Becoming a parent can feel overwhelming, particularly when your baby is crying frequently, struggling with feeds, bringing milk back up or simply not behaving in the way you expected.
Our PCN Dietitian, Carrie Eckersley, created the Calm Your Baby podcast series to offer clear, practical and reassuring information during the early months. The short episodes help parents understand common concerns including reflux, colic, unsettled behaviour, feeding difficulties, suspected cow’s milk protein allergy and straining to poo.
The aim is not to give parents another list of rules to follow. It is to help you understand what may be happening, what is normal, what might help and when your baby needs further medical support.
Listen to the Calm Your Baby podcast
The series includes:
- Reflux, Colic or Normal? – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yQu4ZEyietli0RSlgqfwe?si=MCB_Qj1nTeyHgE3pUCGwYQ
- Is It an Allergy (CMPA) or Something Else? – https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sBzEEFuZmi2JlCchGOjRZ?si=OAAO06AFTqiNbeLjQBkwbg
- Feeding Your Baby Without Overthinking It – https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CP2OItFBZY1Ys55lfrOsy?si=cvIgijROTN6neL6oyi2Ofw
- When to Worry (and When Not To) – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uoyrSFCY9dXlTgIRbA4GN?si=Uokg8lqrRY64Al7dwqyvxw
- Why Does My Baby Strain to Poo? – https://open.spotify.com/episode/3asiple96KAUTvMoV9jt07?si=bIsjuFWRQaqbMoRNCFf57Q
You can listen through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or your usual podcast provider. Search for the Newcastle North PCN show or the Mount Road Practice PPG show, then select Series 3: Calm Your Baby.
Introducing Little Humans
Little Humans is a free digital support app created to help parents understand what is happening, what is normal and what may help – from the newborn months through the toddler and early school years.
Parenting advice can sometimes feel confusing or contradictory. Little Humans brings calm, accessible guidance together in one place, covering:
- Babies: crying, sleep, reflux, colic and everyday baby behaviour.
- Feeding: milk feeds, mealtimes, food and feeding worries.
- Growing up: common challenges from toddlerhood to starting school.
- Big feelings: emotions, anxiety and behaviour.
Each topic helps parents understand:
- What may be going on
- Common signs and patterns
- Practical steps to try
- What may make things harder
- Helpful words and responses
- When to seek professional help
More than an information library
Little Humans also includes:
Calm Corner
Simple tools to help you pause and regulate yourself first, because parenting is harder when everyone feels overwhelmed.
Ask Little Humans
An AI-supported conversation tool where you can describe what is happening and receive calm explanations, practical guidance and appropriate signposting.
Daily Steady Step
Small, realistic suggestions to help parents build confidence without feeling pressured to change everything at once.
Parent Journal
A private space to notice patterns, record progress and reflect on what is helping your family.
Children are not problems to fix. They are little humans learning how to be human. Little Humans is designed to support that development while helping parents feel informed, reassured and less alone.
Little Humans provides general, evidence-informed information and does not replace personalised advice from your GP, health visitor, infant feeding team or another healthcare professional.
If your child appears seriously unwell, is having difficulty breathing, is unusually difficult to wake or you are worried that something is urgently wrong, seek immediate medical help.
How to add the app to your phone home screen
iPhone/iPad (Safari)
- Open the app website in Safari
- Tap the Share button
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen
- Tap Add
The app will then appear on your home screen like a normal app.
Android (Chrome)
- Open the app website in Chrome
- Tap the three dots menu
- Tap Add to Home screen or Install app
- Confirm by tapping Add
Start using the Little Humans app today! 📱
