Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Milestones

How am I supposed to gentle parent a child that literally doesn't stop crying ever? He literally just screamed and cried for 30+ minutes because he wanted a chocolate chip granola bar right after dinner (that he refused) and I told him he had to wait until after pjs.

Right now my 4 year old is going through some kind of change… she has thrown at least two tantrums a day for a while now.. and it’s over the smallest things and it’s so hard to calm her down. And I understand that when she is throwing tantrums, it’s not the time to talk to her because I know that her brain is in fig...

My just turned 20 months and still isn’t saying many words. A referral for a speech therapist has been put in, but still haven’t heard anything. I would love some advice on what to do, I feel like i’m failing. He’s said Mama, Dada (a few times), ball, yuh (yeah), oos (shoes). He signs for more, all done, & waves hi...

Hi. I’m wondering whether anyone is experiencing the same or has some advice. My LO is 22 months old and he is very developmentally behind. I’ve reached out to my GP, HV etc but they keep telling me to wait things out but I’m so worried. He is under a consultant for glue ear and if it’s not improved then he will...

Anyone else’s baby kind of shakes/ shivers their especially their arms when they are over excited? I’ve noticed my baby does it sometimes, I’ve read it’s completely normal but when she starts doing it I get worried and stop whatever we are doing.

I’m torn about whether I should buy my son some pre walker shoes or not. He is standing but not unaided, is kind of cruising around the furniture but not fully. I’ve been looking at the Clarks pre-walkers. Would you suggest buying them at this stage? Or waiting until he’s actually walking? When I take him out ...

Km really struggling with my meltdowns atm and I'm actually embarrassed by them. I get overstimulated so so easy now and my meltdowns have hit a point where I scream and flail and throw things like a toddler. My area doesn't provide any support for this so I'm just having to survive by myself and apologise to my bab...

Questioning if my son has autism or just normal development. The top sign I’ve noticed is he likes to run/walk with his eyes closed when playing, when he is upset he flaps his hands, he will randomly tiptoe walk not all the time and not for long, he repeats what he is saying a few times or until you answer him and h...

Milestones are always a topic as you moms know ! My baby has hit every milestone but she still not walking . Just turned 14 months this past week , she cruises around furniture will walk holding my finger , stands for about 10-15 seconds but still trying to find her balance . Can climb up and down the couch get off ...

My daughter is going on 13 months still not walking independently will take a few steps but continues to crawl she does get very nervous taken steps will reach out for our hands. Is anyone else babies at the same stage not walking yet ?

My son who is 16 months had just started to have proper meltdowns. Recently we’ve been having maybe 5-10 meltdowns a day because he gets upset by something really minor. I know it’s just their developmental age but oh my goodness. I’ll take his jeans off to get him ready for bed and he just screams and flops around ...

I have an appointment with the hv tomorrow to discuss my concerns but thought I would see if anyone else is/has gone through something similar and whether my son could potentially have ASD traits. Things that make me think he could potentially have Autism are putting fingers in his ears a lot ( doesn’t seem to be ju...

Not sure if I’m being a paranoid first time mum but feel like my little ones legs are turning outward whilst trying to crawl? Is this a developmental thing? will post more pics in comments. Just don’t want to call the doctor in a panic and then look silly 😭

First of all, Happy Mother’s Day you absolute super heroes. I hope you’re enjoying your day with your little one💖 My baby is petrified of the blender. He is so chill usually but it’s got to the point as soon as he sees the blender come out of the cupboard, he starts to scream. I let him know i need to use the…

My one year old bites me all day everyday and bites really really hard even if I redirect her she’ll go back to biting me could it be a sign of autism ? I literally have bruises for how strong she’s biting me I would also like to add my little brother who’s now 13 showed signs of sensory issues as well as autism as ...

My one year old bites me all day everyday and bites really really hard even if I redirect her she’ll go back to biting me could it be a sign of autism ? I literally have bruises for how strong she’s biting me

My daughter is soon to be 18 months are she still is not walking on her own or really talking. I tried with a walker but she doesn’t like it. She walks with me assisting her but other than that she just wants to crawl she does stand though and I can tell she’s trying. She says mama and dada and babbles but she’s not...

Has you LO shown any signs of stranger anxiety? My 5 month old makes a sad face and starts crying with my in-laws approach him (which he does not see often maybe once a week or less). He also did it this week with one of my friends who he has not seen in the last 3 months. I’m wondering if this is a sign of stranger...

My little boy is 10 weeks and we haven’t had so much as a glimpse of a smile yet I’ve tried everything; singing to him, funny faces, smiling up close, talking to him in silly voices, my daughter plays with him, sings to him. I talk to him constantly and when I’m not he can still hear us because my daughter’s there a...

he's only 6 months old (7 months on the 3rd), grew 2 teeth and is trying to get around on his own!! (second video in comments) (also side note, we got the bottle out of there after these videos. we forgot it after we were in it with him)