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Is this teething

I honestly feel like we’ve been ‘teething’ for months 🙃 her cheeks are really red and warm. She’s not got a temperature and is not ill. They’ve been like this for a few days.

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Cat won’t quit peeing on everything

He’s my eldest cat and has never had this problem before. Took him to the vet fearing the worst. He’s perfectly healthy, no signs of stress or anything. Vet guesses he’s just feeling more territorial in his old age. It’s gotten ridiculous. I left the dryer open when I was getting a blanket out of the wash as my ba...

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Teething or cold?

Has anyone else’s baby started teething? Mine has but his older brother brought home a cold that I’m pretty sure he got. I took him to a pediatrician in the office I go to because his pediatrician is on vacation and she dismissed my concerns that he has a cold and told me he is just teething. I don’t think that’s wh...

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School

How do you get your kids to understand that is they want to go to school they have to stop peeing and 💩ing there pants.

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Teething

Has anyone else found their babies are teething from such a young age? My baby is 6 weeks old and it’s definitely his gums that are bothering him! He just manages to fall asleep then wakes up again crying with the pain it’s awful😩 Is there anything at all that we can give them to help or anything we can do?

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Teething toys

Are we sterilising our teething toys or just washing them? My LB constantly chews on his hands or my hands and they’re clean but they wouldn’t be sterile just with soap and water He also chews on his sleeves or on a muslin which aren’t going to be completely sterile His dad’s a farmer and we have does in the house...

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Potty training

How do I get my daughter to wanna start I try but she freaks out when I put on her potty n I’ve tried going with her so she don’t . I don’t know what else to do

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Teething - is this normal??

My boy is 9.5 months with 7 teeth, and he's always has a rough time with it. It feels like it takes forever for a tooth to come in, and he seems to be in pain for a week beforehand, at least. It also disrupts his sleep, where he can sometimes wake up every hour at night, crying. He goes back to sleep quickly, but it...

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Does teething make anyone else’s LO gag/retch?

My LG only has 4 teeth so don’t have much experience with teething still. She was awake around 4am gagging and retching but just kept bringing up clear liquid and my partner has messaged to say she’s just done it again. Checked her gums and we can feel 2 teeth on both sides coming through so wondering if this is a n...

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Butt hurts

Why does my toddler keep saying her butt hurts? I ask her if she needs to poop and she says no.

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Help and advice

Hey mamas my LB is 14 weeks old and has been really really off today barely finishing his bottles and turning his head away from them or putting them at the side of his mouth and chomping on the teat when I try to give them to him,and being really clingy and fussy I can’t see any signs of him being unwell and he dos...

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Teething

Any tips to help little ones when teething. My lo has a high temp and a runny bum mot eating much. I'm giving calpol and nurophen when he takes it and offering more milk but his cheeks are so red and he's up nearly every 2 hrs at night . Temp has reached 39

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6 teeth before 9 months

So my baby has 2 teeth at the bottom and 4 teeth cutting at the top .. but I’m not sure if the order they’re coming in is weird. Her bottom ones came through first and then her front top one, but then the lateral incisor started to cut before the central one. The other central and incisor are also cutting now but th...

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Any advice

Hello Can anyone advise what this may be in the corner of my little boys mouth? It’s really bothering him and It’s putting him off eating! Thank you

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When do you brush your baby’s teeth?

My 10mo has 8 teeth and I’ve only recently realised I should be brushing them with toothpaste already, I do them in the morning and again at night but wondering when is best for the night time? I saw a video saying it should be after their last bottle which makes sense so the milk isn’t sitting on their teeth all ni...

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Gas cooker

I need your help 🙏🙏 I got a gas cooker where you have to push the botton for the gas to come out. Im a single mum with an open kitchen (so cant fit a safety gate) and my 1 year old is almost obsessed with pushing these buttons.. obviously i know its dangerous and tell her off, distract her, i tried everything!…

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