearly quite traumatic for her 😅 it defeats the point of trying to relax her before bed. I do the normal things and warm the towel up for when she…

Please see photo in comments but I have this baby bath. Do I need the insert bit? If anyone knows what I mean by that haha. I feel like baby will slip around in this, like it’s too big for a newborn?

Our little boy had his 8 week jabs on Thursday last week and still seems agitated 3 days later. Yesterday was the worst, but I thought he would have got over it by now! He has a slight temperature, but we are using calpol to bring that down. How long did it take for everyone’s little ones to get back to normal?