Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

Can anyone tell me how long it took to get a payment from EDD? I filed 4 weeks ago, today is my due date ( still waiting for baby), and i have received nothing and no communications from them in 3 weeks. Im getting pretty stressed financially!

My midwife told me that I've got PGP and told me to self refer to Physio through my Badger notes. I'm really struggling to find it, does anyone have any ideas where it is on the Badger notes?

What can you do if your ehcp wait time has exceeded the 20 week wait? It’s now week 24, i have had to delay sending my son to school (he turned 4 in July) as there’s no way i could send him to mainstream without an ehcp, but still after 24 weeks we don’t even have a draft. What can i do?

Has anyone experienced a blood test for a baby? I’ve been asked to get our 10 month LO a blood test for suspected coeliac and I am petrified!

My 2.5yo suddenly seems absolutely fine with everything with milk in it (we haven’t tried yoghurt or milk on its own yet) but she hasn’t reacted to anything else?! This is a child that was throwing up 50 times a day at one point from the allergy and was hospitalised twice from having cheese given to her at her old...

Hey everyone, my 7 week old has always had issues with feeding as he was tongue tied and we had it released about 2 weeks ago now. So he has always been a very sicky baby and always suffered with acid reflux and being bloated etc. however, now every afternoon from 3ish until really late at night (once he starts to ...

My family would like to group together and get my baby (nearly 8 months at Christmas) a big indoor toy. We're looking at Iglu. Pickler triangle and ramp or...something else. Would love to hear people's experiences? Recommendations? We live in a flat so don't have a lot of room and need to be super careful not to e...

Did you get your babies RSV shot?

Hi everyone - how often is your formula fed baby pooing? Mine is pretty much 5 months and was going from a poo every 3/4 days but is now pooing 2/3 times a day. The poos are not massive, sometimes just where she has farted and followed through) .. sorry to be grim. Is this normal?

I know I should ask her doctor and I plan on it when they open but it's only going on 4am and I'm sobbing, my baby girl just last night started projectile vomiting after feeds, this morning was the second time after only a 7 minute feed (because I was feeding her less to try to avoid it happening again.) Has anyone ...

My 4 week old doesn’t seem happy. She has cried on and off for two days now. Fusses with her dummy. She wants it but spits it out and then gets upset because she wants it. Constantly in and out. She has reflux and gaviscon hasn’t seemed to work. She wants boob constantly but not always taking a feed. She also fusse...

Hey, just looking to see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. My baby has silent reflux, she’s started gaviscon but I feel it’s getting progressively worse. She cries everytime I offer her the breast now and often won’t feed. When she does feed she’s kicking and a squirming immediately and often doesn’t f...

Is this from teething? Any other cause?

Can anymore recommend piles treatment creams/ ointment’s/ suppositories? Or miracle solutions?

Hellooo, seeking advice. How many poo nappies should a 4 week old be having? My LO hasnt had a poo nappy since monday morning. Im concerned if hes constipated as he also has been alot grumpy than normal and wont settle for long at all these days but taking bottles fine. Thanks in advance .

Do they check you for syphilis when pregnant?

How do you get your toddler to drink water? Mine use to love water 💦 now it’s just not his thing anymore. 😢

Okay so I am due Dec 3rd via C-Section and they just told me that the hospital that I will be at they don’t allow kids under 12 years to visit and that applies to my 3 year old son I thought they let siblings come visit. I’ll be gone for almost 3 days and it hurts me emotionally that I have to leave my son for 3 day...

If someone cheered on the storming the Capitol riots in the USA (from UK) - despite being aware that people died - what would you think?

Hi ladies- I wanted some input on this. So my 2 year old (26 months) loves her wooden play make up sets. I was thinking about getting a play make up kit for one of her Xmas gifts- that has like easy wash off non toxic make up she can play with. But I’m wondering if maybe I shouldn’t? I personally don’t wear a lot...