Community Posts, Tips & Support on Child Development

Can I take my 18 month old out for a walk whilst he has chicken pox? Not to see anyone at all but for some exercise and fresh air.

My girl is potty trained in the day but never has dry nights. What can I do to ensure she is fully trained at night? She found day training so easy, was all sorted within 3 days, but she wears a nappy overnight and it’s always pretty full in the morning. Advice needed please 🙏🏼

Any magic tips to help my little boys discomfort with teething! I’ve tried the granulas and gave him calpol but they don’t seem to work and other medicines aren’t allowed till he’s 6 month! He has screamed all day, and now I’m literally lying here holding his dummy in his mouth so he can chew it whilst falling aslee...

For those of you have completed the potty training stage & your little ones are confident in going to the potty/toilet, how long did it take from starting training to days with no accidents?

We have been potty raining since early December.. things have been up n down some brilliant days and some not so good When he's home in pj's with no pants on, he'll say I need a wee and pull his trousers down and wee Bare bum, we have absolutely no accidents My issue is that as soon as we leave the house with p...

When do you think is best to potty train your LO? (Or are their signs?)

Had health visitor out last week and I said to her that my 7 week old is dribbling a lot and always has his hands in his mouth. She said that he could be teething. When looking today it does look like his front two teeth are coming through. Has anyone else had this so young also what have you used to help them?

My nearly 3 year old has mastered the toilet for wee and now only has the odd accident but we are really struggling with the poo situation. I can tell when she needs it as she’s straining so we go to the toilet this happens about 4/5 times a day where it’s just tmi either wet farts or she’s not managed to go yet so...

Anyone else have a thumb sucker? My LG has sucked her thumb since about 4 months old. It doesn't really bother me but I do worry about her teeth in the future as I am not sure how to get her to stop eventually. She has never had a dummy either. Tia X 👍🏽

If I put her on the potty ignoring her insisting she doesn't need to go we can get through the day with no accidents, if I let her tell me when she needs to go we can end up with 3 changes of clothes before lunch, she just won't stop what she's doing & go until she's already started weeing. That's normal right?

My son's been waking up and instantly using his potty (I've placed one next to his bed) and has started taking it to the toilet and emptying it himself bless him. His overnight nappy is getting less full slowly. Are we heading into the overnight dryness stage? He only started the daytime potty training journey 2...

Went to the chemist to get teething granules after a day of non stop crying (baby not me…) Was at the end of my tether, when this other customer with crazy eyebrows cornered me and told me my baby was too young to teeth and that I wasn’t burping her properly. Last thing I needed! I didn’t have the energy to tell he...

My LB has his top and bottom two teeth. I’m just curious for those who’s LOs have more than 4 teeth for you find teething symptoms are getting worse or better? Just trying to prepare myself as LO before didn’t eat for weeks because of teething. Can’t see how it could get worse

Hi everyone, my little boy is 3 and half months and just had his second lot of jabs. He has been really unsettled since Friday , when he’s upset he’s really upset. Could this still be an effect of the jabs? He is also showing signs of teething but is he too young? Just need some advice as the last few days have been...

If so how many? I brush and floss but have 5 crowns at 29 and several fillings 😭 I feel disgusting

My 3 year old is still not potty trained :(

Probably a stupid question.. Are these teeth?😂He’s drooling like 10000x more, so so fussy and hands are always in his mouth chewing on them. I have no idea what to expect as my daughter didn’t have teeth until her first bday🤦🏼‍♀️

Hey my daughter is 2.5 years old and has shown all signs of needing to be potty trained. I’m just at a loss of where to start and what to do, how long do I make her sit on her potty and how often? I’m also stressed because I have a lot going on and I don’t even know if I can devote the time needed to potty train her...

Our LO has only been potty training for the last couple of days. I know he's completely ready and has been for some time to be honest. Only thing is, he just doesn't ever want to sit on the toilet/potty. So he's basically holding his wee for as long as he can and eventually will either have an accident or we'll put ...

My little girl is 18 months old and recently started walking, I’ve always said that as soon as she started walking I would like to introduce her to potty training. Only thing is I’m so overwhelmed and have no idea where to start 🥴 We are flying to Ireland in March so I’m planning to introduce the potty when we…