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Everything you need to know about your baby, including information on breastfeeding, teething, colic, baby development, food, sleep, and more..

6 Most Popular Baby Sleep-Training Methods Explained

6 Most Popular Baby Sleep-Training Methods Explained

Exhausted new parents look for guidance on baby sleep. Here are the six most popular sleep training methods explained by experts.

Claire Gagne

9 things your baby doesn’t really need in the first year

9 things your baby doesn’t really need in the first year

It’s exciting to buy stuff for your new baby, but you can save a whack of cash by skipping some unnecessary items.

Claire Gagne

Why did no one tell me how hard it is to stop breastfeeding?

Why did no one tell me how hard it is to stop breastfeeding?

There's plenty of info out there about how to breastfeed successfully. But when it comes to stopping, where's all the help?

Amy Klein

Can weaning your baby cause maternal depression?

Can weaning your baby cause maternal depression?

Some women experience a storm of depression-like symptoms and mood swings after weaning their baby and stopping breastfeeding. What's really going on?

Alexandra Frost

How I survived my baby’s colic

How I survived my baby’s colic

Every night, my son would start wailing, and he’d cry for hours and hours. Colic was making us both miserable. Here’s the one thing I found that helped.

Vanessa Milne

How to Do Tummy Time with Your Baby: Fun Activities to Try

Baby development

How to Do Tummy Time with Your Baby: Fun Activities to Try

Tummy time is essential for babies, but most of them hate it (and you probably dread it, too). Try adding some variety with these fun tummy time activities.

Bonnie Schiedel

When should a kid learn about consent?

When should a kid learn about consent?

Teaching kids how to give, receive and understand consent is crucial. It’s about way more than just “no means no,” and the conversation should start far sooner than you might expect.

Sarah Liss

Can teething actually cause a rash?

Can teething actually cause a rash?

Here’s everything you need to know about teething rash, including when it happens, what it looks like and how to prevent it.

Bonnie Schiedel

When will my baby finally start smiling?

Baby development

When will my baby finally start smiling?

When do babies smile? It's the top question on every new parent's list. Here's everything you need to know about this important (and cute!) baby milestone.

Holly Bennett

Here’s why you won’t find baby teething gels on pharmacy shelves

Here’s why you won’t find baby teething gels on pharmacy shelves

Experts don't recommend baby teething gels. The adult formulations—and even the homeopathic versions—include dangerous ingredients you should watch out for.

Michelle Ward

I exclusively pumped—and there's not enough support for moms like me

I exclusively pumped—and there's not enough support for moms like me

Lactation consultants and hospital staff need to support moms who choose exclusive pumping, instead of making us feel like we’re taking the easy way out.

Megan Piercey Monafu

How to Increase Breast Milk Supply: 7 Foods to Eat

How to Increase Breast Milk Supply: 7 Foods to Eat

There’s no magic potion that will increase your breast milk supply, but some of these foods may help (and the last three certainly will not).

Lauren Ferranti-Ballem

What you need to know before starting your baby on solids

What you need to know before starting your baby on solids

Here's everything you need to know about introducing solid foods to your baby.

Alicia McAuley

Why moms love that new baby smell

Why moms love that new baby smell

To new mamas, their newborn really does seem good enough to eat.

Robyn Braun

Is it really so bad to nurse a baby to sleep?

Is it really so bad to nurse a baby to sleep?

There’s nothing more peaceful than having your baby doze off during her nighttime feeding—so why do experts discourage breastfeeding your baby to sleep?

Claire Gagne

What cold medicine is safe while breastfeeding?

What cold medicine is safe while breastfeeding?

We asked the experts about the safety of cold and flu medications and natural remedies while breastfeeding. Here’s what you can take and what you can’t.

Vanessa Milne

These vintage photos remind us all that public breastfeeding is nothing new

These vintage photos remind us all that public breastfeeding is nothing new

Shaming women for public breastfeeding continues to flood the news, but these vintage photos prove women have been doing this for centuries.

Kevin John Siazon

It's time to retire the phrase "breast is best" once and for all

It's time to retire the phrase "breast is best" once and for all

“Breast is best” left me feeling broken, ashamed and exhausted. Those feelings explain the backlash against the exclusive-breastfeeding movement.

Kristen Thompson

Do elimination diets while breastfeeding really help fussy babies?

Do elimination diets while breastfeeding really help fussy babies?

Many moms have been told that elimination diets while breastfeeding will result in a happier baby. The science, however, says otherwise.

Jessica Leeder

I had to stop obsessing over my baby's sleep schedule for my own mental health

I had to stop obsessing over my baby's sleep schedule for my own mental health

Don't stake your self-worth as a parent on obsessing over your baby's sleep schedule, because so much of it is out of your control anyhow.

Rachel Heinrichs