The Baby Fact Check

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9 Jul 2026 · 26 min

Newborn Skincare: Baths, Moisturiser & Breast Milk - S1 E8

Social media is full of skincare advice for newborns - but what if your baby doesn’t need all those creams, washes and lotions? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn skincare: “You should bath your newborn baby every day as part of your bedtime routine.” “Avoid moisturisers - your baby’s skin can look after itself and moisturiser can harm your baby’s microbiome.” “If your baby has nappy rash, or eczema, or cradle cap, or baby acne, putting breast milk…

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   S1 · E7 · 2 Jul 2026 · 23 min

   Newborn Play: Tummy Time, Black & White Toys and Screens - S1 E7

   Social media is full of advice about what’s the best toy for your newborn baby - but what does the science say? Are we buying toys we simply don’t need? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn play: “Tummy time isn’t safe for newborns.” “You don’t need to worry about playtime until your newborn is a bit older.” “Black and white toys are the best for newborn play.” With help from Professor Sarah Lloyd-Fox (University of Cambridge) and Lindsay Carr (Great…

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   S1 · E6 · 25 Jun 2026 · 20 min

   Newborn Bottle Transition: “Nipple Confusion”, Sleep Hormones & Bedtime Formula - S1 E6

   Will introducing a bottle ruin breastfeeding? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around introducing a bottle to a breastfed baby: “Don’t introduce a bottle until 6 weeks or you’ll cause nipple confusion and ruin breastfeeding.” “Breast milk pumped late at night contains sleep hormones so don’t feed that to your baby in the morning.” “Formula-fed babies feed less often and sleep for longer.” With help from Nina Morley (Infant Feeding Lead for the health visitor…

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   S1 · E5 · 18 Jun 2026 · 22 min

   Newborn Gas: Burping, Colic and What Mum Eats - S1 E5

   From ‘anti-colic’ bottles to gripe water, there are countless ‘cures’ for a gassy baby - but which are evidence-based, and which are just marketing hype? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn gas: “If your baby has gas you’re either not feeding them in the right position, or you don’t burp them enough.” “If mum is breastfeeding, what she eats can cause her baby to be gassy.” “The best way to get rid of baby gas is a combo of gripe water, special teats…

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   S1 · E4 · 11 Jun 2026 · 20 min

   Newborn Language: “Parentese”, Baby Sign & Multilingual Families - S1 E4

   Is “baby talk” really the best way to talk to your newborn to help them develop their language skills? Can “baby sign” help babies communicate sooner? And if your family speaks multiple languages, how can you help your baby understand and learn them? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn language: “Babies don’t understand language yet, so there’s no need to talk to them.” “Speak to your baby as you would an adult so they don’t learn bad speech habits.”…

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   S1 · E3 · 4 Jun 2026 · 16 min

   Newborn Crying: What Cries Mean, the "Crying Peak" and Baby’s Safe Person - S1 E3

   Hearing your baby cry is one of the hardest parts of early parenting - but how much of the advice around how to soothe your crying newborn is backed by science? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, new dad Greg Foot is joined by a trusted expert to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn crying: “If my baby cries a lot, I’m doing something wrong.” “Babies often cry more with their safest person.” “You’ll know every cry and what it means, if you pay attention.” With help from Professor Dieter Wolke (University of Warwick), Greg explores the…

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   S1 · E2 · 28 May 2026 · 20 min

   Newborn Skin-to-Skin Contact: Golden Hour, Dads & Long-Term Benefits - S1 E2

   There’s a huge amount of pressure to get everything “right” from the moment your baby arrives, including “uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact during Golden Hour”. But is that really helpful? And is it worth continuing skin-to-skin in the weeks and months after birth? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, Greg Foot - new dad and creator & host of the popular BBC podcast Sliced Bread - is joined by trusted experts to fact check some of the most common pieces of social media parenting advice around newborn skin-to-skin contact: “You MUST do uninterrupted skin-to-skin for the first hour after…

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