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Constipation starting solids

We've just started solids over the weekend (six months) and currently baba is struggling We're giving him water whenever he's eating but it's really very minimal because he spits most of it out Anyone any tricks hate to see the wee man in pain 😓 He's ebf and pre weaning he's maybe only going every 3-4 days

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Tonsillectomy adenoids

My daughter 2.5 years old Developed sleep apnea and snores like an 80 year old man. She due for surgery in 5 weeks I'm worried about the surgery anyone else been through this and can give me any advise? How to mentally prepare her. How to support her after surgery. What to expect.

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Happy spit up

Anyone else? We are EBF. Baby happily spits up all day long. She's growing and gaining. It's just annoying 😅 anyone else?

K
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Poops so much

My little one poops so much. He’s on his 6th poop today. They all seem normal but everyday it’s just so many poops. They are harder constancy don’t seem to bother him while he goes. Normal in color. Poop number 6 today was a little softer. Has a rash. Not sure what the normal amount is that they should go to the ...

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Baby bath/shower

We've been using the shnuggle baby bath as we do not have a bath, we have a walk-in shower. baby has started to nearly outgrow this now so wondering what everyone else is using if in a similar situation? Should we move on to using a bath seat and a non slip mat for the shower? X

J
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TMI but my little one has started pooping like 8-9 times a day again as if shes a newborn… no diet changes etc and not ill

Anyone had this? Im soo not used to this anymore! Normally 2-3 per day… Had a few leaks and outfit changes as well ☠️

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Fishy smelling poo

Has one else little one had fishy smelling poos? LB is formula fed on Kendamil first infant milk (the pink one). He has 5/6oz every 3 hours. He’s a very happy boy, does 1-3 poos a day, never behaves like he’s in any tummy pain. However, he has started to do a couple of fishy smelling poos, not all of them but some a...

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White noise machine recommendations please!🫶🏻

Looking for a white noise machine, new neighbours have a typical teenage boy who plays video games and screams at the top of his lungs all night and being in a terraced house it’s affecting baby girls sleep🙃 looking for one that I can control the volume on if possible, thankyou🫶🏻🙏🏻

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Baby suddenly fussing a lot during feeds

My baby is 17 weeks old, and for the past couple days she has about 30-60 ml (1-2 oz) and then starts crying anytime the bottle comes near her mouth, pulling away, arching her back to get away! Shes only drunk 350 ml today (about 12 oz all day!) and it’s worrying me! Is it distractions? She doesn’t seem bloated and ...

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1 year shots

Hi moms✨️ My baby has his Dr app tomorrow any advice on the shots? I don't want to give him all at once.

J
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1 year Dr app

Hi moms ✨️ My baby has his 1 year shots tomorrow but I don't want to give him all the shots at once, any advice?

J
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How do you rinse your baby after a bath?

May seem like a silly question but how is everyone rinsing their baby after a bath with fresh water? Since birth I kept a jug of warm water on the side, I’d hold her and my husband would pour the water over her. Well she’s getting bigger (4months) and I tried to do the bath on my own ( I can’t wait on my husband ea...

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Normal poo?

Is this normal (only formula fed) 3 months old. He doesn't normally have anywhere near as big bits or as many bits usually quite runny and smooth so don't know whether to be concerned.

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Baby bath

Hi we are planning to travel for 2 weeks in USA. Just wondering how we would bath the baby there? Anyone have any suggestion for me?

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Baths

How often do you bath your LO mines 2 months and I do every other day but I’m thinking about every night as part of the bed time routine but is this too much?

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Any advice ?

My baby has just suddenly gone off water and I’m trying to avoid juices as much as possible. When he doesn’t drink water he has really hard stools and struggles! Any ideas ?

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8mo constipation

My girl hadnt pooped in almost 2 weeks which is extremely irregular for her. She is a breastfed baby but does take solids. She kept straining and trying hard and making herself cry and seemed so uncomfortable and in pain. We tried prunes, she had maybe one a day for 3 days and then we laid off them. By day 4 she ha...

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Opinions please...

So we started introducing cows milk in Thursday in her cereal, it's such a small amount as I pour it in, wet the cereal and pour the excess out. On Saturday we had a loose poop, just colour in her nappy but she had chips and chicken nuggets from the kabab Shop and some of Daddy's noodles in the day so I put it down ...

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Bath

When after a C-section can you have a bath???

N
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Changing formula

Has anyone changed formula back, from a hypoallergenic one to first infant i.e aptamil? And how was babies poo? My little girls is yellow and smells normal but has had mucus in it, is this normal?

J
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