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?

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Breastfeeding in public! How to do it?

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice on breastfeeding in public. At the moment, I can only comfortably breastfeed my baby at home using two pillows — one to support his body and another to support his head. He also doesn’t really like the cradle hold, and I’ve tried the koala position but it hasn’t worked for us so far.

I’d really like to be able to breastfeed when we’re out, but I’m struggling to find a position that works without all the pillow support. Has anyone been in a similar situation or found a position that worked well for their baby? I’d really appreciate any tips! ❤️

Is she too small?

My baby (4.5m) is simply too long for her carry cot but I’m worried she’s too small for this setting? It’s fully reclined and she does seem to be fine but must want another opinion!

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?

Loves to sleep

My 15 month old daughter loves her sleep she will still have 2 naps a day and sleep through the night from 6:30pm until 6am I'm not complaining as I get to get all the house cleaning done I need to do bit it can me stressful when you want to go out and do things as a family wirh your 5 year old but if you do and she misses her nap she is like a little hurricane 🤣 🤣 so most of the time it's me and her at home buy going to try to go put again next week and see how it goes anyone eles 15 month old still love to sleep or is it just mine

Dummy help please

Has anyone got any advice on dummies?

My little one will be 3 weeks old on Monday and I’m breastfeeding with the odd bottle to give me a bit of rest! He spends a lot of time on the boob for comfort, so I’m thinking a dummy might help.

However, he just won’t take one! He either spits it straight out or seems to gag on it. I’ve tried the smallest MAM ones, but they honestly look huge for his tiny mouth!

Does anyone have any recommendations for dummies that worked well for their breastfed baby? And how did you introduce it? Did they take to it straight away or did it take a few tries?

Would really appreciate any tips or brand recommendations! 🫶🏻

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?