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

Breastfeeding problems and how to fix them

Breastfeeding problems and how to fix them

If your baby won't latch or your nipples hurt, breastfeeding can be quite a struggle. Here's how to fix common breastfeeding problems.

Teresa Pitman

10 Common Rashes On Kids (With Photos): Symptoms And Treatment

10 Common Rashes On Kids (With Photos): Symptoms And Treatment

Notice a rash on your little one? Here’s help figuring out common rashes on kids and what to do about them.

Today's Parent

The importance of skin to skin with baby

The importance of skin to skin with baby

From boosting breastfeeding to setting the stage for brain development, there are many benefits of skin-to-skin contact between newborn and mom.

Teresa Pitman

What you need to know about your kid's first molars

What you need to know about your kid's first molars

Is your toddler drooling, irritable and gnawing on everything? Get ready for round two of teething; molars may be on their way.

Holly Bennett

Teething Symptoms and Solutions for Your Baby

Teething Symptoms and Solutions for Your Baby

How to understand and help your child when she's teething.

Susan Spicer

An age-by-age guide to your baby's eating habits

An age-by-age guide to your baby's eating habits

Your kid's eating habits will change a lot within the first three years. Here's what you need to know.

Teresa Pitman

Teething or cold? How to distinguish teething symptoms from an illness

Teething or cold? How to distinguish teething symptoms from an illness

Sometimes teething symptoms look just like a cold. Here's how to tell what your baby's really going through.

Lisa Bendall

Secondary drowning: What you need to know

Secondary drowning: What you need to know

A condition called secondary drowning is putting parents on high alert.

Amy Valm

Acne after pregnancy and other postpartum skin conditions

Postpartum care

Acne after pregnancy and other postpartum skin conditions

From acne after pregnancy to spider veins, how to handle even the most harrowing postpartum skin conditions.

Liz Bruckner

Top 10 tips to end a nursing strike

Top 10 tips to end a nursing strike

If a breastfed baby suddenly refuses to nurse it doesn't necessarily mean she's ready to wean. Here's how to deal with a nursing strike.

Teresa Pitman

Exclusive pumping: How to breastfeed without nursing

Exclusive pumping: How to breastfeed without nursing

Why new moms choose to pump exclusively, how it works and tips for success

Jennifer Gaskill

How to wean your baby

How to wean your baby

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to weaning your baby, but these guidelines will help make the transition as easy as possible.

Celia Shatzman

The best breastfeeding advice I ever got...

The best breastfeeding advice I ever got...

Sometimes the best breastfeeding advice comes from fellow lady friends who've been there. Here are 9 tips from nursing moms.

Today's Parent

I used to cover up when breastfeeding. Now I flaunt it

I used to cover up when breastfeeding. Now I flaunt it

The old me was discreet to ensure no one around me was uncomfortable. But a major a-ha moment completely changed my philosophy on breastfeeding in public.

Nicola Prentis

How La Leche League saved me

How La Leche League saved me

When I got to a La Leche League meeting and one mom offered to hold my baby and yet another offered me a “lactation cookie,” I started to bawl.

Julia Pelly

6 Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

6 Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

A new baby who sleeps until dawn isn’t the norm, but there are tricks to nudge him in that direction. Here are six baby sleep tips from the experts.

Karen Robock

Will my adopted boys bond with me?

Will my adopted boys bond with me?

Attachment is a central issue in all adoptions. As a new adoptive mother, I needed to learn that the process of bonding and attachment takes time.

Wendy Litner

When should I start babyproofing my house?

Baby development

When should I start babyproofing my house?

Should you baby-proof before your due date, or take a wait-and-see approach?

Amy Macfarlane

There are Ta-Ta Towels for breastfeeding moms and we're actually into them

There are Ta-Ta Towels for breastfeeding moms and we're actually into them

We were skeptical at first, but this new Ta-Ta Towel is perfect for nursing moms

Today's Parent

Why are our healthcare systems failing postpartum moms?

Postpartum care

Why are our healthcare systems failing postpartum moms?

Canadian and U.S. healthcare focuses almost exclusively on the baby, to the point that the postpartum health of their mothers is seriously neglected.

Corynne Cirilli