Having a baby is a life-changing experience. There is so much to learn and know about from newborn care and baby's health and development to simpler but necessary things like bathing your baby and taking care of your baby's cold, and so much more.
How to Tell if Baby’s Clothes are Too Tight
If your baby is having a screaming fit, check to see how tight his or her clothes are. Often, babies are uncomfortable, and it can be difficult for parents to gauge how tight the clothing must feel.
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What is a Baby's Moro Reflex?
If anything were to happen to your baby, he or she would be one hundred
percent helpless. It’s a sad realization, but human babies have very few
defenses and without your supervision, they are extremely vulnerable.
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Cord Blood Banking
What is cord blood banking and how can it help me and my baby?
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Chemicals May Affect Baby Sex
Researchers have found a link between the consumption of PBB polybrominated biphenyls and PCB polychlorinated biphenyls and the sex and gender of fetal offspring.
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The Drano Test to Predict the Baby's Sex
Mixing drano with urine does not only not detect the baby's sex but it's also very dangerous.
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Whiskey is Risky: No Alcohol for Teething Baby
When a baby is teething, that pain is all over his or her mouth. Every
tooth is poking its way up through the gums slowly, which is why your
baby will be cranky and irritated through the teething process.
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Why Your Baby Always Holds Your Hand
Have you ever visited a baby and felt like the favorite when he or she
grabbed onto your finger lovingly? This happened to me recently when I
met my husband’s nephew for the first time.
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How Early Can a Paternity Test Be Done?
In the first-trimester paternity testing involves an invasive procedure called CVS or chorionic villus sampling.
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How to Deal With Sibling Rivalry Toward a New Baby
Sibling rivalry is universal, and as ancient as Cain and Abel, brothers in the Bible. Experts believe that it comes from competition for parental attention, approval, and love.
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An Unexpected Risk of Feeding a Baby Who is Laying Flat
It can take time for you to learn how to properly position your baby
while feeding him. Especially if you’re breastfeeding, you’ll need to
find a position where both you and your baby are comfortable.
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Pregnancy After Menopause: Is It Possible?
Can you get pregnant after the change?
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Is Baby Getting Enough Vitamin D?
For the most part, your breast milk is packed with nutrients for your baby. When you first begin breastfeeding, the milk is going to be thicker because it is essentially a shot of immunoglobins for your baby.
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Dr. Amos' Fertility and Pregnancy e-Book
Read Dr. Amos' eBook about pregnancy, fertility, trying to get pregnant, and the postpartum period. Everything you need to know!
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Travel Safety During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, it's generally safe for pregnant women to travel safely, but some precautions must be taken as to the places of travel and circumstances.
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Traveling in Pregnancy
Generally, as long as there are no complications or difficulties during your pregnancy, you are safe to travel during pregnancy at any time. There are a few concerns with your travel, mostly in terms of comfort and convenience for you and the baby.
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Does Your Baby Have Cold Feet?
What does it mean if your baby's feet are always cold?
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Itchy and Scratchy: How to Treat Your Child's Eczema
Eczema is a common pediatric skin condition causing an itchy rash, which when severe can cause irritability, sleep problems and if it gets infected it can make your little one unwell.
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The Cure For Grunting Baby Syndrome
If your doctor tells you that your infant is suffering from grunting baby syndrome, you might have to refrain from laughing out loud. While your baby certainly has been grunting a lot, you probably didn’t expect his diagnosis to be so simple.
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Will Your Baby Have Dimples?
Let’s face it — dimples are adorable. When a little kid smiles with those expressive indentations on both cheeks, it’s hard not smile yourself from the innocence and sweetness you see.
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Are Camera Flashes Harmful to a Baby’s Eyes?
Though my mom was thrilled to have so many photos of me in different outfits, she did admit recently that she used to worry about my eyesight. I was exposed to the bright, powerful flash very early.
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Will Your Baby’s Eyes Stay Blue?
I come from a blue-eyed, brown-haired family. Every person in my immediate lineage —cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents — has blue eyes and curly brown hair.
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Are Pickles the Perfect Baby Snack?
Today my sister-in-law sent a video of her four-month-old son eating a
pickle as a snack. The video was absolutely adorable. He is just on the
verge of short words (he’s a very fast learner), so he was cooing as he
nibbled on the pickle proudly.
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Breastfeeding Guide
Learn the basics about breastfeeding so your baby can get off to a successful start.
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Boost Your Fertility: Get Pregnant Faster
This plan will help you get pregnant and have the baby of your dreams!
