Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

Does anyone have any advice I’ve a very upset baby due to being in pain, I’ve tried infacol, gripe water, bicycle all the movements, belly rubs and he’s still screeching and scrunching up 🥺

*prior to putting them in the steriliser obvs? I’ve been soaking in hot soapy water, then cleaning with bottle brush then rinsing before putting them in Dr Browns steriliser machine but wow it’s time consuming (we have twins so it’s like 14 bottles a day).

Our room is saying 21 degrees. Baby, in short sleeved vest, then a baby sleep suit on top. What sleeping bag would you use? 1.5 tog or 2.5 tog I feel bad I'm in bed with a thick duvet. I want to make sure she's warm enough

Do I need to sterilise the milk powder pots?

Hey. My baby outgrew her bath support and I am desperate to find something else. She is not quite ready to sit on her own in the bath and she floats about 😂😂. What are you mums using and recommend? I am looking at the bath seats but unsure about the legs bit, can they get stuck? Is there one where you can lift the…

Hey lovely mummas, I’m due to have my baby girl in January… all the things to buy are a minefield! Can you please recommend what you actually use for your baby baths? Do you use Muslin wash clothes or types of brushes to clean them? Any recommendations for products would be much appreciated! Thank you xx

I currently have the tommee tippee UV steriliser but it takes 60 minutes to dry and sterilise the bottles! How does everyone else sterilise their bottles? I do have the mam bottles but since I’ll need to sterilise dummies too there’s no point using the microwave. If I wqs to buy a milton bucket how long so they sta...

Hi ladies, can anyone recommend any food that keeps acid reflux away? I am a massive foodie and I’m really struggling at week 27 it seems to be worse than ever and I’m so put off eating.

Has anybody else been diagnosed with gestational diabetes through their pregnancy.

Do you really not need to rinse the bottles after using the cold water Milton sterilising tablet? It smells so chemically!

Does anyone else use mam bottles with the tommee tippee prep machine? Why does it pretty much make it a full oz over what you click on the machine??

Morning, anyone planning on using the rapidCool? I wanting to formula feed at night and was recommended this. How are you sterilising the lid and flask after use?

Is gripewater for every day use? I use infacol before feeds but think it made my boy constipated so tried some gripewater tonight and he had a poo explosion very shortly after. If gripe water is effective for wind I’d swap the infacol for that but is it ok to be used that much? Don’t want to swap constipation for d...

Pretty sure my baby has colic. She displays all the symptoms. She is literally up screaming for several hours straight at night regardless of what we do (we’ve tried everything). So no one is getting any sleep and it’s honestly so difficult. Anyone have experience w/ this or can help in any way? Any suggestions are ...

Photo of poo My little girl is 6 weeks now, 3 weeks ago she got a cold and been pooing green, she is over her cold now but still pooing green. she only poos once every 3 days, I’ve been to the doctors but they said she has belly ache and to push her bottle at least 3 1/2 to 4 hours in between( which she was anyway...

Did gaviscon make anyone else’s little ones constipated?

Has anyone else been getting random hot flushes, different times of the day? I’m only 9 weeks and it started happening from 8 weeks :/

I am suspecting CMPA with my little girl and currently waiting for her stool sample results to come back from the GP to rule out any bugs/infection causing blood and mucus in stool that has been evident in her poo for about a week. She has developed these spots 4 days ago that have slowly increased/gotten worse. ...

Do formula now comes in a box in a bag instead off the tubs with lid so I'm wondering anyone been buying these and how are you storing once open I have seen on Amazon a one button formula container but it's pricey at 22 pounds for a container I would like something that would fit the whole 1.2 kg off formula powere...

has anyone had a glucose test at Brierley Hill recently? is it still a blood test, drink, 2 hour wait and another blood test? and has anyone refused and been allowed to finger prick at home instead? thank.you