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The Baby Fact Check

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

July 9, 2026 · 26 min

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

July 2, 2026 · 23 min

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

June 25, 2026 · 20 min

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

June 18, 2026 · 22 min

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

June 11, 2026 · 20 min

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…

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

June 4, 2026 · 16 min

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

May 28, 2026 · 20 min

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…
Newborn Sleep: White Noise, Wake Windows & Self-Soothing – S1 E1

May 21, 2026 · 23 min

Social media is full of newborn sleep advice - but what if some of the “rules” are actually making life harder for new parents? In this episode of The Baby Fact Check, Greg Foot - new dad and creator & host of the popular BBC podcast…
Welcome to The Baby Fact Check with Greg Foot - Trailer

May 15, 2026 · 2 min

The new parenting podcast where trusted experts fact check the baby advice filling your social media feed. As a new dad, Greg Foot - creator and host of the popular BBC podcast Sliced Bread - is being bombarded by parenting tips so he’s…

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About the show

The new parenting podcast where trusted experts fact check the baby advice filling your social media feed. As a new dad, Greg Foot - creator and host of the popular BBC podcast Sliced Bread - is being bombarded by parenting tips so he’s making this podcast to work out what’s fact and what’s fad. With Greg’s son Teddy only a few months old, Series 1 focuses on newborn babies - fact checking advice on newborn sleep, skin-to-skin contact, crying, language development, gassy babies, bottle feeding, playtime and baby skincare - to find out what really helps, and what’s just noise! As always, our podcast promise to you is... no influencers trying to sell you stuff, no pursuit of parenting perfection, and no judgement. Just evidence-based advice from experts you can trust, to help you be the best parent you can be today. Let's figure this out together. If you've seen a piece of parenting advice you'd like us to fact check drop us an email to thebabyfactcheck@gmail.com and come join The Baby Fact Check Family on Patreon at patreon.com/TheBabyFactCheck Follow us on social media: Instagram:@TheBabyFactCheck TikTok:@TheBabyFactCheck Facebook:@TheBabyFactCheck Credits: The Baby Fact Check is a Science Media Studio production. Series Producer: Greg Foot Content Producer: Graihagh Jackson Video Producer: Adrienn Rusz Audio Mix: Jonnie Howard Recorded at: The Raspberry Pi Foundation with help from Daria Hupov & Peter Simison Special thanks: Teddy’s mummy, Katrin!