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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!

Osteopath

Did anyone take their baby to an osteopath, and would you recommend? Also, how much are they?

does your little one wake up having pooped first thing in the morning?

I’m finding for the last two weeks it’s happening every morning having never been a thing - wondering if it’s normal? He eats a snack plate/dinner around 5.30/5.45 after nursery (he has dinner at nursery at 4 so needs something else when he gets home) then he goes to bed about 7.15/7.30

Help me with a debate

So me and hubby are having a debate about shower temps😬
I take a cool shower. Like not ice cold but it’s warm and there’s no steam.
He takes a shower from hell itself to the point you can’t see in the bathroom or if my hair is straight I walk in it’s curly again.

Advice asap please - HFMD

Hey mamas. I need urgent advice please.

My sis in law is 17 years old. Last weekend she started getting blisters on the bottom of her feet, hands and around her mouth and inside her mouth. I suspect she has hand foot mouth but no one else believes me as she is “too old” to get that.

Anyway I managed to keep my almost 2 year old away from her since. But tomorrow is my birthday and she was supposed to come with my in laws. She’s messaged me today asking if she can still come as she really wants to come over and see us all. I’m not sure if she is still contagious? She said she still has a few blisters that are bumpy/filled but most are flat now.

Everyone else around me thinks I’m making a big deal out of nothing. My son had HFMD once before and it was absolute horror. I’m so traumatised that I don’t want him going through it away and he is already under the weather.

Do u think she can still come over tomorrow as it’s been almost a week since or should I tell her not to and how to tell her / everyone in a way they won’t judge me or take offence.

Thank u xxx

Post bath

Moms what are guys doing to keep your baby warm post bath time till their clothes are on? Mine cries like no other, I need ideas on how to prevent that.

Crying

Anyone else’s baby cry inconsolably every time they are awake? I’ve been to the doctors and we are looking at CMPA or silent reflux? But I can’t take it anymore :( it’s so sad hearing her cry all the time and it sends me crazy

Help or advice

My little boy is 16 months old, never had a proper hair cut I trim the front at home once a month when it’s going in his eyes but I can’t bring myself to take him for a proper one, it’s long enough that I can do a top knot or a little pony tail most of my family and my partners family constantly make comments about it’s to long for a boy but he has beautiful curls in parts of his hair I think he looks perfect however it’s getting very frustrating when we go out in public he gets mistaken for a girl it’s doesn’t help he has long thick black eyelash’s so should I just have it cut or keep it as is until he’s old enough to communicate with me that he wants it short

Health Review

Hey Mamas, has anyone else's baby had a health review yet? I've been reading a few things online and now I'm worried I was supposed to book one with the health visitor. She’s 4 months old. I don't remember being told to arrange it myself. Did your health visitor contact you, or did you have to book it?

Toddler suddenly hates bath

Toddler has suddenly started screaming and crying during bath time and shower. I literally dread this time of day so much. He used to spend 30 mins in a bath and now we’re lucky if we last 3 minutes. Does anyone have any advice? 😢

Toni’s Box 2?

Considering getting a tonies box. Is it worth it? Does your 2 year old engage with it and enjoy it? Can you tell me HOW they play and experience it? :)