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Baby is not pooing

Hi. My baby is 17 weeks and she hasn’t pooed from Friday. She is exclusively breastfed. Getting super worried, she doesn’t seem upset or anything but I just want her to poop!!

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Pre school booster jabs

Has anyone's child had their jabs yet, and how did it go? We have my daughter's tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it!

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Reflux

Does anyone else LO have reflux but swollow it? When she is laying down and we hear it we trying to pick her up or turn her to her side but she just swollows it, she can definitely turn her head herself as she has done it many times but it’s like she prefers to swollow and sometimes she will cough after swallowing. ...

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Cosmocol paediatric

Has anyone little one been on this before my 4 month old really struggles to take it but doctor can’t prescribe her anything else for contispation!

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Green poo 💩

Over the last few weeks I have noticed in the afternoons my babies poos turn green. She’s breastfed and the rest of the time they’re normal mustard yellow. From what I can tell online, it’s fine. Just weird it’s the same time everyday, anyone else had this?

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RSV season

Please be careful with your little ones during RSV season. My little boy was completely healthy until a week ago and within days he deteriorated so quickly! He’s currently hooked up to oxygen and feeding via a tube due to RSV and bronchiolitis. Remember don’t let anyone around them who has a cold. Make sure all vi...

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Spitting up a lot

Anybody else 4 month old spits up a lot of milk

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Do these look close to cutting?

Been well over 2 weeks of agitation, I cannot get a better photo as she won’t let me near her mouth, but are these anywhere close to cutting?! X

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Grey poop

✨poop pic in comments✨ Hi guys, waiting to see the pediatricians but I wanted to check with other mamas. My girl is 4 months, and her last diapers looked like this (3 days is a row). We just changed her milk and she had her vaccine last week. Is it normal? It’s dark green, grey.. i am worried she might not be okay…

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Vaccines

I know vaccines is a slippery slope for most people. What’s your stance on it? I don’t get my children vaccinated anymore simply after doing much research and putting 2 and 2 together, it just doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t knock anyone who does. But what say you? And why?

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When can I have a bath?

5 weeks post c section. Can I have a bath or do I need to wait for 6? 🛁

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Milk..

We currently feed our little one kendamil, however, as soon as we take the bottle out of his mouth, he screams and then will scream when we are burping him. He also grunts after feeding and wriggles like he’s uncomfortable. We have tried infacol and gripewater, but no success our HV said this is something he would g...

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What are y’all thought about getting vaccines for babies

I’ve been doing my research on all the vaccines babies get up until 18 years old some of these vaccines are not even worth getting because it not effective and the side effects of them are horrible how did y’all babies take to them I’m honestly scared to give mines the vaccines

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Constipation

My little boy is almost 9 months and he’s not pooing and when he tries it’s hard and struggles to come out , any recommendations for constipation please

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Poo after having carrots

I was not expecting my baby’s poo to be bright orange after eating carrots, I opened his nappy this morning and my heart sunk I was ready to take him up a&e😅🤣 he now also has a stained bum and looks like he’s sat in fake tan lol. What other foods does this happen with? I googled it and it said carrots and sweet…

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Arts and messy group

Hi there I’m thinking of starting up a messy play/creative toddler/baby class in my local area I’m just after opinions/feedback to see what people think - what kind of thing would you expect from this kind of class (I’m thinking arty bits, sensory play etc) - How long would you expect the class to be (45mins is my t...

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Is this hand foot and mouth? Will put a picture in the comments

Sorry the quality is rubbish, he won’t keep still enough to let me take a photo. Do you think it looks like hand foot and mouth? It’s only on his neck at the moment. He is off his food, irritable and has a temperature of left without medicine.

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Severe back pain

Anyone got any tips on managing severe back back...started on sunday and I'm in agony.

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Bath after stitches?

I had a 1st degree tear during labour which required stitches, I wasn't given any guidance when leaving the hospital about if I need to wait to have a bath? With my 1st a few years ago I had a episiotomy 3rd degree tear and was told to wait 6 weeks. Unsure if it was for the severity or if that's the case with all ...

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4 week old with constipation- please help😭

My 4 week son is so constipated all the time, I have done massages, my midwives have suggested an ounce of cool boiled water, I changed his formula to kendamil comfort and honestly nothing is working. He looks like he really struggles to poop and he cry’s a lot ! Very tired and desperate and any suggestions at all...

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