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Anyone know what this is?

12 month old has had this on his mouth for about 5 days now.

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Recommendations for teethers

In the thick of teething and my boy only seems to chew on his fingers, which is fine but he’s so grumpy all the time I want to find something that will give him a bit more relief…. I have tried a couple teething toys which he doesn’t seem to like to put in his mouth at all (wondering if it’s because of the shape of ...

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Normal teeth?

Sorry I am paranoid 🤣 I'm yet to sign my girl up to the dentist (I will do it soon!) But I noticed today her teeth have patches that are whiter than others and I'm so worried it's the start of tooth decay! Does anyone else's toddler have similar looking teeth? 😬

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Potty training at night

So my son has been potty trained for a month during the day and is doing well. He is still wearing a nappy during the night time and naps. There have a been a few days where the nappy is completely dry and other nights it’s totally full. How do I get him trained up at night ? Should I just take the nappy off and see...

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Swallow tooth paste frustrations!

Amongst the other annoying terrible two things going on mine has decided he no longer wants to spit and is going to swallow when brushing teeth. No matter what I tell him he refuses. On good days he'll spit or he may do the odd one but then just sucks the tooth brush. When it's my turn (he does the first 2 minutes h...

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Limits testing with potty training

Please help me, my 20 month old has been nearly trained for like 4 weeks but he keeps revenge weeing. He is limits testing like there is no tomorrow and I am absolutely exhausted. He just will not do a wee on the potty or toilet at points in the day. He is much worse when papa is here but its not like I can kick his...

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Potty Training

I officially started trying this process yesterday. She's ready, she knows when she's pooping, as she pees, tells me what's in her diaper, has gone to the bathroom with me everyday for over a year and tells me "yay mommy, good job" every time I pee or poop. Yesterday she peed five times, twice on the potty the res...

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Is Potty Regression a thing?

Hi all, need advice. My toddler (3yo Girl about to be 4) is going through potty regression. She’s been fully potty trained for about a year, but recently has started having accidents again. We have been completely out of pull-ups for so long we don’t even have them in the house, and I don’t want to start buying them...

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Teething

My boy is 15 weeks and has been cutting a tooth at the front for a few weeks but is barely coming through but today I notice his gum very red and swollen at the back with some white.. is this a tooth coming through!?

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Teething in an 1.5 year old

Hey Mama's, I'm still new to the teething symptoms in toddlers and was wondering if it's normal for toddlers to not be interested in food or nit picking at certsin foods, be more quiet than usual (my son is usually very talkive and up and about), wanting to be cuddled more and their temperature to be slightly raised...

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Teething

My 2 year olds back teeth are coming in and he’s screaming in pain I’ve tried everything even anbesol which was meant to be very good but still the same!! Getting to the point he’s crying for ages and biting me and pulling my hair he’s that agitated😪 what’s best for this?

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Teeth!

So my daughter has her bottom two teeth coming in. 🙏🏼😭 she’s been so grumpy! How long from the picture does it take roughly for them to fully cut through? They are sharp to touch when I run my finger along the gum. So I’m guessing they’ve technically cut but not completely? She is six months old. 😀

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Potty training public bathrooms

Do you bring wipes to disinfect toilet seats? What are your best practices with littles?

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Potting Training before 2

Hey fellow mamas! Have any of you started potty training yet? My son has been expressing interest in sitting on the toilet. Partially because of daycare, there's a couple other toddlers that are potty training. Any tips, tricks or advice for potty training boys? Thank you!

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Running behind..?

I keep seeing so many people posting about their kids using the potty already, my son has shown no real signs of being ready to potty train, are we behind?? Is there something I should be doing? I’m a first time mom and starting to worry we’re behind the ball here..

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Teething

Can teething cause a cough x

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