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Baby 4 months cries a lot

Hey ladies, my 4 month old cries A LOT, he will play for a short period of time, is fed/nappy changed etc but still cries and screams. A lot of people are saying he is teething but I don’t see or feel any teeth coming through his gums. I am overly exhausted and frustrated because I do not know why he cries like this...

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Intact boy

Hi boy mama’s! So I made the decision not to circumcise my son, yesterday night I noticed the tip of his pp is really red and maybe a little swollen. I do my best to clean after every change and clean while in the bath. I left him w my husband when I was at the er w my daughter yesterday and I don’t think he was cle...

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potty training?!

when did you guys start potty training? my 18 month old just started putting her hands in her diaper and p o o p, so gross, but if you guys have what products have you tried, and tactics to get them to actually learn?

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Flustered cheeks

Is red flustered cheeks a sign of teething? My son is 6 months old tomorrow but he was born 5 weeks early so technically going to be 5 months old tomorrow. And these past few days his cheeks have been really red and flustered. He’s not sick, and he’s also not fussy, but he’s putting everything in his mouth and dro...

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Teething

Hello mums! What were your first signs of teething? Is it too early to buy a teether for my 4 month old? Thank you!

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Yellow teeth despite brushing

Here for some advice! My LO (16mo) has a serious teeth brushing issue she hates it, won’t entertain doing it herself so we do it for her but she really gets upset. We brush for less than a minute every time as she literally just rolls off or runs away and gets so hysterical. But while we do brush we try our best to...

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Potty training.

Anyone’s child still not potty trained? My daughter will be 2 & half in December and still not potty trained, every time I get the potty out it’s like she’s scared of it🥴🥴 Any tips/advice?

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teething,poorly or tantrums 😭

My little boy is 21 months, on wednesday he was grouchy and had a temp, which spiked to 38.8 after calpol in the evening. He's not had a temp since. He's normally happy and content. since wednesday he's done nothing but cry, scream even if i'm holding him 80% of the day. he's dribbling a little bit but no other sig...

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Plumber in Shoreditch

Hope it’s not off topic, but alone with my 10 month old and there’s a blockage in the kitchen sink. I tried to put product but didn’t help. I may have called 15 plumbers this morning but no one answered. Can you please recommend a plumber in Shoreditch? Thank you!

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Teething?

Are your babies starting teething? Symptoms?

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Teeth

Does anyone know what this is? It started when I was a few weeks pregnant; hurts after i brush so i’ve avoided doing it for a week or two. it’s like a black hole or something

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Regression?

So my son is 3 and he started PPCD and we started potty training some before school. Well he has/had a problem with dribbling. Now recently he is straight peeing through everything. He won’t tell us he needs to potty or give any sign he just does it. I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t know what to do other than t...

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Brushing teeth

Can you guys explain to me your teeth brushing regimen? When do you do it? Twice a day? How long? Before or after their night time milk? I have not been good about it at all and now there’s literally tartar on his teeth and I’m panicking and am starting a strict twice a day regimen, but i usually do it before the ni...

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Potty training

I’ve seen some people have started potty training and I have no idea where to start, I feel like I’m so behind 😩 how do you do it? Where do you start? I’m going back to work on Monday and just feel like I’ve left it too late to start!

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I don’t know what it is!

For the past few months there’s been this white bump behind my son’s teeth. He doesn’t show that it bothers him. I thought it would go away but it hasn’t. Please don’t mind the boogers 🫣

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White mark on gums

Any idea what this white marks are? Got three off them on her gums! Is it an ucler?

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Teething at 2 months

For the past couple of days my 2 month old has been trying to put her whole fist in her mouth and she has also been drooling more. I’ve been googling (probably shouldn’t have been lol) but I read that it can be a sign of teething. I’m just wondering has anyone else experienced this with their baby this early on or...

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Potty training tips

Started potty training due to having more time over the holidays and my toddler showing some signs of readiness. Please share tips!

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Teething 4.5 months!

Can anyone give me any tips or an idea of what to expect for our first experience of teething? We woke up with a red cheek and looking back over the past few days he has been a little grumpy and chewing his hands more. We have just finished the sleep regression and it’s like we have restarted the trauma with fightin...

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Potty training

My son doesn’t wear diapers anymore and does well with peeing in the potty but still keeps popping in his pants. What worked for getting your little ones to poop in the potty? 😅

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