Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

My two week old lost her umbilical cord a week ago, can I give her a water bath now instead of sponge?

Anyone else's Little ones so unsettled after the 12 week jabs? My little boy had his yesterday morning and it has been awful since! Barely any sleep just crying and unsettled!

Looking for any help.. I’ve applied for the 9 month funding on the Government Gateway site, but as I’m over 31 days away from returning to work, I can’t access a code. The nursery my son is set to attend say they need the code by the end of week for the January term, so I’m confused as to how I can get the code to t...

Hello, Little one’s cord has fallen 2 days ago and had a tiny bit more cord piece inside his belly button that was much more open and round in shape. Now it does look like this and it seems like it’s closing with a bit left inside. I will contact the GP anyways but wondered if anyone else had this?

My 8 week old boy has reflux so he is on Infant Gaviscon with his milk HOWEVER this has made him so constipated. He has a laxative but that hasn’t kicked in yet and he is so uncomfortable and possibly in pain all day and wakes so much more in the night straining bless him. Anything else I can do to help him apart fr...

I’m just wondering how long did people sit in the bath for in there second trimester I love baths but not sure on how long I can be in for

Please someone help me about the war I’m such a paranoid mum and all I can think about is dying and my babies dying because of the war, are we actually going to be nuked or is it scaremongering??

Has anyone’s LO got constipated on colief?

When did everyone fill out their questionnaire for their 1 year review? How long before the appointment did you do?x

My 4 week old has a really hard time pooing. Started around 2-3 weeks and it’s getting worse. He will grunt and strain and go red in the face when he needs to poo and then cry in what sounds like pain. It really upsets him and he seems to be constantly uncomfortable now, I’ve tried all the tricks, bicycle legs, tumm...

Has anyone accidentally given a 7+ month Ella Kitchen pouch hours after its 24 hour use by date? I’m panicking that it might make my little one ill :( #mumguilt!

We still haven’t decided on if we are wanting to do vaccines or not but im curious as to how we go about doing them if we do choose to do so. Do I set up an appointment with pediatrician after birth to get them? Also, any insight on what y’all did vaccine wise/why or what you are planning to do would be really help...

I’m really stuck with what to get my LG as her main pressie. She already has a tonie box, wooden kitchen and toy baby bits. I’ve been looking to get her a play princess castle, she already has a small fisher price one but cannot find any ones that seem good! Any ideas welcome!

My baby is 5 weeks old and the last few days she’s had green poos, she is also having yellow poos but sometimes green. Sometimes mixed. The only thing I’ve changed is I’ve started taking pregnacare breastfeeding and given her vitamin D drops. Could this effect it? She’s acting normal, but I’m getting a bit worrie...

We’ve started weaning my little boy he is six months old. I’m following all of the recommendations but he seems uncomfortable and unable to poop after and I doing something wrong.

Have anyone’s 2.5 month old gotten RSV? How did they fair? I’m so nervous for my girl 😭😭

Last Friday my LO had her second stomach bug in 5 weeks. We are just getting over it in the house but her poo’s have become a yellow/pale yellow and runny! My eldest is suffering from runny poo’s as well a similar colour… has anyone elses little ones experienced this?! It seems to be one thing after another at nurse...

My LO is 7 months and since starting solids his poos are solid, he doesn’t seem to be struggling or in pain when having a poo but is this normal?

How do you bathe your infant when you’re abroad / on holiday and staying at a hotel?

My boy is 12 weeks old tomorrow and he’s on special CMPA formula. He was eating every 2-3 hours (with the exception of overnight where he goes 5-7 hours) but now it seems to have stretched to 3-4 hours. Wondering if that’s normal and wanted to see what other August mamas are going :)