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How to go to the shower and wash hair?

Hi Girls! My baby 7 months, crawling a lot and has a sensitive sleep, wakes up once I am away, sleeping with my breast, how is it possible to go to the shower and wash hair? She cries in the car seat in the bath while I am in the shower? Any advice? It is s real struggle for me

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Toys!!

What sort of toys are your LOs into at the moment? I feel like in need a refresh of a couple bits

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Vaccines 💉

Curious on everyone’s opinion on vaccines. I know this is a really a hot topic and this being a no judgement zone- I want to hear opinions. I took a picture of the vaccine schedule from the pediatrician but I still don’t know what to do.

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Poo

How many times in a day you lo goes is it every day once or twice or does it look lumpy or how please .my baby is suffering from chronic constipation and most likely type one but seems to be concern maybe some bloods coming out and she does go twice a day but with movicol less hard but still hard like type 3/2 witho...

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Bath time

My 9 month old LOVES bath time, but I'm struggling to wash his hair without water boarding him....... Any advice would be helpful. He HATES the little visor thing. Rips it off his head. Picture so you can see what I'm dealing with

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Colic and breast feeding

Anyone’s baby suffering from colic, whilst efb, and what can I do to help my baby suffer less ?

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3 month old constipation help !!

My son and i just got out the hospital last week. He was born 2 months early and is now 3 months old. Unfortunately my milk wasnt coming out anymore so he’s now drinking formula. Ever since he got switched to formula he has been dealing with constipation. The nurses would give him prune juice to help and it doesnt w...

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Small, frequent green poop

Hiya all, My little boy is 4 months tomorrow and is combi fed (breast all day, one bottle formula for bed and another one for the one wake up during night) and we have done this ever since he was born. The past week every single nappy change has had poo in it, it’s mostly been a mix of light green and dark green,...

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How would you feel if your husband wanted a paternity test?

No history of cheating it’s just something to put his mind at ease. Women know it’s their baby with no doubt, men don’t have this certainty. (This hasn’t happened to me I was just reading about it).

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Back pain

Can anyone recommend who I should go and see or what sort of treatment I should get for lower back pain? I do the yoga stretches etc but it’s still so painful and I’m in tears. I don’t want to be in this much daily pain until the end of June 😭 Any help or recommendations would be so greatly appreciated. Thanks in…

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Anyone help? Can't find anything on Google - will speak to the doctors tomorrow!!

My nephew has had chickenpox last week, his little sister doesn't have it yet but is very likely to get it. I am 36 weeks pregnant and I am having a little get together for my two year old. I said I don't really feel comfortable with them coming as I am so close to giving birth. My sister has said ok well I'll just ...

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Anti reflux formula

Hello first time mum here! My baby was suffering from silent reflux and we have just started him on SMA anti reflux following advice from the health visitor. Since starting him on this he is now going 4 sometimes 4 and a half hours between feeds, he’s 3 weeks old today. He is a very good baby and not much of a crier...

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Colic babies

I think my 3 week old is suffering with colic, has anyone got any advice please as his crying is really hard to soothe and it’s awful watching him being in pain

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Tongue Tie Cut - Dribble

Has anyone's little one had there tongue tie cut and then become really dribbly? Almost like she's got lots of extra saliva ?

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Poo jokes !!

Anyone else’s little one keep making jokes about poo and keep laughing at it ?!! Not sure how to stop it, we tried laughing with him , no reaction and also telling not to do it and nothing is working !

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Baby bath tub

What is everyone using once their LO’s grow out of their first bath tub? My LO already feels like he’s growing out of the shnuggle

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baths

hi mamas! my son is 7 months and he’s currently using the same tub as when he was a newborn. he has grown out of it and he has learned to pull on the sides to stand himself up and it seems impossible to bath him and try to keep him from slipping. i bought a bath seat that suctions on the side of the tub as well but ...

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My baby pees in the bath every single time

Wondering if this is normal and whether I should feel bad for not changing the water? I wash his face and hair first really quickly before he starts but he will, without fail, pee every time. The bath we have is quite heavy and is not practical for me to change the water during the bath without removing him and maki...

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When did you start giving baby a bath?

We haven’t bathed little girl yet mainly because we’re not sure when to start. We make sure she’s clean with wipes and some water on cotton balls every so often Umbilical cord has already gone

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Constipation

We’ve had some random constipation in the last few days and I have no idea why! We haven’t started weaning as he isn’t ready yet, nothing had changed in milk amount and he is fine on himself. Anyone been the same? I was changing him yesterday and he was straining so hard, a firm-ish lump came out and then loads of...

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