Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby

I’ve been putting baby down for naps in the cot for a while to try and help night sleep and it has been working. I actually have nothing to do right now so I tried to breastfeed her and contact nap but she was so hyper on me. I put her in the cot and she protested for a minute then fell asleep. I know this is a win ...

What’s some tips & tricks if you have gone through this ? My first baby I had it really bad but I didn’t know what to do to control it, aside from smoking a cigarette and taking a breather. I’m finding that this time around I was fine but having that anger come back around 2 months after having the baby. I feel b...

My little one is nearly 13 months and we still haven’t had a letter for her jabs. Is this normal??

So we’ve been pretty loyal Honest customers… my son has always been one size up from the recommended sizes as he’s a 95th percentile baby. He’s only 17 months old and Honest diapers don’t go up to size 7 overnights (which I think is absolutely ridiculous considering they have size 7 regular diapers). He has been soa...

Newborn acne? Does anyone have any advice on how to treat it and keep it at bay if possible?

Anyone else’s babies not have long naps in the day my 12 week old doesn’t nap long he tends to cat nap more. He does sleep all night though just worry he isn’t getting enough sleep

Hello all, my daughter turned 1 two weeks ago, before she was 1 she was able to stand up by herself, walk along the sofa by herself, walk with her walker and walk whilst holding my hand/hands, now she’s turned 1 i’ve tried to do a lot more walking with her and it just seems that we are in the same place as we was a ...

Anyone has experience with applying for a ECHP How do they go about verifying address etc?

Okay so since the weekend I’ve noticed my daughter doing this with her eyes every few minutes, it’s constant. Any idea ?

LB is in so much discomfort after each feed, showing all the signs for CMPA and silent reflux, has trouble passing wind and becomes constipated, formular fed. We have tried everything. Doctor prescribed suppositories for a 7 week old 😩 he’s in so much pain. Health visitor has insisted I ring the doctors to get…

How was your babies after 3 set of injections? My boy has his today. He was fine with the first 2 sets but just wondering how others have reacted to them so I know what to look out for?

I’m with my baby 24/7 Does anyone else get overstimulated or overwhelmed when their baby cries and whines and you don’t what they want. I want to put my daughter is daycare but my partner won’t let me because his fear of something wrong happening but I’m with my daughter 24/7 and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten an h...

I’m sharing just because a lot of mums with toddler’s my son’s age didn’t know this. Now they’re all getting chickenpox and it looks horrific! It’s not on the NHS routine vaccination schedule yet so you have to pay about £75 per dose for two doses, however it pays for itself in terms of the time your child will be ...

Which toothbrush and toothpaste do you use for 8 month old? I didn't realise we were supposed to be brushing so early 🫢 (he's got a tooth and a half 😅)

My 3 month old has been super fussy and hungry lately - past week or so. He is going less than 2 hours with formula - I’m reading they should be going 3-4 hours at this age. He won’t eat any more than 120ml unless at night when he will happily have 150ml. I’m at my wits end and can’t get anything done cause he w...

Hi all, went to my 38 week midwife appointment today and told her the past few days have felt a lot of pressure keep needing to go to the toilet as Im sure he is pressing on my bowel it even hurts to walk and have had on and off pains in stomach and back and she said this is all normal when she measured she said he ...

Can anyone recommend good baby monitors? The ones we have were cheaper VTEC ones from John Lewis (just audio) and half the time they don't pick up when he stirs or cries! 🤦‍♀️ Thanks in Advance x

Hi all, my little girl is 11 weeks and has been exclusively breast fed since birth. I do want to introduce a bottle, so I can have a bit of freedom for date nights etc. I have noticed that when I am feeding her, especially her night feed and morning feed, my let down on the other breast is huge. I accidentally soa...

My son started saying mama around 9 months old and now says dada and nana however he says these all day for a few days and then will stop and start saying it again. I haven’t heard him say any of these for the past couple of weeks. Is this common? I worry as my older son has autism and regressed with all speech ...

Does anyone use baby tooth paste for their LO that doesn’t need to be spat out ?