Articles & Expert Guides on Baby Care

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

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

Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Baby Bumped Head: What to Do

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Mucus in Baby Poop: Causes & What to Do

Deborah Vieyra

Baby Rash or Eczema? The Ultimate Guide to Baby Rashes

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

From the community

Is my daughter going to be ok?

My husband got a bad cut after stepping on one of my son's dinosaur (we're currently in the hospital getting it stitched). While I was trying to get the bleeding under control, my daughter got into my cider. I quickly took it away from her but she did manage to get some in her mouth. Again back to paying attention to my husband and trying to console my son. My daughter then got into my husband's beer. He was drinking out of a glass so she definitely had some. Most of it got on her jammies (they were soaked), but a good quarter of his glass was gone. I don't know how much of it my husband had drunk before the accident and I definitely spilled some in my haste to stop her.

She's 11 months. Will she be ok?

Gallbladder attacks

Anybody else have gallbladder attacks after having babies? I got a few after my first. Wasn’t exactly sure what it was but it only happened for a couple of months after. Now after my second it’s been over a year and I get them a couple of times a month. I’ve changed my diet which seems to help but still Im getting them, currently in the longest lasting one. Been a day and a half.
Anyway, anyone else deal with this and what did you do? Does it go away after you’re done breastfeeding?

5 month old no interest in toys!

i have bought every toy under the sun for my 5 month old but she is just not interested, she literally does not like to play! i dont understand i've been trying all kinds of toys even teddys, balls, interactive toys nothing! what kind of toys do I buy i'm out of ideas!

Vaccinations

Does any one have any thoughts on the vaccinations newborns receive and the links between them and autism?
I’m so overwhelmed by the opinions of others and the opposing opinions of studies I just don’t know what to do.
Would love constructive opinions/guidance and experiences please 🙏

12 month jabs

My daughter has had her 1 year jabs this morning. She was absolutely fine all day until 10.30pm she was projectile vomiting everywhere and became very clingy etc. I had anyone else’s little one experienced this after jabs? Or should I be worried

Poo smell suddenly changed…. For the worst! 😭🤣🤢

Ok this is gonna sound really strange, or maybe some of you will get me. 😅 Up until like this week, my little boys poo has smelt really sweet and has never bothered me, if anything I almost liked the smell of it 🤣🤣 But now it’s so sour smelling all of a sudden, it almost made me wretch today! He’s exclusively breastfed and always has been so there’s been no change in his diet. His farts are also bad all of a sudden (they never smelt before) so I can only presume it’s to do with his system maturing etc 😅 Ngl I feel like I’m grieving part of him and feel sad that this is something else new about him, it’s making me miss my little newborn 🥺🤣😭

Passport for baby

Has anyone applied for babies passport yet?

If so, just wondering how look it took to come as we are planning a holiday end of June and I’m not sure whether I’ll need to sort a fast track or whether it’ll be okay to order one. Thanks!

Does bath time hype your kid up or help them get sleepy?

I swear bath time just gives my child more energy like he loves it so much he’s playing having a great time and will stay in there for over an hour easily. I have it early in our schedule because of this and have been told it should be later. But often when people talk about their kids and having bath in their wind down routine. So I just want to see roughly how common each is :) if your kid does showers instead of bath then it would be the same question but with shower

Colic baby

Hi! I have been told by a doctor that my 4 week old may have colic, I am a first time mum and not sure what to do!

My baby is very clingy and will not settle, this is not a massive problem for me as it’s great for bonding but can be overwhelming at times and also hard to get things done.

We use colief drops in his formula milk and cannot tell if it’s helping, any advice from mums who are going though this or have before would be great and much appreciated x

When is your shower / bath time?

We shower/bath the kids always in the morning, this is what we grew up doing... But it seems we might be in the minority. When is your family bath/shower time?