Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

Has anyone had a home visit from the health visitor yet? If so what does it involve? Do they look upstairs?

Hi my daughter has her first injections this week just wanting to know what to expect after? I know all babies are different but just wanting to be prepared for anything lol TIA

How often is everyone bathing their babies? Ida is nearly 3 weeks old and we've only bathed her once as we were told by the health visitor that apparently they shouldn't be bathed often when they're newborn as it can affect their skin, which made us nervous to do it more often as she already has incredibly dry skin ...

Hi! I’m just wondering what seat everyone uses for bath time? We currently use the angelcare baby bath support and it’s been great up until now! My baby is a 99 percentile baby and also a fidgety one, every time she moves, her bum comes off the end of the seat. I never take my eye off her during bath time but i’m pe...

So gross but I gotta ask, my girl is one tomorrow she used to have gaps between poos sometimes firm. She has struggled with constipation recently I think mainly due to transitioning onto cows milk. But for the past week maybe now her poos are very soft sometimes now have bits of mucous in it? Not every poo but it do...

Hi, I have 2 month old baby boy and he hates bath, cries all out. I use thermometer so temperature is ideal, I wash him in our bedroom so it’s nice and warm. I use muslin cloth to cover him. I only bathe him twice a week, have tried in different times of the day but he still cries so much, don’t know what to do, any...

My son’s poops are very solid and VERY stinky. My husband just walked out of the bathroom and asked if his dad was the one who blew up the bathroom like that 😭 the fact that an 8 month old’s poops are comparable to a 60 year old man is crazy!

Is anyone else’s little one really struggling with the last set of jabs? My little boy was fine with the first set a little bit miserable with the second set however with the third set he was really unsettled before the jabs even went in just as we got into the room and then afterwards all he’s done is cry and if he...

Has anyone gone through this with their baby pooing every other day and is it normal. ? My LO who is 5min the and two weeks started doing this recently well this week. Really odd because he would poo multiple times a day. LO not sick nothing. BF well. Keen to hear your experiences

Does anyone have any advise for constipation little one is now 4 days old an d is constipated her poos are coming out quite hard and in drops (sorry if TMI) i’ve tried bicycle legs and tummy rubs but doesn’t seem to be helping and she’s screaming the place down during the night after feeds:( Honestly feel completel...

Does anyone know if you can request your child’s a&e records & how to do so?- she’s had tonsillitis so many times but doctors only have it on there records 5 times and I’ve been to a&e several times with her having it too but doctors always tell me they can’t get a&e records. But I need to be able to prove it to be ...

My baby has not poop in 4 days. She seems like constipated but we used the windy wand and still not working. Any advice to make her go poop? 💩

What do you do once baby outgrows baby bath?? He is too small to sit unsupported in a big bath but is too long and doesn’t want to lay in the baby bath anymore. (I’m getting soaked and half the bath water ends up on the floor now) What do people do in this inbeween size / age phase ? Thanks

Anyone still currently waiting for there child’s 2 year check? I’ve rang twice now one being back in October being told there was a back log and it takes longer when it’s done at a nursery and now again today and they’ve told me it’s with the health visitors and they just need to book a date now as it’s being done...

Im shaking writing this, please be kind. My toddler will literally choke on stuff on purpose. This is more than just gagging. She will take the dogs leashes, cords, just about anything to wrap around her neck until she starts coughing. Shopping cart, she leans forward until the bar is on her neck and she will stay t...

Anyone able to give some advice please our little girl is 10 weeks old and for the past 3 days not been a poo we have been tummy rubbing and doing bicycle given her some water warm baths and nothing seems to help. She has been trying to go and nothing you can see she is very uncomfortable and maybe in pain we don'...

Hi all, Just hoping to hear others experiences with their baby’s jabs. My lb had his 12 week jabs this morning and he cried before he even had the jabs, had a full on meltdown the moment we walked in! Do you think it’s likely he remembers his last set of jabs and was anticipating it? Or perhaps just scared because ...

So pissed off I took my baby for her 12 week injections which was delayed anyway due to Xmas and because of the queue in the doctors I was marked as late and they wouldn’t see her to do injections. Now it’s delayed another 3 weeks for next appointment. Worked myself up for this app, she had her calpol prior & woke h...

Has anybody tried the pregnancy support belts? I've recently got one due to lower back pain and I'm undecided if it helps or not, when I should be wearing it as there's contradicting advice and if it's comfortable for baby as she definitely kicks at it when I'm wearing it. I'm not sure if I should persevere to wait ...

Has anyone else found that they're more gassy internally and tend to fart a lot more since giving birth? It's weird, I rarely used to fart before pregnancy but since giving birth, I'm farting alot everyday! It catches me off guard too and I'm worried I will let one rip accidentally infront of my inlaws lool!