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 Get Pregnant Faster
Want to get pregnant now? This plan will help you have the baby of your dreams!
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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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Breastfeeding Guide
Learn the basics about breastfeeding so your baby can get off to a successful start.
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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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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 to Bathe a Fussy Baby
Bathing your baby can actually make her/him calmer.
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Pregnancy Safety Guide
Everything you need to know about which activities, sports, and foods are safe.
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How-to Guide for Newborns
Taking care of a newborn baby is not always easy so let us guide you through it!
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Top Ten Baby Names 2007
The most popular baby names for 2007 as published by the social security administration
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Hair Loss Postpartum
The drop in hormones your body experiences as it returns to normal after delivery will likely cause you to lose some of your hair.
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How to Find the Best Baby Products
Finding the best baby products can be a challenge. There are a few things that one should consider when looking for the best baby products and how to best find them.
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How to Budget the Baby's First Year
Learning to budget for the baby's first year can ease stress and help one avoid going into serious debt.
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How to Change a Baby Diaper
There are ways to make the diaper changing process easier than most people think that it is. While nothing makes diapers fun to change, preparation and planning can make the task more simple.
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How to Calm a Newborn Baby
The most frustrating part of raising a baby can be all the screaming. How do you make the upset newborn into a calm newborn? Luck and some good advice is always a good place to start.
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Treatments for Constipation During Pregnancy
Constipation during pregnancy is a common occurrence. Constipation is not normally associated with any fetal condition or harm, just with the changes in the body during pregnancy
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Newborn and Infant Growth Charts
A newborn baby and infant growth chart is usually used to asssess whether your baby is growing normally or not. The newborn and baby growth chart gives complete picture of your child's growth.
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Smoking in Your Second or Third Trimester
It is never too late to stop smoking. The fetus will benefit from mom stopping to smoke at any time during the pregnancy.
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Baby Gear Tips: Baby And Infant Car Seats
Despite a huge push for parental car seat education, about 90% of all baby and infant car seats are installed incorrectly or used incorrectly on a daily basis.
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Baby Gear Tips: All About Infant Swings
There is nothing more overwhelming that a crying baby that will not be soothed. Many parents find that swinging in an infant baby swing is a comforting motion for baby
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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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Baby Gear Tips: Baby Bedding Selection and Safety
There is nothing cuter than seeing an infant lying in a baby crib with furry little animals on the sheet, bumper and pillow.
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Baby Gear Tips: Baby Mobiles
Hanging over the baby's crib is the first introduction to education. Baby mobiles provide entertainment, soothing music and contrasting colors that stimulate brain activity.
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Baby Gear Tips: Changing Table Purchase and Safety
The changing table is an invaluable piece of equipment that will help mom and dad protect those back muscles while making a baby change here and there.
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Can Stress Increase Risk of Miscarriage?
Stress induces a fight or flight effect in the body. When stress is at its highest, physical reactions can include reduced blood flow to extremities, decreased metabolism, and increased focus. During pregnancy, prolonged or extreme stress will result in immediate effects on the body, but the long-term effects may be life changing. Researchers have linked stress early in pregnancy to increased risk of miscarriage.
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Baby Gear Tips: Buying a Baby Crib
There used to be only one choice in baby crib; the rectangle crib with one side that had to be forced down with great parental effort.
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Vera Farmiga Gets Kicked in the Stomach
Film superstar Vera Farmiga was recently photographed on the red carpet with husband Renn Hawkey attending the opening of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Matt Damon Hopes Wife Can Dress as a Pregnant Nun
Matt Damon is one of those stars that glide under the celebrity marriage radar. He and wife Luciana have three children together with a fourth on the way.
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Brain Growth Noted After Child Birth
Many women will be happy to find out the brain actually grows after childbirth, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
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Baby Gear and Safety: Choosing a Safe Rattle
Buying a rattle for baby as a gift or for your own infant seems like a harmless and inexpensive choice. Babies place everything in their mouths so rattles are both functional and fun.
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Preventing the Negative Effects of Stress on Pregnancy
Stress is a mental condition that causes a very physical response. The last time you felt 'stressed' what were you really saying? Stress quickens heart rate, increases blood pressure, and decreases blood flow to extremities. The body physical prepares to fight a battle or run for extended distances.
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What to Expect From Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
As the end of the pregnancy approaches, pelvic pain is often a signal of the start of labor. Labor pelvic pain is associated with pressure on the pelvis or the feeling that baby is getting heavier.
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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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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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OneRepublic on Balancing Fatherhood and Career
Two of the stars of the band OneRepublic are fathers, which makes for an interesting problem when it comes to touring and long engagements away from home.
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Baby Eye Color Predictor Calculator
What eye color will your baby have? Our eye color calculator tool will help you calculate the chances of your baby having certain eye colors.
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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. By this time, mom will not be able to help paint or lift furniture, so all pressure is placed on dad to make this happen.
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Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore Break-up Over Kids?
With rumors of an impending break-up caused by a cheating Ashton, we
wonder if the rumors have a deeper seeded cause. Ashton is young,
gorgeous and childless. At 48, there is little chance Demi will be
having any more children in the future, so where does that leave Ashton?
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Assisted Breathing
Whether the woman has chosen a natural childbirth or a labor with pain medication, breathing is essential to the health of the baby during this stressful time.
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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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Tips for Preventing SIDS
SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, describes an infant death with an unknown cause. While doctors and researchers may not be able to pinpoint the reason for death in SIDS cases, they have compiled a list of tips to prevent SIDS from occurring with your baby.
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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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Childcare: How to be a Babysitter
Babysitting used to be a profession reserved for teens who wanted to
earn extra cash by watching children of friends and family members for
date nights, business meetings or any special occasion that required
both parents to be out of the home at the same time.
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Mom’s Respond Stronger to Baby’s Cry After Breastfeeding
According to a study just published in The Journal of Child Psychology,
new mothers who choose to breastfeed are more likely to bond with baby
than those who choose to breastfeed and bottle feed or bottle feed
alone.
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Childcare: Nanny 101
Childcare is an extremely sensitive and important topic for manyparents, especially in households where both parents work. Whenreturning to work after baby, there are three options for childcare 'personal day care, commercial day care, or nanny
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Pacifier Do's and Don'ts
While the faithful pacifier can be a miracle for parents,
there are some tricks to using it that maximize its benefits while
minimizing its drawbacks. If you're considering using a pacifier with
your infant, here are a few things you need to know.
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Childcare: How to Be a Teenage Babysitter
Many young girls have already started thinking about working as a babysitter by the time they reach their 13th birthday. Even boys are starting to jump on the earning train by offering sitting services to families (especially those with male children).
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Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Retinopathy of prematurity, called ROP in the medical community,
affects premature infants and newborns. The disease can be mild or
severe. When first diagnosed in the 1940s, the condition was called
retrolental fibroplasia.
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Childcare: How to Interview a Babysitter
Finding the right babysitter for your child can be a difficult task
for many parents. The idea of giving another person the sole
responsibility of caring for your child is a huge decision, but
sometimes parents want/need time out and there is simply no one else.
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Childcare: What is a Babysitter?
Babysitters are there to provide temporary care for children, typically
in the afternoon or evening, when parents need to step out and step back
into those adult shoes.
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Childcare: Where to Find a Babysitter
Even the most dedicated parents will eventually come to terms with the
fact that adults need a little rest and relaxation time without kids. How do these parents
find the babysitter they have on speed dial?
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