Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

My little one is 7 weeks old and hasn’t had a poo in three days (since Monday night and it is now Thursday night) We have all been ill with a cold/flu recently and her bowel movements have reduced from one a day to one every two-three days this week and last since we got ill She is passing A LOT of smelly wind and...

Has anyone had blood drawn from their 18 month old? Like just routine labs? If so how did that go? Did they do a finger stick or from the heel? Or the actual veins?

Hi, I've seen a few posts about health visitor appointments so thought I'd share my experience as I just had mine today. I'd read some posts previously that made me very nervous but there was no need! My visit lasted maybe 30 minutes and it was mostly spent covering what the health visitors are there for and signp...

My 4 week old baby girl is constantly straining to pass wind, going red in the face and sometimes she doesn’t even get the fart out. It seems to be a constant battle for her and I can’t stand seeing her in pain. We’ve tried bicycle legs, tummy massages etc to no avail. She’s been to the doctors and they said it ...

My little boy had his 12 month jabs on the 31st of December, had the usual symptoms for two days and now 10 days later is head to toe covered in a measles like rash I know this can be very normal, has anyone else had this, and how long did it last?

How often should I bathe my 4mo? 2x a week?

Someone parked too close to my minivan so that when I opened the door, me and my giant baby bump could not get through. Fortunately, I was still able to crawl in through the passenger side door! 🥴

What vitamin drops do you use ?

Babygirl he’s been really bloated she had 2 bowel movements yesterday but I don’t know if I’m just paranoid does she seem to be breathing fine or belly breathing should I take her to the er just to get checked

My little guy is 3 weeks old and I'm ebf, at least once a day I will feed him until he's done (15- sometimes 30 minutes) on one side, burp him change diaper then offer him other breast, normally not as long on second boob but at least some time in the day he will feed, get burped and everything, signal that he's ful...

Anyone else’s babies had their jabs late?? LO hasn’t even had her first jabs yet and she’s 11weeks today. We could get them booked over the Christmas period as it was so busy and was meant to get them today however it snowed where I am and all the roads are blocked etc so I had to reschedule for in another 2 weeks...

my baby had his 8 week jabs on monday 🥺 and this redress has appeared aroubd where he had it, i phoned the doctor surgery abd the receptionist said it’s fine . has this happened to anyone else, im worried !

Hello! I wondered if anyone else had requested their birth notes through the RFI system at Telford? I had my little boy there in September 2021 (have since moved away) and requested my birth notes via the form in September 2024. I haven't heard anything back yet so have sent an email this morning - I just wondered i...

Just to share that my girl has started nursery full time now just this week, has come back with sniffles and sneezes yesterday. The fact that it isn’t her first time being poorly has strengthened me mentally as I know what to do. So for anyone who’s experiencing this for the first time and wondering what to do, I re...

Has anyone pierced their girl’s ears yet? I’m undecided but I know that if I want to do it I should do it soon, so that the piercer can do it without LO moving as much. Just worried about the aftercare and not wanting my LO to pull on them!

Hi all, my baby is 5 weeks old, and he's always been quite sick after a feed (he's formula fed). Recently, the vomiting has been quite projectile. It's not after every feed but happening a couple of times a day. Has anyone else's babies had this?

Hi, my wee boy is 7 weeks and has suspected reflux (spitting up during every wind, arching back, discomfort etc) My health visitor has recommended carobel before we try something else. Has anyone any experience with this

Hi, iv applied for child benefit LO was born 27th October, I applied for benefits at the end of December /start of January. I got my 1st payment there 12th January £204 and 9th January £102. is this correct or should. I contact them about backpayment?

Anyone know why my baby keeps vomiting after bottles, it's not reflux necessarily as he suffers from that. It seems different, as though he's overfed but he isn't. He can usually take 4oz but has just vomited after 3 and has done this all night. It's not projectile, he is his usual smiley cooing self and doesn't hav...

May be a stupid question but when do we need to move to daily baths? We currently do every other night