Baby Milestones

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Am I overthinking

So I have a 9 month old baby boy, When you calm him he won’t always respond to his name, he will sometimes look at you but not always, he used to say mumma and stop, he will now occasionally say it, but says dadda all the time, he will sometimes clap, is he hitting milestones or should I be concerned, I’m worried t...

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Health visitor - speech

My little girl is coming up to her 2nd birthday and she’s still babbling a lot. She only says certain words like mum, dad, nan, dog, cat, juice, nice, hello - those are all the words she can say. I’m getting slightly concerned now, me and her dad both were late speaking but her dad had to have his tonsils and gromme...

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Change of behaviour

My little one has always been a very out going little dude. His just turned 1. Anyone could hold him he would be moving around everywhere play on the playground try play with other kids all ages. For about 3 weeks now he has changed completely will not let anyone hold him if I’m insight and his not within cm of me h...

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standing ??

Anyone else’s LO pulling themselves up to stand? He’s already crawling everywhere, and if you hold him, all he does is kick his feet because he wants to walk sooo bad. He’s only a baby. Why’s he growing up so fast? 😭

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Crawling

So I’m getting pretty discouraged my son will be 8 months on the 15th and he rocks back and forth like he wants to crawl but doesn’t anyone else experiencing this?

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Standing and walking

Any tips on encouraging baby to stand and walk on his own? He’s been cruising since 10 months and still won’t stand up on his own, just pulls up and can’t stand independently or take steps

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has anyone noticed a change in their baby around 11 months?

My son has been the easiest baby he barely cries. Lately If i gently take someone from him that he is not supposed to have, move him from something, or gently try and stop him from throwing food at the floor he cries and has a little tantrum. Is this just happening with his age?

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Struggles with personal hygiene

Does anyone else’s toddler just go absolutely hysterical and starting scratching, biting, hitting, screaming just full on fighting you when it comes to washing their hair, cutting their nails, brushing teeth, bathing them etc 😩 It’s such a struggle for us at the moment, well it has been for months actually. Nothing…

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Mildstones

My son was born 32 weeks early and now he is going on 11 months. He is at a 5-6 mildstone age but he's skipping around all over. He will do one thing and not the other. Is this normal?

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Baby eye contact

How often should my baby be looking at me in the eye? I know it’s a 2 month milestone and he does look at me but sometimes for a few seconds before staring elsewhere. Is there a certain amount of time when giving me or other faces some eye contact that is regarded as ‘normal’?

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Toddler mums... 3rd trimester ... exhausted

Hi, has anyone else noticed their toddlers behaviour change once hitting 3rd trimester? My daughter isn't usually the most cuddly but all of a sudden mums getting so many hugs (wich is lovely). But not so great we are starting to have huge tantrums, particularly at bed time. And her being fully potty trained (dayti...

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Is just me ?

All of sudden my little girl is now scared of the hoover and now the hairdryer witch don’t get as she never used to care now when I have them on she starts crying and gets upset 😬 is just my little girl ? I have know idea what’s going on she used love the hoover and now she’s scared of it and the hairdryer never…

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Traffic and stoplight meltdowns

My toddler has a meltdown everytime we stop at a red light or we are in traffic. I try to explain to him that red means stop and green means go but he still gets upset is there anything else I could try?

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Stuttering

My toddler has just started stuttering. His speech is generally really good, and he talks loads but now he seems to struggle with his brain and words working at the same speed. Is this a normal phase or something I need to worry about? Any advice on helping him?

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4 month old shrieking and squealing normal? Very loud video attached.

WARNING VERY LOUD VIDEO She doesn't seem to be in any pain and has been fed, napped, and entertained. But she shrieks and screams playfully often during her wake windows. Google says it can be normal excitement but can also mean discomfort or frustration. Does anyone else have experience? Is this a normal thing f...

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Baby refuses to be put down

My 3 month old is going through a phase where he refuses to be put down. He is always on me - next to me is not enough for him. He starts to scream and cry as soon as I put him down. Anyone has experienced this? What to do?

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