Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

My 11 week old wakes around 5am kicking and screaming. I assume it’s gas? I know it’s developmental but is anyone experiencing the same and if so are you doing anything to help? Anyone using probiotics?

My son is in the 99th percentile for both weight and height. He eats a lot more than kids his age and tbh he eats like every 2 hours, hes always snacking on something. Because he wants to, I’m not forcing him. The doctor says he’s fine like he isnt overweight, hes just a big baby and to keep doing what im doing. F...

Okay so this is super awkward for me to talk about. But after having 2 kids I've lost like all volume in my labia majora. And now my inner labia arnt as protected which has led to extreme pain during horseback riding and bicycling so I can't do them anymore or my labia minora will swell up and become extremely irrit...

has anyone dealt with constipation of their LO? was doing prune puree and apple juice but wasn’t working so i took my LO to the doctors on Wednesday and listened to his belly and said yep he’s constipated. they told me to continue prunes but up it to 2x a day, nothing else but breastmilk and he still isn’t going l...

My twins were born in March and my little boy tonight had been hysterically crying for 30 mins now!! I’ve given ibuprofen, me abd my husband are taking it in turns to cuddle him. I ran down and made him some warm cows milks, I’ve never had him cry like this for this long!! He stopped to drink the milk and went strai...

My daughter is 8 and a half months but was 5 weeks premature and born by emergency c section after placenta abruption. She was OK but then 20 mins later started struggling to breathe and her oxygen dropped to 50 percent, she was rushed to neonatal and had help In the high dependency unit with oxygen and medicine int...

How did everyone’s baby’s feel after these? And what symptoms

Anyone whose baby has CMPA how were they diagnosed and what were the symptoms? My baby boy is almost 5 weeks old and is formula fed since the second week. He is on aptamil and has between 3-5 ounces every 2-3 hours. He still has baby acne and it looks to me like it’s getting worse on his face, he also poos at least...

I have a 7week old, bathing him hurts so bad lol. I put a towel down for my knees on the floor which isn’t the issue, but straining to lean over the side to reach his little baby bath is really doing a number on my back. I’m not sure how to handle more than a few minutes at a time. Advice?

After I start weaning my 6 month baby some times he gets diarrhea is this normal. Does any one recommend piccolo organic ready puree?? I give my baby sometimes when I am out is this fine?! I feel guilty about it.

My 6weeks old hasn't been pooping for days , I use grownsy colic and gas reliver and only that helps. I don't think he's constipated as well but he doesn't poop by himself unless I use the stick. What can I do ? Anyone please? And I've used the stick for like 4 times in 8 days , yesterday I saw a very little blood...

fell at my heaviest weight while walking my dog when i was like 14 and landed all 210lbs (i know big kid 😅) on my ankle. it immediately swelled and hurt to step on it so i went inside and my mom wouldn’t take me to the doctor so for forever after it hurt like a mofo when black and blue and having a loft bed with a…

Hi, I have a doctors appointment on Monday but would like to ask for advice! My baby has gone from drinking 6oz per feed to only being able to drink 2oz then screaming afterwards. He cries because he’s hungry, but then cries in pain when he’s drinking! What he does drink, he spits up a lot and is sicky…we go thro...

Jw if there is some developmental reason babies might be throwing up more this week or if my breastfeeding latch has just gone wrong again as we just had another green poop again too😫 feel like ive been fixing the latch every other week with my 2nd baby… my first never thew up much so not sure with this guy

My baby is 18 days old and hasn’t poop since yesterday morning so I know she’s constipated. She cried all night. How do I get her to poop? Can somebody please tell me

I have MAJORLY fucked up and mindlessly ate a pack of crisps that had milk in them :( can I give calpol to help with baby’s pain??? I feel like the worst mum in the world. It was such a careless thing to do and I should be used to checking all packets by now. I’m so upset with myself and angry I’m seeing my baby suf...

Has anyone else’s little one made a sound similar to this and knows why they may be doing it? I took my daughter to the doctors as she had been doing it for a good few days and her mood had just completely changed she went from very happy go just really angry. Shes 15 weeks old we suspect maybe teething but not sure...

Hi, ftm here and wondering if anyone has ever experienced this before. My boy is 5 weeks and I have been giving him the aptamil powder made the traditional way using the kettle. I got a new tub and when I made it up there was a lot of grainy particles in the teat and I could see them in the milk as well if I put som...

Just wondering if anyone could offer some advice regarding possible tongue tie? My LO is nearly 7 weeks old, bottle fed and has the following symptoms… Very gassy, unsettled during and sometimes after feeding, occasionally sick and spits a lot, chokes/gags/coughs a lot during feeds, makes a clicking noise when fed, ...

Hi everyone. I’ve finished my NHS antenatal course and there was no information about life once baby is born (e.g. feeding and caring for baby). Does anyone have any recommendations for a free class or resources about this please? I’ve watched some NHS videos on feeding and read general care info online but wonderin...