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B/F baby constipated

My nearly 9 month old I think may be struggling to poo, she’s gone a couple days before but it hasn’t bothered her at all.

Today though is day 3 no poo, she keeps having random outbursts crying, I just changed her nappy and she was crying her eyes out and when I say she never cries, that’s how I know something is wrong. It looked in her nappy like she’s tried to poo but hasn’t been able too, she’s not really having solids and with being breastfed her poos are always really soft.. not sure why she’s struggling all of a sudden.

Anyone else had this with their little one and have any advice?

TENS machine

Did anyone use a TENS machine to help with labour pain contractions and if so, did it help? Thanks in advance!

Poo every bottle with Nutramigen

I cannot remember with my first baby who also had Nutramigen. But, does your baby poo every single bottle. Like almost instantly. Or is this an allergy sign still? We have been on Nutramigen 8 days and still pooping instantly either after his bottles or sometimes half way through.

Swapping Formula?

My 4m old has started pooping a LOT this past week. She’s the most content baby, hardly cries, never seems uncomfortable so i’m not sure what’s causing it? Shes on cow&gate formula! We’re on day 5 of 6+ poops, yesterday we reached 11😭
Some are quite mucousy, some are watery and some seem normal? She’s red raw bless her, we’ve been lathering her in creams but i think just the sheer amount of pooping and wiping isn’t helping!

Advice? Do we need to try a different formula? Any recommendations?

Newborn constipation

My baby is 11 days old, she’s formula fed… I took my baby to doctors on Friday for not pooing, the doctor said keep an eye and be worried if she goes longer than 7 days, she had a poo early hours this morning but it was very pebble like rabbit droppings, she is still feeding, having wet nappies, alert ect… is there anything I can do to help her? I’m going to get another appointment tomorrow at GP but don’t know if I should be overly concerned, has anyone else had this? Her stomach often feels hard but I am under the understanding that’s the common sign of constipation

1 year vaccine

How were your little ones after there 1 year old vaccine?

Constant reflux , help

Baby has had reflux since born the sickness seemed to stop for a couple of weeks and now she is sick all the time again, nearly 6 weeks old.
Problem is she takes some meds for a health condition, which means she cannot be sick all the time!
Please tell me what's helped reflux?! Without giving constipation!
I feed her upright, wait 30mins after feed, pace the feed, seen osteopath. She only takes 3oz as well so not over feeding
Nothing makes a difference

Important!

My 8 week old is drinking less than usual, pooing a lot, throwing up milk and sleeping less. Just not herself. What can this be due to? I’ve had her on kendamil since the start so what can have changed now affecting her?

What would you have done?

My family & I went to the birthday party of a friend of mine’s daughter this evening. My kids were playing on this inflatable pool/waterslide combination. I guess the water was pretty cold because at one point, my almost 5 year old daughter starts shaking from being cold. My friend’s mom (I’m assuming, she was an older relative) told me to go get her out of the pool because she was cold. I went & got her out & she immediately starts bawling her eyes out because she’s having fun & didn’t want to get out. I brought her over to the table we were at & got a towel to wrap her up in & this lady proceeds to try to take off my daughter’s bathing suit in front of literally everybody (everybody was a stranger, except the mom of the birthday girl & a mutual friend) & she asked after she began, if it was okay & I said I was going to take care to the bathroom to change. This whole time, my daughter is throwing a fit & doesn’t understand why she was having to go back & get changed & she just kept crying & crying in the bathroom, so I hugged her & I started to cry, too. The whole thing was stressful AF & just completely uncalled for. I felt like this stranger was judging & being overbearing of MY child. My husband said he was glad I said something because he was about to if this lady didn’t stop hovering over & undressing our daughter. I don’t think my friend was even around at that time or was doing other stuff & didn’t notice. Should I say something to her about it & if so, what?

Poop after jabs

My little boy is really struggling since his jabs, he’s not eating as much we were at 5-6oz before his jabs now he’s back to around 3oz and just has not pooped since Thursday (day of his jabs) should I be worried? Is this normal? He was already pretty infrequent & pooping every other day he’s farting a lot & they do stink! Is a poo on the way?

Hand foot and mouth

My child had hand foot and mouth since Monday, she hasn’t eaten anything in nearly a week now, she is only drinking milk
Her poo is very very pale yellow/ white
Should I be worried
At what point will she eat

Dumb fights

What’s a dumb fight you and your significant other has had recently? My husband gets so upset when our baby spits up, especially on him. Well baby spit up.. and suddenly he’s mad at me for it. Because I’ve told him it’s completely normal for her to spit up. She’s not spitting up an excessive worrying amount. But just because she spits up “a lot” something must be wrong with her. And since I don’t agree we just aren’t okay.

Constipation

My LO has gone almost 8 days without a poo now…he’s still passing wind and seems quite happy in his wake windows, but I’m really worried this isn’t normal. We’re on holiday at the moment so can’t go to the doctor, however I’m thinking of getting him some baby safe laxitives. Does anyone else has experience with this?

2nd time round jabs

My little one got her second round of jabs yesterday and the poor thing can’t stop pooping today, and her little tummy is bubbling nonstop. We’re in pj number 3 already! Nothing can hold this in 😳 so glad I didn’t have any plans today!

She did not react like this the first time.. anyone else experienced the difference between first and second round?

Immunisations

What are peoples opinions on immunisations for our little ones?

Jabs

What are peoples opinions on immunisations for our little ones?

Back pain

How are we managing the back pain? Im 23+3 and its getting to the point where it's interfering with day to day life and work my back is in constant pain and I can barely move some days. I work in childcare so it's a relatively movement heavy job but im seriously starting to struggle and am working 5 days a week

Bath time tantrums

I have two twin boys, they are 13 weeks old but 7 weeks corrected. One of my twins is really good during bath time, he’s calm throughout the whole process, from the massage at the start all the way through to dressing him after.
My other twin boy is a nightmare throughout, he just screams the whole time, but he’s always been like this. At what age do they start getting used to bath time? At what age do these tantrums tend to stop? Does anyone else’s LO do this?
I’m finding it really hard to deal with and I think because of it we all really dread bath time. I get so much anxiety the whole day leading up to it knowing how he will be. It also ruins the experience for his brother. Any tips on how to make this an easier process pls! TIA x

Baby toys ?!

Hi ladies, what are your babies actually playing with? My son is 7 months old nearly 8months and he isn’t interested in toys. He will play for about five minutes and then get bored! What toys are your babies playing with and enjoying?

Watery Stools

My boy is 7 weeks old, currently on lactose free milk (SMA Althera) he has been on this for 3 weeks now and is really struggling to open his bowels, he goes once a day but screams all day until it comes and when it does it’s dark green and diarrhea and has been like this for the whole 3 weeks - anyone else experienced this?