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Buried Penis

My son (5 weeks old) has a ‘buried penis’ also known as a rectractile penis. Our doctor who had him circumcised told us this and ever since I’ve been a little worried. I’ve read that this is something they may grow out of? Does anyone have any experience with this please?

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Bathing

How often are we all bathing our little ones? We are currently doing every other night as she absolutely loves it! Would love to do every night but don’t want to dry her skin out! X

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Suregrant

Has anyone has ever apply for suregrant? if so do you really need a letter a letter from GP to confirm your birth?

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Tongue tie

I think my 3 week old has a tongue tie... it doesn't affect him eating (BF). I mean, it was a point where it was kind of hard for him to latch to my left breast, but it wasn't a cause for a concern. He gains weight and latch really good. I'm just wondering why they didn't bring it up in the hospital when I had him? ...

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Immunisations and rotovirus oral drop

My baby had his immunisations on Friday and the rotavirus oral drop, handled them well but today he keeps bringing up his milk and seems to be in some type of pain as he’s been unsettled most of the day… I’m not sure if this could be down what he’s had done as it was a couple of days ago now? Does anyone know if sym...

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Choking help

I need advice please we been doingBLW since baby was 6months now she's 7 months it's been going really well we had the normal gagging but now the last 4 days she's been choking any idea what I can do to stop this please do I need to change to puree food ?

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Constipation

My 8 day old has constipation and was wondering if any mums have advice on how to help get rid of it.

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Poop

Anyone else’s babies going dayssssss without pooping!? We’re now on day 9 and I can’t get my little guy to go 😢. We’ve tried the massages and I even bought a rectal thermometer today in hopes of “stimulating the anus a bit” but nothing yet! He seems fine overall but I’m concerned! Is anyone else going through this?…

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Boy hair

What do we do with our boy toddlers who have hair in their eyes now? Cutting is not an option.

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Tongue Tie

Where can I go to get my baby checked for tongue tie? I have been told midwife’s etc don’t deal with it if u don’t breastfeed? So where can I go to get this checked for one.

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Bath time

How often do you bathe your toddler?

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Constipation

What are you ladies doing for constipation during 2nd trimester? I need help

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Tablet suggestions.

We're wanting to get our little boy a tablet for his 4th birthday, do your little ones have any that are good that you'd recommend? (Not Amazon fire kids)

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Constipation

We have a very healthy diet which includes veggies and fruits. We rarely have any processed foods but baby was all of a sudden constipated for 4 days last week. Before baby used to go at least once a day. Any recommendations? She ended up having some prune pouch. Should I start including it in the diet?

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bath after c-section

Hi ladies, I am really in need of a bath- I feel gross if I just have a shower, I just want to relax my body. I am 9 days post op, am I safe to have a bath even if it's for a short period of time?

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Prep Machine

Anyone stopped using the prep machine and seen a difference in baby? (Colic/gas/reflux/digestion etc) and if so, how long did it take?

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