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As part of our partnership with Fairy Non Bio, we’ve produced the Mumsnet Babies Podcast. There are ten episodes in the series, and so far we’ve released five. Episode four is about health, and you can listen to it here. Fairy Non Bio would like you to listen to the podcast whenever you can and then discuss your experience with commonplace baby health issues.

There’s nothing like the new found responsibility of a brand new life, and it’s easy to let anxiety take over and maybe worry too much when that new little one gets the sniffles. Fairy Non Bio would like to hear about your experience with baby health. So, whether you have experience with coughs and colds, eczema, chickenpox, colic or other minor illness - share your experience below.

What do you ensure you always have in your medicine cabinet to avoid a wild goose chase for an open pharmacy on a Sunday evening? Maybe you have tips for keeping your LO comfortable and yourself sane while they’re unwell, or have advice for dealing with common ailments?

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We're always well-stocked with calpol, nurofen, albas oil, and nappy rash cream. We've invested in a good quality digital thermometer, and also lots of washable blankets to coat the floor with when DD was little and refluxy.

Child-friendly painkillers and cough medicine are a must - Calpol, Nurofen for Children, etc, - as well as Piriton. We have children's multi-vitamins, like Wellkid and HalibOrange, as well as essential creams/lotions like Vaseline, Aveeno cream and Johnsons & Johnsons.

And last but not least, a mini-first aid kit, including plasters (band aids) and roll bandages, always comes in handy when one least expects it.

A good stock of calpol, plasters, teething gels and chocolate tends to sort most things out!

The most effective thing we found for helping him to sleep at night when he had a cold was having a flask of boiling water with a few drops of eucalyptus oil in the room, and some Vicks on his chest.

I still get amazed by how quickly Calpol works after 4 years. From floppy hot grump to smiling hungry and happy in 20 minutes .

For ezcema we use a body moisturiser every day even when the skin looks perfect.

We make sure we have two of everything - inhalers, creams, calpol, plasters, piriton, etc, so if we take stuff out in a bag with us to visit someone and it gets lost/forgotten we know we've always got supplies at home.

We always have baby paracetamol, Vicks, olbas oil, anti-histamine, plasters and sudocrem. That seems to see us through!

Days on the sofa with poorly little ones can be so relaxing!

Stuffy noses at night are such a pain- we leave a bowl of hot water out of reach to try to humidify the room.

I have been a foster carer for many years and one little tip that I would like to share that I think has bought so many positive results is baby massage. Baby massage has not only really helped with bonding and confidence with some of the mothers and babies I have helped but if you are shown correctly it can be fantastic when baby has the snuffles or even bad trapped wind/colic - Being shown how confidently to help soothe baby without medication is a pleasure for both mum and baby

Cupboards stocked full of medicines

calpol, plasters and piriton

Calpol, Nurofen and Silver Spray are our stock items at home and we always keep a small first aid kit with us out and about as our 2 are as clumsy as their mummy :-)

A medicine cabinet with calpol, sudocrem, plasters, insect sting cream, pain relief, it helps living near the local chemist that is always very helpful in a crisis!

We definitely had calpol in the cupboard Long with Anbesol for sore gums. But being first time parents is a frightening prospect especially when your child is ill and having my mum at the end of the phone was a great comfort.

A basic stock of calpol, patience ands cuddles

I always made sure I had calpol, plasters etc in my medicine cabinet so was never caught short.

Calpol and plasters for my little one x

We didn't really keep anything in stock. The biggest healthy problem for mine was eczema but the main thing for helping this was a gently moisturiser and avoiding harsh chemicals. And being careful what we used in the wash, this is where our love for fairy non-bio began.

Always have a thermometer on hand to check if they do have a temperature.

I have a first aid kit for minor cuts. I always have a stock of calpol at hand (even in my handbag!). If one of them is ill then we spend the day in bed watching Disney movies, and make sure they drink plenty of fluids to keep hydrated.

Always keep a well stocked cupboard of different medications so you are always prepared.

I always keep Calpol, Nurofen, Piriton, Sudacream, and cough medicine in the cupboard in case of illness. My children are always coming down with something. My son was lactose intolerant as a baby, so we were restricted to going out because he was sick everywhere.

My great niece has terrible mucous problems which my nephew has to suck out as it's the only way he can keep her nose clear. It's awful & disgusting to see but it's the only way

Always have a supply of calpol, sudocrem, plasters, cold packs & dry skin cream / moisturiser Better to have it and not need it - than need it and not have it.

For the first few months I panicked about every small sniffle, so a thermometer put my mind at rest. You can have all the creams and medicines but you know your baby best and if you feel something is wrong get it checked out!

Always a basic stockpile of Calpol, ibuprofen and piriton for kids

When my son was a baby and we all had bad colds he ended up having a fit. It was a terrifying experience and not something I'd ever heard of. I wish I had been more knowledgeable and prepared. There is so much more information available now and lots of reassurance for new parents, it is great!