Baby

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

Your baby: 4 weeks old

Your baby: 4 weeks old

Sleep solutions, baby acne and what nobody tells you about baby's first year. Learn all about your 4-week-old.

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Your baby: 5 weeks old

Your baby: 5 weeks old

Learning night versus day and other fancy new skills, plus the 1-month checkup. Here's what you need to know about your 5-week-old.

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Your baby: 6 weeks old

Your baby: 6 weeks old

Your baby is growing by leaps and bounds this week! But they also might be experiencing PURPLE crying, colic or reflux. Learn all about your 6-week-old.

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Your baby: 7 weeks old

Your baby: 7 weeks old

Baby communication, meeting other parents and working on good sleep habits. All about life with a 7-week-old.

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Your baby: 8 weeks old

Your baby: 8 weeks old

Baby talk, giggles, gurgles and coos. As your baby approaches two months old, their personality really starts to emerge. Learn all about your 8-week-old.

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8 medications you shouldn’t give your baby

8 medications you shouldn’t give your baby

You just want your baby to feel better when they’re sick—but many over-the-counter medications aren’t safe for babies. Learn which ones you shouldn’t use.

Adrienne Brown

How to get extra hours of sleep the first week with your newborn

Postpartum care

How to get extra hours of sleep the first week with your newborn

Regaining energy after labour is important. Here are practical time-saving tips to survive those first bleary-eyed days and nights.

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The best way to wear a baby carrier

The best way to wear a baby carrier

Watch this short how-to video featuring birth doula and childbirth educator Bianca Sprague's simple tips for the best way to wear a baby carrier.

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Here's my very honest answer about how I lost the baby weight

Postpartum care

Here's my very honest answer about how I lost the baby weight

"No matter what I accomplished, from working to keeping two human beings alive…the number one question I got asked was: 'How did you lose the baby weight?'"

Jessi Cruickshank, FLARE

How to introduce your baby to swimming

Baby development

How to introduce your baby to swimming

Preventing a fear of water and teaching your child to swim should start in infancy. Here’s how you can begin with your baby.

Rita Goldberg

Could a tongue-tie be causing your baby to have trouble breastfeeding?

Could a tongue-tie be causing your baby to have trouble breastfeeding?

If you are finding breastfeeding painful, your baby might have a tongue-tie. Here are what signs to watch out for and how to treat your baby's tongue-tie.

Teresa Pitman

Your baby: 3 weeks old

Your baby: 3 weeks old

Growth spurts, cluster feedings and tips for soothing your fussy, gassy baby. Learn all about your 3-week-old.

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Your baby: 2 weeks old

Your baby: 2 weeks old

Growth spurts, cluster feedings and sleep tips for babies, moms and dads. Learn all about your 2-week-old.

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Safe co-sleeping tips

Safe co-sleeping tips

If you feel that co-sleeping is the best option for you and your baby, be sure to watch this video for safe co-sleeping tips from birth doula and childbirth educator Bianca Sprague.

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100 years of the most popular baby names

100 years of the most popular baby names

Choosing a baby name can be daunting. Travel back in time and draw some inspiration from the most popular selections of the past 100 years.

Corinne Guirgis

Harvey Karp’s secrets to calming a fussy baby

Harvey Karp’s secrets to calming a fussy baby

Harvey Karp literally wrote the book on how to soothe a baby. From swaddling to shushing, learn his top tips on getting the crying to stop.

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Is European Baby Formula Really Better?

Is European Baby Formula Really Better?

Some moms are buying their babies’ formula from Europe to avoid pesticides and added sugars. But is it worth it?

Cara Rosenbloom

Go ahead, ask me why I’m not breastfeeding

Go ahead, ask me why I’m not breastfeeding

At first I’d crumple with guilt when strangers would ask if I’m breastfeeding. Now I’m choosing to see it as a chance to raise awareness.

Brandi Morin, Chatelaine

Your baby: 1 week old

Your baby: 1 week old

It’s impossible to stop looking and touching, but that’s what having a 1-week-old is all about, so settle in and learn a little bit about your newborn baby.

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5 things I failed to do as a new mom

5 things I failed to do as a new mom

Is there anything you, um, forgot to do in your first few months as a new mom?

Ariel Brewster