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Meltdown

My LO is 3 months 2 weeks and the past 2 days he keeps having a meltdown around 30ml into his milk from bottle. He is combination fed, and we stayed away from home Saturday so he was on me a little less. He has gone to the toilet fine so he isn't constipated. Managing to pass gas and burp. He is using a teether t...

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Help !

Hi guys my 6 week old isn’t pooping he hasn’t pooped since the day before yesterday. He’s just been gassing a lot but no poo has anyone gone through this and what did you do ?

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Constipation

Newborn is really constipated, screaming and scrunching his legs. What can I do to help him?

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Snacks

Can one give me some sack ideas struggling finding something that he likes other then crisps😂

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Poo

Does your toddler poo every day?

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Gripe water

How often do people give their babies gripe water and how do you administer it? I’ve seen people put it in teats. My little one is 5 weeks old and is suffering with gas/colic. I did try infacol and that worked for a bit but I think he’s a bit refluxy too so I think the infacol stopped working and started making the ...

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Bath time

My baby seems to think bath time is torture and screams the whole time till she’s dressed again 😩 Anyone got any help with how to get her to like baths, my first never did this and it’s making it so unpleasant for everyone

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9-12 month review

we had our 9-12 month review today for my 10 month old - 11months on the 25th. anyways he’s gone up a centile to just below the 75th for weight & dropped 2 centiles to the line of the 9th for length, they’ve advised me to make a non emergency gp appointment to discuss it, is that a new thing? he’s my 3rd child and i...

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Breastfed baby not burping

She definitely has gas but can’t seem to bring it up. Any tips?

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6 month health visitor review

Hello! Can anyone give me an idea of what happens during the 6 month review with the health visitor?? Not had a great experience with my health visitor and she’s due to attend on Thursday to do my little one’s review just want to know what to expect! Thanks in advance ❤️❤️

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Fussy mealtimes

My baby is so fussy at mealtimes. She eats fine and opens her mouth for more but just moans the whole way through. Anyone elses baby do this?

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Gas

Anyone have tips on reducing gas pains in their little ones? My twins are 8 weeks premature so they are just barely past their due date now and at night their gas seems so bad, they are constantly grunting with a pained look on their face. I try massage, bicycle kicks, gas drops, tummy time, frequent burping, all th...

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Reflux

My 4 (nearly 5 month old) has suddenly started throwing up badly after feeds. Never suffered with it before. Changed milk but around 2 months ago now and only recently started so can’t be that? Anyone else had this?!

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Baby soft play

Hi what’s a good baby soft play for 10mo th olds thanks

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BF 4 days old

Does this seem normal? He’s fed so much today compared to the first few days is that just his stomach getting bigger and maybe a growth spurt?

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Unsettled baby

My little boy has been really unsettled the last 24 hours after his bottle. He takes it fine first of all and then I go to burp him and he’s not getting burps up as easy as he was a couple of days ago. I’ve been using infacol too so I don’t know whether to up the dose of that. He also is coughing quite a bit when I ...

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Angel care bath seat

Any other mums with boys find their little ones privates get trapped/squashed in the angel care bath seat? Is there a way to stop this happening or should I just get a new bath seat? I got the angel care seat as I thought it would hold him in a bit better as he can’t sit up unaided yet (8 months old) and the only...

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Nutramigen 1

My baby has been prescribed nutramigen 1 for 4 days now. I have noticed she tends to be feeding less and sleeping more in the day time. Did anyone else’s baby do this when first starting it?

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Bath time

My baby used to love the bath but now from the minute he goes in until he is out he just screams, nothing has changed and I use child’s farm oat soap for sensitive skin, would anyone know how how to stop this or if they have had the same experience?

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Mounjaro

Has anyone taken Mounjaro? Just wondering what peoples experience’s are with it?

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