The Messy Parents Collection

Guides for 4–6 months

The questions that come up at 4–6 months, answered in three minutes.

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Every guide

Could my baby's nappy be stopping her from settling?

Sleeping3 min read

Do colic drops actually help?

Health2 min read

Does breastfeeding for three months still count?

Feeding3 min read

Does my baby need a sleep schedule?

Sleeping3 min read

How can I put my sleeping baby down without waking her?

Sleeping3 min read

How do I keep expressed milk ready when we are out?

Feeding2 min read

How do I make up a formula bottle safely?

Feeding3 min read

How do I move from breast milk to formula?

Feeding3 min read

How do I start solids without losing my mind?

Feeding3 min read

How do I stop pumping without it hurting?

Feeding2 min read

How do we split the nights so nobody breaks?

Parent Sanity3 min read

How do you unblock a newborn's nose?

Health3 min read

How long can a baby go without pooing?

Health2 min read

How long can expressed milk sit out?

Feeding2 min read

How long do vaccine side effects last in babies?

Health2 min read

How long should I sterilise baby bottles?

Feeding2 min read

How much milk should my baby have?

Feeding3 min read

How much should my baby be sleeping?

Sleeping2 min read

Is it normal for my baby not to poo after switching to formula?

Health3 min read

Is it normal to feel like I can’t handle one more person touching me?

Parent Sanity3 min read

Is it normal to question having a baby sometimes?

Parent Sanity2 min read

Is it okay to take my baby for a walk at night?

Sleeping2 min read

Is my baby gaining enough weight?

Development3 min read

Is my baby too hot, and is air conditioning safe?

Health2 min read

Is my baby’s big round tummy normal?

Health2 min read

Is my baby’s spit-up reflux or something else?

Feeding3 min read

Is teething making my baby miserable?

Health3 min read

Is this sleep regression?

Sleeping3 min read

My baby has slept most of today. Is that okay?

Sleeping2 min read

My baby slept for six hours. Should I have woken her?

Sleeping3 min read

Should I swaddle my baby or let them kick?

Sleeping2 min read

Should I wake my baby to change a wet nappy?

Sleeping2 min read

What changes when my baby starts formula?

Feeding3 min read

What does months of broken sleep do to parents?

Parent Sanity3 min read

What is cluster feeding?

Feeding2 min read

What is corrected age and when should I use it?

Health2 min read

What should I know about my baby’s first fever?

Health3 min read

When will my baby hold their head up?

Development2 min read

When will my baby roll, sit and crawl?

Development3 min read

When will my baby sleep through the night?

Sleeping3 min read

Where should my newborn sleep?

Sleeping3 min read

Which baby formula is best?

Feeding3 min read

Which growth chart should a premature baby use?

Health2 min read

Why did milk come out of my baby's nose?

Health2 min read

Why did my baby spit up hours after a feed?

Feeding3 min read

Why does my baby always seem hungry?

Feeding3 min read

Why does my baby cry every evening?

Health2 min read

Why does my baby drink too fast and then vomit?

Feeding3 min read

Why does my baby get sleepy during feeds?

Development2 min read

Why does my baby have so much wind?

Health2 min read

Why does my baby nap briefly but sleep for hours at night?

Sleeping2 min read

Why does my baby sleep through every noise?

Sleeping3 min read

Why does my baby sleep with their mouth open?

Sleeping2 min read

Why does my baby suddenly open her eyes while sleeping?

Sleeping3 min read

Why is my baby drinking less milk?

Feeding3 min read

Why is my baby suddenly refusing the bottle?

Feeding3 min read

Why was my baby’s vomit yellow?

Health2 min read

Why won't my baby nap?

Sleeping3 min read

Why won't my baby sleep? Is she just not tired?

Sleeping4 min read

Why won’t my baby’s nappy rash clear up?

Health3 min read

Will sleeping with the head to one side cause a flat head?

Health2 min read