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Will the biting and hair pulling ever stop 😣

The over stimulation that goes through me when my son bites me and pulls my hair is unreal. Even when I was a kid I absolutely hated when anyone pulled my hair. And now my son is nonstop pulling my hair and biting me. He does not respond to anything I’ve tried and I’m just at a loss. I wish it didn’t affect me as mu...

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Cry it out method or cuddle her and sooth?

Ok so let’s talk about it. So I find it hard to leave my baby crying through the nights and always get up to give her milk and soothe her. My man as well as my parents and (I get they are from another generation) but they also have encouraged and expressed to me to leave her cry more as she can get attachment issue...

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Next stage car seat

My little one isn’t ready to move out of her infant seat for a while but was thinking of buying the next seat in the Black Friday sales. Does anyone have any good recommendations? Ideally I’d like to rear face for as long as possible and to have rotation, but also have heard that this isn’t as safe?

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3 weeks old not sleeping during the day

My 3 weeks old sleeps well at night waking every 2-3 hours for a feed but in the day he barely sleeps (from 8 am to about 9 pm). Maybe an hour when go out for a walk and occasional 15-20 min naps. Is this normal as I thought newborn babies sleep more than that.

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Funny noise

Did anyone else child make a funny noise that sounds like they’re gasping for air even though they’re completely fine?

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Congenital ptosis

Does anyone have a baby who has congenital ptosis (droopy eyelid)? If so, did you opt for surgery ? How was the outcome if you did, pictures would be nice! My 3 month old has had it since birth and the doctors recommend surgery at some point either now or later but she will most likely need it for her vision to deve...

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Any recommendation for baby clothes washing liquid?

I am wondering which liquid detergent do people use for washing newborn clothes?

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Naps

Anyone else's baby only having 1 nap a day?? Mine survived the whole day on a half hour nap from 11.30am-12. She went to bed at 8pm. Some days she will have 2 naps but so often now the second nap of the day is really hard. Most days she has one long nap of 1.5-2hrs so I feel that's probably enough sleep at least ...

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Formula

My mum looked after my 9 month old today while j went back to work for a few hours. I told her everything she needed but she told me she made a bottle and he had half at 11.30am and then finished off the bottle at 3pm! I think it was left out! Is this OK? I know its supposed ti be drank within 2 hours?

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Anyone really freaked out by how quiet their new born is now after having a baby T-REX in bed?

Our baby has started to stop having so much active sleep which is amazing as he was so noisy I couldn’t sleep because of his grunting and squeaking all night. But now I’m constantly checking on him, he’s so still!

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2 year old still drinks milk out bottle before bed and wants more in the night?

I need tips to get him to use a cup. And not wake up in the night wanting more?? My health visitor said so.

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Bugaboo donkey 5

Anyone have one of these? Really contemplating getting one as my little girl will be 2y1m when our next baby arrives… Thinking it’s use will only be for 6-12 months, but are they worth the money? (Looking at a 2nd hand one!)

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Formula prep & descaling kettle

We boil the kettle to prepare baby’s formula but have to constantly be descaling it, I am just concerned it’s not good for baby. Has anyone got any tip to deal with this? Thanks

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Help!! Sudden drop in supply!!

Hi, I usual pump between 34 and 44 ounces per day. I’ve been sick this back week (baby has bronchiolitis) and I’m in the follicular phase in my cycle, where I usually see a very small drop. Usually from 40+ to about 36/38. I have one pump left today and I have only pumped 24 ounces :( yesterday was 32 for the whole...

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Baby Scream Cries After Every Contact Nap

We’re entering the 4 month sleep regression and our baby is refusing to sleep well unless on someone. We wouldn’t mind except he scream cries waking up from contact naps and has for a couple of months now. We had accepted that contact napping just wasn’t for us, but now that he needs it we don’t know what to do abou...

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Help! I need to replace my Cybex Cloud T i-size car seat. I currently have the matching rotating 360 isofix base.

My baby has just turned 11 months, weighs around 9.6kilos and is around 71cm - on the 72 percentile. Her legs are bending as there isn’t much room. She’s also uncomfortable and screams for a while when i strap her in. I’d love rear facing recommendations but she is a tall baby. My car is Audi A3 saloon versio...

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US Post Office customers: is a bubble-lined padded mailer considered a "parcel" or an "envelope"?

I need to know to use their drop box. am I the only one who finds it confusing??

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Sleep 😭

Not even 10pm and I've lost count the amount of times my lil girl has woken up crying. We've not slept for 2 weeks now, absolutely broken

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Next to me beds

Anyone with a next to me bed, are you top and tailing with baby or have your heads at the same end?

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Stair gates

Can I see what stair gates you guys are using? The skirting around our staircase is quite thick wood, but the bannister is low. I'm struggling to get my head around how to fit the gate I bought and I'm worried it isn't going to fit without me having to drill into the bannister? I'm sitting here spending my Friday ...

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