All news on the topic: Babies

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'My baby had life-changing surgery in the womb after terrifying diagnosis'
Sarah Copeland and partner Christian, from Essex, were devastated to learn their unborn baby had spina bifida and could be born paralysed - but pioneering foetal surgery now means she'll be able to live a regular life
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Family rocked at baby's diagnosis after bruise on eye 'gets bigger and bigger'
The bruise on Harper Walker's eye got bigger and bigger and so concerned parents, Jenny Huddart and dad Adam Walker, took her to see a doctor in Salford, Greater Manchester
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'My cousin has to change her baby's name - it's the worst name in human history'
A woman has taken to Reddit to share how she has been trying to talk her cousin out of her favourite baby name to save the child from a lifetime of bullying
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Mum urges fellow parents to never put headbands on babies as it's 'unsafe'
The mum issued a stark warning to other parents about putting 'cute' headbands on babies, as she said the elastic fashion accessory could be 'unsafe' for little ones
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'My son's strep A went undiagnosed as symptoms look different on Black skin'
Last year's worrying scarlet fever outbreak in Britain posed a particular problem for Black parents who weren't told about what to look for on their children's skin
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'I regret my daughter's awkward name - it's the same as my husband's mistress'
A mum has admitted she regrets the name she gave her daughter because she named her after a woman that her husband cheated on her with and ultimately left her for
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Toddler, 3, dies after catching herpes as heartbroken parents issue new warning
Raffy Holliday, three, passed away at Great Ormond Street Hospital after contracting herpes. His parents are now campaigning to increase testing for the virus in hospitals
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'Barely survived pregnancy now I've stormed to Britain's Got Talent semi-final'
Amy Lou Smith, who appeared on Britain's Got Talent, said she feels lucky to have two healthy children after barely surviving her first pregnancy and then waiting three years before trying again
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Screaming newborn found in bin as mum, 21, 'didn't know' she'd put him inside
Lucia Garcia, 21, from Mexico, was arrested on May 20 after her baby boy was found in a bin at Staten Island University Hospital, New York, by security and cleaning staff
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Victoria's Secret model baby boom four years after catwalk show was cancelled
After the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was cancelled in 2019, many of the famous Angels have been kept busy with their family life by welcoming children.
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Woman had twins after Tinder date before reconnecting with her love on Bumble
Bronagh Hayes thought she had found love on Bumble three years ago after swiping right for William Keers. After they broke up, she gave Tinder a try, before eventually reconnecting with her love
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Kourtney Kardashian explains why she's 'done with IVF' after trials with husband
Kourtney Kardashian has revealed the real reason she and husband Travis Barker gave up on their IVF journey after explaining that the couple would wait for "whatever's meant to be."
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'My baby son's in agony and unable to see but no-one knows why'
Kobi-Jai Morgan was born in March 2022 and his unknown condition means he is has been through a lot since first coming into the world. His mum Morgan is still searching for answers
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Woman gives birth to husband's child 16 months after he died
Jasdip Sumal, from Ruislip, West London, welcomed little Amandeep last month - even though her partner Aman Sumal passed away following a brain tumour in December 2021
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'Tesco refused to sell me Calpol for my sick baby boy even though I'm 18'
Declan Anderson, 18, was refused the sale while attempting to buy medicine for Archie - who had been suffering from Neisseria meningitis - at the Maltkiln Road Tesco in Barton
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'I'm considering a popular baby name for my son - but I fear I'll regret it'
A dad-to-be says he and his wife have their hearts set on a very popular name for their baby boy, but fear they'll regret it if there ends up being multiple kids with the same name in his class
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'Neighbour orders I stop toddler watching her cut grass - she says he's a creep'
A woman has taken to Reddit to share how she is considering stopping her son from playing in their front garden after a teenage neighbour called him a 'creep' for watching her cut the grass
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Mum's regret after accidentally picking baby name that sounds like medicine
The parent was left with a serious case of name regret after picking an unusual moniker for her daughter - one that reminded people of a popular UK medicine brand
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'We want to combine our surnames - I’m worried people will think we’re hippies'
A mum-to-be says she and her husband are now considering hyphenating their 'celestial' sounding surnames for their baby, but fear others won't understand that this decision is connected to their heritage
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'I had a baby by a stranger - it was like a weird version of internet dating'
After scrolling photographs of hundreds of sperm donors, Katie Barnes finally settled on the biological father of her child and began her 'weird' journey to motherhood
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Parents of baby girl who died after being left in bath as they took drugs jailed
Eddo Aziz and Kelsey Harrison, from Nuneaton, have been jailed after leaving their one-year-old daughter Elaina Rose in the bath unsupervised where she became "seriously unwell" and later died
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'I had a baby using my ex-husband's sperm - after leaving him for my new lover'
Linda Fruits, 33, from Sunrise, Florida, has given birth to baby Arlo - who was fathered by her ex-husband Christopher after she got into a relationship with Maddy Gross, 36
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Mum's joy after giving birth to beaming baby girl after 23 miscarriages
Georgina O’Shea, who is in her 30s, gave birth to her first child when she was a teenager, but during each subsequent pregnancy she suffered a miscarriage - until a US drug trial helped her to carry a baby to full term
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House of horrors where evil parents murdered baby after plot to clean up home
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden were convicted of the murder of little Finley Boden last month in one of the 'most harrowing' cases police have ever seen
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British charity brings joy to hundreds of Bangladeshi babies born with a cleft
Thanks to the help given by the UK's CLEFT – Bridging the Gap to local doctors, children with the condition can benefit from world-class surgery and care