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Post Term Pregnancy
When a pregnancy goes postdates and lasts beyond the 42nd week, the size
of baby, integrity of the placenta and the possibility of baby having a
bowel movement in-utero are all of great concern to the attending
obstetrician.
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5 Baby Gear Items You Should Leave in the Store
Having a new baby is exciting and expensive. There are essentials that every family must buy ' diapers, wipes, food, clothing and a safe place to sleep.
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Breastfeeding Basics for Mom
The art of breastfeeding offers a bond between mother and child like no other bond on earth. This is not to mention the fact that the colostrum is the best choice for babies first meals of life.
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Can Stress Stop You From Getting Pregnant?
While stress has not been directly linked to infertility, the physical demands on the body during stressful situations are enough to trigger natural protective instincts.
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Don’t Feel Too Guilty When the TV Plays Babysitter
You’re probably familiar with the feelings of guilt as you watch your children’s eyes glue themselves to the TV screen. But, is watching TV really something you should prevent your kids from doing? As it turns out, TV might not be as evil as we’ve previously assumed.
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Alcohol, Drug Use, Smoking, and Stress During Pregnancy
Certain stress factor can pose a problem when trying to conceive and during pregnancy.
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Smoking and Pregnancy
Smoking can cause more than low birth weight. Pregnant mothers who smoke are at an increased risk of miscarriage and premature birth.
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How Alcohol Affects Your Pregnancy
Pregnant or planning to be? Stop drinking.
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Alcohol and Breastfeeding
Is it true that alcohol can get into the breastmilk if you drink while nursing?
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Risks of Preterm or Premature Labor and Delivery
Learn about contractions and cervical changes before 37 weeks.
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Postpartum Exercise: What Is Safe?
If you want to start postpartum exerces right after delivery, you can go ahead as long as you feel OK and there are no contraindications.
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A Labor and Delivery Nurse's Birth Plan
Birth plans are common these days. Here is a birthplan written by a labor and delivery nurse.
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Combating Worry: A Guide for Parents
Many parents describe feeling overwhelmed with a sense of worry. Left unchecked this can lead to sleep disturbance, depression, lack of focus, health and relationship problems and seriously affect your bonding with your child.
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Preparing for a New Baby in the Home
Preparing for a baby’s arrival in the home is one of the most exciting parts of pregnancy. Most families choose to wait until late in the second trimester to prepare the baby’s room just to ensure the pregnancy is safe
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Co-Bedding Safety Issues
Parents tend to choose co-bedding as a solution to late night crying and sleep deprivation. While co-bedding may help solve these problems, some experts report that the baby is at a higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome and accidental death when sleeping beside a parent.
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Clothing and Fetal Safety
Finding the right pregnancy clothes can be a difficult task, especially when you'll need exercise clothes, business clothes, dress clothes, and don't forget jackets and coats!
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What Is the Apgar Score?
The Apgar score is named after a New York anesthesiologist, Dr. Virginia Apgar, who in 1952 described the score as a means to assess the baby's status 1 and 5-minutes after birth. Learn what it means for your baby.
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Top Five Male Baby Names By Year 1911-2010
Here are the top 5 male baby names for each year for the last 100 years from 1911 to 2010.
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Top Five Female Baby Names By Year 1911-2010
Here are the top 5 female baby names for each year for the last 100 years from 1911 to 2010.
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How to Cut a Newborn's Nails
Cutting a newborn baby's nails can cause anxiety for a parent as they do not want to hurt their baby.
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Pregnancy and HIV
Getting pregnant when a woman is HIV+ can be a tough decision to make if the woman already knows her status. If she doesn't, there are still ways to protect the baby.
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Preparing for Pregnancy Emotionally
Preparing for pregnancy emotionally can be more difficult than preparing physically because emotional needs vary from person to person.
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Hepatitis A and Pregnancy
Hepatitis A (HAV) is a viral infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Other viral liver infections are caused by hepatits B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses. There is an increased risk of premature delivery if you become infected with HBV during pregnancy.
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Pregnancy Safety Guide
Everything you need to know about activities, sports, and food.
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Caring for Your Baby's Umbilical Cord
Learn all about how to care for your baby's umbilical cord.
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Social and Emotional Skills for Toddler in the First Year
Your toddler’s social and emotional development will form the foundation of how she will develop relationships, express emotions and cope with change and adversity in later life. In her second year of life, her awareness of herself and the outside world will begin to evolve. One moment she’s your helpless, cute baby, and the next moment you will get a glimpse of the independent child she will become.
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