Articles & Expert Guides on Baby Care

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Baby Care

Your Guide to Baby’s First Bath

Deborah Vieyra

Travels With Baby: 23 Essential Tips

Tassia O'Callaghan

Torticollis in Babies: What It Is, What to Look For & How to Help Your Baby

Tassia O'Callaghan

How Often to Bathe a Newborn

Mairi Bunce

Newborn Scrunch Explained: Why Babies Curl Up and What It Means

Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Katie Mill

What is Purple Crying? And What Does It Stand For?

Katie Mill

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

Katie Mill

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

Holli Sheahan

Why Do Babies Cry On Airplanes?

Katie Mill

Baby’s First Pediatrician Visit: Your Expert Guide

Dr. Kaajal Singhal

Childs Farm’s Complete Guide to Baby Skincare for Parents

Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Tassia Agatowski

How to Prevent Dehydration in Babies

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

9 Fun Activities for 10-Month-Old Babies

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Baby Cries When Put Down? Try These 15 Expert Tips

Tassia O'Callaghan

11 Fun Activities for 9-Month-Old Babies

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

How Many Burp Cloths Do I Need?

Tassia Agatowski

12 Fun Activities to Boost Your 6-Month-Old’s Development

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

From the community

Circumcision after care

We circumcised our almost 2 week old boy for hygiene reasons yesterday. (Don’t come at me- his dad, my brothers are all circumcised and it’s not for religious reasons).
The surgical team recommended using Sudocreme over the widely-used Vaseline. Three mothers in my circle only used Vaseline. I am worried for the sudocreme, any one used this in the past?
Additionally, washing his privates with water at every nappy change seems too much. Anyone washed your boy after every two nappy changes, what are your experiences?

Bath toys!

Someone please help me out, my son has these animals and absolutely loves them but they started to go mouldy inside. What’s the best way to try and clean them out?

5 wk old hasn’t pooped

My 5 week old LO hasn’t pooped since Sunday. She’s mainly breast fed, but has one bottle of Kendamil ready made in the afternoons.
She’s passing wind but no sign of a poop. She seems really uncomfortable and keeps crying, moaning, pulling her knees to her chest and wriggling :(

I’ve tried a warm bath, bicycle legs, frog legs, laying her on her tummy, and feeding her more to hydrate it through, but to no avail!

Does your child come home filthy every time they come home from nursery?

Now I'm not just talking about a bit of messy play. I mean coming home caked in dirt and filth.

Bath or shower?

I am very sure that at least 90% will be shower! (Including myself)

Strange behaviour

My 12 mo has been constantly shoving his fist in his mouth to the point it makes him gag, but he doesn't stop. He's usually putting 3 if not all four fingers down his throat, we try distracting, telling him no etc but he doesn't stop, I think in fact it's fun for him. But it's just strange and we couldn't see this anywhere across reliable resources as being something normal babies do, so is this cause of concern? Does it happen to anyone else?

Constantly hungry or wanting dummy?

Our baby is 2 weeks old very refluxy. We don’t want to use a dummy but we’ve had to. Everytime we give her a 120ml bottle she’s still rooting for more milk this is regardless of if she vomits the feed back up or not. I’m finding the only thing that settles or soothes her is a dummy? At first I thought she was constipated which she might still be as she’s had one poo yesterday (was at parent in laws) who said was big amount but I’m not sure how big it could’ve been as she’s still sometimes straining as if she needs to poo? I know 120 ml for a 2 week old is on the higher end. With our first we breastfed and didn’t have a dummy so I’m struggling with how much she’s needing a dummy for comfort or whether she’s hungry

Lip tie or normal?

I’m starting to question if my baby has a lip tie but as a first time mum not sure if it’s the norm? She clicks whilst drinking bottles and is on reflux medication but nobody’s ever looked at her lips or mouth to check and she’s 3 months old

Other allergies ?

My baby has had blood in stool for 6 weeks now despite me cutting dairy and soy… could it be another allergy? Gluten? Eggs?

Washing hair advice!

Hi all. We wash LGs hair 3x week (unless needs doing sooner) but she absolutely hates it! I put the shampoo in her hair and then rinse off gently with a jug of warm water. She cries and screams and stands up on the edge of the bath. She has always hated her hair being washed but I dread bathtimes now. It's a gentle no tears formula. Any advice please? Or is everyones child the same? Thanks!