The official Podcast of the Newcastle North Primary Care Network (NN-PCN) whose members include:-
Audley Health Centre
Dr. Harbidge & Partners (Kidsgrove)
Heathcote Street Surgery
Mount Road Practice (Kidsgrove)
Talke Clinic
The Podcast covers any relevant topics of Patient care and services provided by the PCN
Newsletter subscription Link - http://eepurl.com/hiRJrv
What is a PCN? - https://www.kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk/ppg-overview
Calm Your Baby is a short podcast series created by Carrie Eckersley, a dietitian with the Newcastle North Primary Care Network, and aimed at parents of young babies experiencing common feeding and digestive symptoms, including reflux, colic, crying, feeding difficulties, and suspected CMPA.
The series is designed to:
Reduce anxiety and confusion around normal infant development
Support practical, evidence-based feeding approaches
Reduce unnecessary medicalisation and medication use where appropriate
Help parents understand when symptoms are normal - and when further review is needed
Each episode is less than five minutes long and uses calm, accessible language to explain:
What reflux and colic actually are
Why babies cry and become unsettled
What CMPA looks like (and what it often doesn’t)
How feeding patterns and overfeeding can affect symptoms
Practical strategies such as paced feeding and feeding optimisation
Red flags and when to seek medical support
15 May 2026
Series 3, Episode 5 — Why Does My Baby Strain to Poo?
About the Calm Your Baby Series
Calm Your Baby is a short podcast series for parents of young babies experiencing common feeding and digestive symptoms, including reflux, colic, crying, feeding difficulties, and suspected CMPA.
The series is designed to:
Reduce anxiety and confusion about normal infant development
Support practical, evidence-based feeding approaches
Reduce unnecessary medicalisation and medication use where appropriate
Help parents understand when symptoms are normal and when further review is needed
Topics Covered in this episode: -
👉 What is dyschezia?
👉 Why it looks like pain
👉 Dyschezia vs constipation
👉 Why intervening can make it worse
👉 What actually helps
👉 When to check it
15 May 2026
Series 3, Episode 1 - Reflux, Colic or Normal?
About the Calm Your Baby Series
Calm Your Baby is a short podcast series for parents of young babies experiencing common feeding and digestive symptoms, including reflux, colic, crying, feeding difficulties, and suspected CMPA.
The series is designed to:
Reduce anxiety and confusion about normal infant development
Support practical, evidence-based feeding approaches
Reduce unnecessary medicalisation and medication use where appropriate
Help parents understand when symptoms are normal and when further review is needed
Topics Covered in this episode: -
👉 What’s actually normal
👉 Why babies spit up and cry
👉 What reflux and colic really are
👉 Why it looks worse than it is
Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
27
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