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Can I get in trouble

Can I get in trouble if my baby is 6 weeks and hasn’t been to a pediatrician yet ? Idk g have a car so really been stuck

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Bath time guilt

My son is 5 weeks old and I’m feeling really guilty that we haven’t bathed him more. We have been dealing with colic and silent reflux for 3 weeks now and a painful week of constipation too. His wake windows are only long enough to change him, feed him and calm him down while he screams from being uncomfortable and ...

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Jaundice Unit?

My 2 week old has Jaundice and midwifes have said that if it hasnt cleared by todays assesment baby will have to go into a unit. Does anyone know what the unit is and what they will be doing or how long it takes? They have not explained it to me just said she may have to go in.

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Baby Snorting Like A Pig

Hi my baby is 11 days old now and he’s started to snort like a pig quite a lot and sound bunged up but he’s not. Anyone else had this? Thanks

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Has anybody had a dye eye test at the hospital before?

Basically I have to have a test where they put dye in my eye to see things and I’m terrified about it, what if I can’t see for hours after? What if I feel nauseous or struggle to look after my toddler when I get home. Has anybody had this and can tell me their experiences of their sight after the dye please

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Green poop

My baby girl is almost 5 weeks old and she’s been having green poop almost everyday at least twice a day. Not sure why because it’s usually a mustardy colour and everything else has been the same just the poop colour that’s changed and sometimes it smells too, anyone elses had this?. I exclusively breastfeed

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Accidentally ingested something

My husband and I were using Palmer's cocoa butter formula skin therapy oil for massage/sexy time and I accidentally licked some 😣 I spat it out and had some water to rinse my mouth out. Will it be ok? My stomach hurts a little bit but that's it, I'm so worried I'm gonna get sick or my baby will 😭 Currently 34 1/2…

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Baby toy recommendations under 1

Hi all Can you share some toys your babies have loved? We’re finding it hard to get our 5 month old to enjoy her toys. Any direct links to Amazon would be appreciated

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1 year vaccinations

Hi! My little girl turned one on Tuesday, and we’ve not had a letter through saying to book her vaccines in? We did with all her other jabs, I just assumed there would be another letter when ready? Is this not the case and i need to just call?

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Scared of bathtub

My LO is scared to sit down in her tub. I tried to put her in small outdoor wading pool over the weekend and she would not go in which is weird because she went in last year. Ever since we tried to go in the pool she won’t sit down in her bathtub. She stands in the tub so I am able to clean her and she holds on to...

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Over Eating??

My 2 week old will nurse, throw up buckets of milk, and then scream and cry to nurse some more, and then throw up more. And it’s a cycle of this. He won’t take a bunny to soothe. Is he hungry or just sucking on me for comfort?!

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Babies who are on neocate LCP formula, do their stools looks like this?

My baby has been on neocate for cows milk allergy since end of Jan and I’ve noticed stools that look like this (with the dark bits in) from around a few days after that, pretty consistently to date. She’s combination fed but I have a milk-free diet and have done for months. Dietician wasn’t sure about it but my GP d...

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Nutramigen

Has anyone actually had any positives with Nutramigen. We are trialling tomorrow as my little boy has silent reflux/rosy red dry skin on his cheeks/fussy with feeds and doesn’t take much and some other mild symptoms. All I hear is how awful it is and just made their baby worse.

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10 month review

Anyone had the 10 month review yet? How did it go and what do they do?

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Digestion issues

My food just sits SO heavy in my stomach. It feels like it's literally sitting in my esophagus. I feel choked and heavy. Any digestion relief?

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Colic?

Not sure if my son is colicky or not. This past week he has been crying a lot more. He’s 3 weeks old now. Today was the worst it has been, crying for hours. He would settle every once in a while for a few minutes and start up again. It was so stressful and I was crying right there with him, had no idea what to do. H...

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