Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby

My baby is 6 months old. When she cries at night and won’t settle after more than 15 min, or wakes and cries after transferring to her crib again, I resort to giving her the boob to calm her even though she had it 4 hours ago. I fear I’m creating a bad habit, but also don’t want to stay awake all night trying to cal...

My baby is nearly 7 months and slept well for the first 3 months, sleep regression hit and went downhill. He can put himself to sleep but hasn’t made a huge difference although sometimes in the night he does drift back off. The naps I’ve been doing are: Morning - 45 mins Lunch - 1.5-2 hrs Afternoon- 30 mins He ten...

How do they test for strep b, I googled it and it said a swab up vagina and rectum? Does the midwife do this for you or can you do it yourself? Anything else new happen at 36 week appointments? Xx

Any recommendations on swing chairs please & are they worth it? Struggling to put my 7 week old down in the day & have a 3 year old who is missing out & struggle to get him dressed etc while holding a baby ☺️

Hi all! My LG has just dropped a feed in the night which is great.. however my boobs are often bursting at the seems when we wake and I’m worried about mastitis.. how did anyone else manage this? Will it eventually regulate? Thanks! Annie

Does anyone else’s child wake through the night for like 4/5 hours at a time? My son has literally just started doing this before he would go to bed and this would be him until the morning. But very recently he goes through moments of either not going to sleep after his night bottle or sleeping for a few hours then ...

Have any mums made the decision not to breastfeed? We have managed a week of pumping, but with a toddler in the house as well it’s becoming overwhelming managing so many tasks in one go. Feeling guilty for wanting to stop and use formula.

Please could anyone recommend a next to me they’ve used that’s stable, folds down on one side and is less than £100 ideally? Or maybe I’m looking for a unicorn!

For those of you (if anyone) trying to lose weight what kind of things are you doing. EBF but for me that has never made me lose weight with my kids, I actually pile it on from all the extra snacking lol. And yes I know a big worry is lower calories affecting breast milk but thankfully that’s never been an issue for me

Hi mamas, Any advice for handling a super clingy baby? My 7-month-old has become extremely attached, to the point where he’s lost his voice from crying and screaming if I’m not right next to him. I can’t step away, not even for a moment, without him getting really distressed, even when he’s in the playpen. He seems ...

Hii please can I have tips on how to make baby gaviscon up whilst breastfeeding to give mid feed? A very overwhelmed and tired mum here that just can't work out how to do this on my own

My son is 1 and 5 months now he's very aware and understands alot but isn't really saying any words any one else finding this with a LO his age ? I know he's so young but I'm just abit worried xx

So I've left this very last minute and want to spend the least amount of money! Going away staying in hotel for the night and relised have no sterilizing travel equipment for baby battles! I have ordered a milton solo bottle sterilzer hopefully here tomorrow. But any cheap alternative to prep machine, etc? Or any s...

My baby was born with bilateral clubfoot & had casts & surgery at a very young age. He is now in the Ponseti boots each night. He is hitting milestones like crazy!! Or so I thought?? I went to playgroup today & there were babies who were just on 7 months and already crawling everywhere and my baby is just over 7 mo...

Doctor suspects my little one has CMPA and has prescribed this SMA. Waiting to pick it up but wanting to know anyone else’s experience with this milk? I know all babies are different but I’ve never heard of it and just want to know what kinda things to maybe look out for to show it working / not working. Baby is m...

My 3 month old will only nap in her next to me crib upstairs away from my noisy 2 year old. She will sleep downstairs but I have to hold her leaving me stuck a lot and no time for my toddler! Obviously I’ve been told that this increases Sid’s but if I have the camera on and I’m checking on her I don’t really see how...

I breastfeed my 10 week old but pump once per day so my husband can do the late night feed. The past few weeks I've noticed that whilst the left one pumps and drains extremely well (even when just hand expressing in case it's too full while I'm on the go), the right one is really hard to pump. On the same pumping se...

I have a little girl that’s just turned 7 weeks old, but in the last week or so, she has been struggling to have a poo. During the night she will wake up straining with no luck. It’s a good 20-24 hours between poos and I’m getting a little concerned that she’s struggling so much. When she does poo, they are a bit li...

My 3 year old is fully potty trained in the day and has been for about 4 months. He still has pull ups on an evening. We've tried sooo many brands and he seems to wee through almost every night! I'm so sick of washing bedding every single day 😂. Does anyone have any brands they can reccommend? He's quite small and…

Feeling overwhelmed with nappy brands and sizes. Is there a way to know what to buy for the first few days at the hospital? I’m a GD mum, the baby could be big or small, I really don’t know at this point. Eventually, I want to move to reusable ones. Have already received a lot of discouraging feedback about how it...