Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Care

Has anyone experienced this. I thought bowels maybe we’re going back to normal, but it’s not. I don’t get any stomach aches as such but it’s very frustrating that I cannot empty bowels and my stools don’t come out properly formed.

Our twins have out grown the angel bath seat and we bought one of those upright seats but it’s so difficult to wash them especially their butts and hair. What’s everyone using or tips for the upright seat. Thanks!

How long does a trainee HV shadow our main one? And can we ask that a trainee doesn’t come? Or do they have to ask us permission/just let us know before hand? Just curious

My baby is 10 weeks old and feeding is so so stressful. He screams, cries, goes completely stiff and scratches himself during feeds. Have been to the GP: first time they said I was over feeding him! Second GP I took him to said it sounds like reflux and prescribed omeprozole. It hasn’t made any difference and is sti...

so my 10 week old is EBF - for the past few weeks she's been arching her back alot and bringing her hands up to her head after feeding, lots of grunting and just generally seeming uncomfortable. then for the past few days she keeps waking up from her sleep in floods of tears, like a different cry from her usual hung...

how long do you take in the shower to wash and shave EVERYTHING?? drop the shower routines hehe

My 8 month old has suddenly started pooing in the night which then wakes him up. He usually sleeps through but this has started happening the last few days. Any ideas?!

My 7 week old baby has reflux but now he keeps having choking episodes. What can I do to avoid this if anything, im so scared.

Infacol is not working/ having zero effect in helping my baby with his colic. Anything else I can try? My baby is only two weeks old so I am unable to try gripe water.

It's getting cold here and I need some good comfy supportive slip-on shoes! Have some sneakers, but I really want shoes I can kick on and off easily, especially for later in pregnancy. Also having a lot of back pain. I dislike Hokas for running, but I ended up getting a pair of their recovery slides on eBay after s...

My 3 months old baby boy is throwing up but sometimes when I feed him, but in the past he used to throw up the formula and now it looks clear like water maybe. I don’t give him water but I do mix of course his baby formula with baby water from the pharmacy. Is this normal?

My one year old contacted Strep throat which you guys know is extremely rare in babies under 3. Did anyone else’s 1 year old ever contacted strep before?

Hi has anyone used an osteopath before? Little man is 4 months and cmpa, he’s been on allergy formula but still isn’t quite right. struggles to bring up wind, gets belly cramps, and struggles to poo, his head also sits to one side and he was born via c section. does this sound like they could possibly help?

My babe has been on gentlease formula for 3 months and she recently has been congested and sneezing and the past week she had diarrhea so I took her to the doctor.. at first the nurse told me to give her pedialyte then she tests her BM and says there is a little blood so she’s changing her formula to similac aliment...

when did you/will you give your newborn their first bath?

Hi! My boy is almost 7 weeks and since he was born he struggles to poop. He’s not constipated, he’ll go but he screams for an hour while trying to push it out before he does. And sometimes he doesn’t even end up going more than a tiny bit. I cut out dairy and caffeine from my diet to see if it would help and it hasn...

We have a baby bath for now, will we need to buy a bigger portable bath when baby is older or will the shower be ok?

I need help did anyone else have this problem what are your thoughts he said he could be prolonged closing or that it could be extra umbilical cord that they won't do anything about I untillnshes older and he took swabs to see if it was infected and said it would take 3 weeks .... he said he didn't think there was ...

Has anyone NOT had a health visitor check with their now 2 year old? My LG turned two early September and not heard anything!

Hi ladies, Would anyone know when the health visitor comes around? With my first they came around whilst I was pregnant but 2nd time around I’ve only just received the red book and I’m 30 weeks Monday.