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Newborn Baby: Feeding, Care, Sleep & What to Expect

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What Does It Mean If Baby Arches Their Back While Crying?

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Breath-Holding Spell: What to Do When Baby Stops Breathing While Crying

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Helpful Resources for Parents of Children with Down Syndrome: What to Know & Where to Find Support

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Why Do Babies Cry On Airplanes?

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Baby’s First Pediatrician Visit: Your Expert Guide

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Childs Farm’s Complete Guide to Baby Skincare for Parents

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How Many Diapers Do I Need for a Newborn? (Hint: It’s a Lot!)

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How to Prevent Dehydration in Babies

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From the community

Recent discussions

Nursery bugs/loose bowels

Hi all my daughter started nursery 2 weeks ago on her third day at nursery she started with diarrhoea a few times a day leaking though her clothes then by Tuesday she started to go off her food and milk and had a slight temp so I took her to doctors, who said she just had a viral infection or something. Then by Wednesday/Thursday she started eating more food and milk food was getting a bit more firm and no temp then nursery rang Friday and said to get her because she had like 3 loose bowel movements and she’s really sore now and even today she’s still having loose poos I also noticed it’s a bit snotty/mucus and also smells like fish.

Had anyone had the same with there littles ones and what was it? I know babies pick stuff up at nursery but this has been going on over a week now but she’s just grumpy pretty much all the time and she’s normally really happy.

Mat B1 Certificate

I’m going to be 23 weeks in a few days, has anyone been issued with their Mat B1 certificate or have any idea when it will be

Milk/Infant Gaviscon

Mums help! My baby is 6 weeks old, since birth ( c section baby ) suffered with mucus pooling in her mouth, at first 1 week old was told viral bronchitis, after multiple tests 48 hours everything came back negative, GP then advised he thinks it’s from the section as babies aren’t pushed out they have a build up, taken back to the GP at 4 week old as it continued given infant gaviscon to try ( baby is formula fed on Aptimal ) half a sachet in every bottle, baby feeds every 3/4 hours around 3/4oz at a time, it seems to have helped a little with the reflux which is what we are thinking it is silent reflux as is not often sick and still having wet nappies and takes milk fine, pooing around every 24 hours sometimes more and they are not pebble like, but the wind is constant, and this now seems to be causing ALOT of pain meaning baby is only sleeping 1 hour stints at night when she’s not physically held up right, google has too many contact GP and Health Visitor, GP advises wait for 6-8 week review but this is not for another 2 weeks and health visitors advise everything I’ve already done… do I stop the gaviscon and try Aptimal Reflux milk or try a different milk alternative altogether? I’d like the mum advice if anybody has experienced similar.

LO is constipated

Our LO has been constipated for almost 2 months now. Her bowel movements aren’t regular and she is clearly in pain even while trying to pass gas. These past 2 months she has pooped only when I gave her lot of prunes but is this okay? I feel like she should be able to poo normally without any intervention. Took her to the GP and as usual they say nothing is wrong but she’s not eating solids(probably cause she’s unable to poo)I noticed she tries to eat on the day she has had a poo. She turned 9 months last week for reference.

Please help me !!

Toddler clean up burn out

Just a little vent I'm a FTM and my son is 2 I find myself getting burned out from constantly cleaning everything up after him😫

Baby pooping more and losing weight after starting solids?

My baby absolutely loves most of the food she had and I can see she had quite a bit as her poop has started looking a bit different - less watery and she has been pooping more often than usual. It looked like she had lost a bit of weight, but she is otherwise still drinking milk at similar frequencies and has lots of wet nappies. Has anyone else encountered this?

I need your help/advice

My 6 day old hasn’t done a poo for almost 72 hours now. He’s been passing wind and peeing normally. The last time I spoke to the midwife, it had been 48 hours since his last poo, and she said she wasn’t too worried and advised me to continue feeding him.

I’m calling again tomorrow, but I wanted to see if anyone has experienced something similar. We switched from formula to 100% breastfeeding about 3 days ago, and I have no idea whether he’s getting enough milk. I can see and hear him swallowing, but it’s still so confusing trying to know how much he’s actually getting.

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

Best bath toys

For a 2-3 year old - we need a shake up!!

Spit up or reflux

Hello my baby is 8months and spits up a lot. It’s been like that since she was a newborn and her pediatrician says it’s reflux. Personally I feel it’s too much. She’s a happy spitter though and always content with herself after lol but with the way she loves to eat it saddens me that I have to give her less food that she’d want and even that she still spitting up all the time. 🤦🏾‍♀️

Question

Is it okay to let my 23 month old roam while I shower?

The house is baby proofed.

12 week jabs

Did your babies react any diffrent from 8 week jabs to 12 weeks.
Hoping for a sleepy baby lots of cuddles.

Aibu to overthink this??

When I was in my partners car yesterday I found sunglasses down the wee side passenger bit but they are usually sunglasses id wear and I said to him are these yours and he said just no first of all then I said oh I don’t recognise them and when I said that he said he was like well they must be yours cause your the only one that’s been in this car but I have a head like a siv I can’t remember but I leave sunglasses lying everywhere, i have 2 in his house, I have a pair in my car .. and I also have ones left in my boyfriends house that have been there for ages. But I can’t remember 🤣 I think I was at a fair middle of August and bought a pair for a pound.

Cold sore and baby is two weeks old

I have a tingling on my lip and I’m thinking it’s the start of a cold sore as has been the case in the past. Has anyone had this before?? How did you protect your baby from exposure? I don’t know how best to protect him. I’ve obviously stopped kissing him, but I was kissing him today before I felt this tingle. I’m worried about spreading this to him and exposure he may have already had. Is it overboard to contact the GP?

I’ll be getting patches tomorrow but want to make sure I’m doing everything I can, so if anyone has any suggestions thanks in advance!

I feel so guilty and awful that I may have exposed him. It’s second nature to kiss him now so I’m struggling a little and I’m worried I’ll slip up. I’m so angry I have to worry about this. Thanks to my grandma when I was young, I was exposed and now I have to deal with this. To those mummas saying no to people kissing their babies, keep saying no you’re doing what’s best for them!

Struggling to prepare food for my toddler due to morning sickness

Everything makes me gag. Everything. Even a yoghurt pouch makes me gag.

How did you get through this? I'm only 6 weeks pregnant and my sickness last time lasted until 16 weeks. Help.

Feeding

Feeling like my 5 week old isn’t drinking enough? She will have 4-5oz maybe twice in a day (usually early hours of the morning and then around 9am) and then will drink a 3oz bottle 3-4 times but then all she wants is an oz here and there, I try and get her to drink more but she’ll just scream or start chewing(?) on the bottle

What does pelvic floor therapy involve ?

I’m not sure if I need to shave or if I’m peeing on myself a little.

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