Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

My baby hasn’t pooed in over a day (maybe 30 hours?). We’ve tried exercises and also Infacol. She is passing wind but not pooping. Any help? She is uncomfortable (16 days old)

Hey everyone, My 4 month old has been getting a bath everyday for the past 2 weeks but today we heard that we shouldn’t be doing that because it dries out their skin. He does seem to have eczema but baths calm him down at night and we want to set a bedtime routine with him. Just wondering how often you give your b...

My 3 month old’s reflux appears to be getting worse. He is exclusively breastfed. It was manageable before but now he’s vomiting a lot and quite forcefully, appears uncomfortable/in pain after feeds and arches his back a lot. I burp him after every feed but when he’s uncomfortable it’s now taking a lot longer to soo...

Hi just looking for some advice my daughter 3 weeks old & got colic she’s really struggling with it waking up crying alot at night is there anything I could give her?

Hello all, my 10 day old was doing the recommended amount of poops and colours etc until 2 days ago where she hasn’t passed a bowel movement since. She is peeing plenty, however no poo. Spoke with midwife today and 10 day appointment and she was not concerned and said some babies may go up to a week without pooping ...

Baby has had diarrhoea now for 3 days, usually only has a dirty nappy once a day but has been having 4-5 at the moment. Baby is still alert, happy, playing etc. When would you mamas be concerned enough for GP/hospital?

Hi ladies, my 7 week old boy has been prescribed Aptamil pepti 1. He’s only been on it since Friday but I’m finding him worse on this milk than he was on the cow and gate anti reflux? Has anyone had a worse experience than the original? He is screaming and inconsolable all the time, drawers his legs up, super gassy...

HV advised our LO has a slight tongue-tie at our 10 day visit, he is now 5 weeks old and I’m wondering if it causing the problems we’re now having. Just wondered how we would go about getting this resolved and how long the waiting time was etc. any advice would be great!

Hi there, my 5 week old often has spit ups from her formula. I do combi so even with bf she has spit ups. Currently using SMA, do I go to the GP or is this normal? Even after burping and sitting her up for 30 mins she still does spit ups. Any advice?

Hi everyone Just wondering if you could let me know your experiences with CMPA We've had our daughter on nutrimigen for a couple of weeks but symptoms not much better Screaming during and after feeds and seems in constant pain and unhappy between feeds. Possible silent reflux or colic too Previously had hipp organi...

Hi how long does it take for nutramigen to make a difference? 7 week old still seems uncomfortable after every feed and cries

My 9 month old fell out of the pram today onto the grass but literally landed on her neck . I was attending to my 2 year old that had fallen over badly and put her in the pram and didn’t strap her in . She likes to climb out of things now and went to but flipped forward. I feel terrible shes been fine and doing all ...

So my little girl has had all her vaccinations up until this point. However, my partner is completely against them and whenever she needed some it has always been a battle. Now she is due her 3 year ones, and of course he really does not want her to have them. I really don’t want to keep debating and falling out wi...

Anyone else’s LO have poop problems? My daughter is 16 months and for months now she’s had issues with her bowel movements, she only has one a day if we’re lucky and they are so large and firm that I think she’s developed a fear of pooping and now refuses to do it unless she’s stimulated from a warm bath. I’ve swit...

Can anyone who’s had experience with their little one having a lip tie tell me if this looks normal or not? When he was little it was hard to tell and now he is almost 5 months want to make sure all is okay, excuse the photo he is very wriggly 😂

has anyone used Sheila’s Wheels? My current provider is offering a renewal just shy of £400 more than I can get elsewhere even when calling they knocked off £70 which didn’t even make a difference! But Sheila’s wheels is coming up as my cheapest, are they reliable and a good provider? Thank you

ladies, i had a natural vaginal birth, but suffered tears and needed stitches, they told me to wait 2 weeks before having a bath (i’ve had showers don’t worry i do wash 🤣) but it’s been nearly 3 weeks, my son will be 3 weeks on wednesday, and i’m still scared to have one in case my stitches haven’t fully healed,…

Hey Mamas! I’ve figured out that if I drink coffee my baby is super gassy and miserable! Struggling to figure out what to replace it with. Any good ideas?

My 10 month old is outgrowing her shnuggle bath. She can sit fairly well but can’t get into sitting position on her own yet. Instead of getting the shnuggle toddler bath, is a bath seat any good? Any recommendations especially any ones that can be folded and stored away?

Has anyone baby being diagnosed with cmpa or suspect it? What are your experiences?