Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Milestones

Okay so my son was playing with paint yesterday and he told me that he was painting his toenails. I know it’s silly but should I be concerned?

Feel like my boy is falling behind with speech. I've seen and heard lots of toddlers his age speaking two word sentences and our boy just isn't there yet. He probably has a vocabulary of maybe 50/60 words but it's all single words. Feeling anxious.

My little one is starting to get more vocal - has said their first words in context: look, hello, all done and dada. As well as invented sounds for things like milk. But is just not saying mama. I’m trying not to let it get to me but is making me a bit sad. Anyone else finding the same? He seems to understand mama,...

Does anyone else’s baby hate the car? She has always made a fuss in it but we’re now at a point that she screaming before I’ve even pulled off the drive. I moved her into a seat from her infant carrier hoping it would help…it hasn’t. I’m at my wits end. She’s absolutely hysterical and it’s so stressful, I feel like ...

My little one isn’t talking apart from mama. He doesn’t really babble if he does it’s just mamammama I’ve tried contacting the hv who told me to just wait till he’s older. Is anyone else in the same boat?

Anyone else’s baby not babbling yet she’s 7 month she will blow raspberry’s and make the odd noise but no bababa or mamama or anything as of yet

Anyone did Cavehill with their toddler? Is it doable? How was the experience? Any tips? Thanks mums

How long does their tantrums & fussiness last? My LO started tantrums before she turned one & she's now 2 but they've gotten worse. Her tantrums consists of her head banging, throwing herself around, whether it be backwards or forwards, hair pulling (her own), scratching, kicking, if she's on the bed or couch she'll...

I use this as infrequently as possible but it is magic every time. Mostly during end stages of car rides when baby has had enough or during difficult flippy nappy changes — and it’s actually a bearable song, too! Anyone else? 😂

How many word sentences is your almost 2 year old saying? My daughter just said a 6 word sentence tonight! 🥹 “Baby bunny drink the almond milk” heheheh.

What milestones should my 2 month be hitting already? I know every baby is different but are there things he should absolutely be doing already.

How are we handling hitting and blatantly not listening? My little girl is 23 months old and my second is due anyday.. my girl has just recently started hitting all the time, slapping, spitting, biting, pinching, getting angry, and not listening to things that she does have understanding of and has always listened t...

My son will be 2 on May 16th and he has been hitting and pulling hair--how do I get him to stop? I've been trying to tell him to be gentle and I show him the way to do it when he wants to touch something and stuff like that but it doesn't seem to be working. Any suggestions? Do I bring this up to his pediatrician?

Is anyone else’s little ones still not crawling my little girl can get up on her knees and kind of slugs across the floor or rolls but hasn’t mastered using her arms when crawling she gets extremely frustrated and upset as she just wants to do it she was born on the 24th of August so is almost 8 months should I be w...

I’m curious if anyone else is experiencing this, my little boy has hit every other milestone and walks like a champ. HOWEVER he isn’t saying anything. Now I know it could be a LONG time before he says words and I get that, but does anyone else’s child simple grunt and moan ALL DAY long? I am not trying to sound mean...

Little girl, coming up to four has started to wriggle her lower body on her teddies / when lying down. She appears to do this more on a night when alone in her room. Have asked her what she is doing, and she just replies “playing” or “nothing”, and appears embarrassed. Little one has not observed anything she shou...

How many words is your little one saying? Mine barely says any and I’m starting to worry 😒

10 month old over the past week I’d say has suddenly started doing this (in the video) he drops his head and sort of puts his eyes up if that makes sense (see video). Looking for advice or something if anyone else’s babies are doing similar. So scared he’s having a absent seizure 😭

How is everyone dealing with their little ones? I am at the end of my tether. EVERYTHING I say to him he says no. It could be the simplest of things like shall we put your shoes on and he says no. He will do it in the end but EVERYTHING is a battle. Even if I am not asking him a question he says no. I think he’s sai...

Please help! Last night and today my baby just keep having horrible crying outbursts where he looks in pain and only putting him on my boob will soothe him. We’ve checked his temperature, nappies etc and there doesn’t seem to be a problem .. has anyone else experienced this?