Baby

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

Newborn screening in Canada: What to expect

Newborn screening in Canada: What to expect

From Apgar to the heel prick test, everything you need to know about your newborn's procedures.

Lia Grainger

Baby name trends for 2014

Baby name trends for 2014

Expecting a baby in 2014? Our experts forecast upcoming baby name trends.

Laura Grande

Baby tummy time tips

Baby tummy time tips

In this video, birth doula and childbirth educator Bianca Sprague offers her top baby tummy time tips.

Today's Parent

Working dads push for more family-friendly policies

Working dads push for more family-friendly policies

Working dads are the new working moms. And they’re making life better for women as well.

Denise Balkissoon

Adding a new child to the family: What's Brewing

Adding a new child to the family: What's Brewing

Our What's Brewing group met in Markham this month to discuss the challenges of bringing home another baby.

Tammy Sutherland

How to give a baby a bath

How to give a baby a bath

In this video, birth doula and childbirth educator Bianca Sprague discusses how to give a baby a bath — from ensuring your baby's comfort and safety to making sure you clean every adorable finger and toe.

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How do I get my baby to sleep through the night?

How do I get my baby to sleep through the night?

Watch this sleep solutions video to get tips for helping your baby sleep through the night.

Today's Parent

Introducing solid foods to a baby

Introducing solid foods to a baby

It's generally best to begin introducing solid foods to a baby at six months, but did you know there are clues to look for? In this video, birth doula and childbirth educator Bianca Sprague describes some of the surefire signs your baby is ready to graduate to solids.

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Taking Baby to restaurants: How do you do it?

Taking Baby to restaurants: How do you do it?

Trying to balance being a first-time parent to a new baby with a social life can be a struggle.

Roma Kojima

Umbilical cord care

Umbilical cord care

Who’s going to cut the cord—and when—is a hot delivery-room topic.

Tenille Bonoguore

New mom: I want to yank my hair out!

New mom: I want to yank my hair out!

Despite the struggles of a new mom—being gross, worn out and in pain, among other things—the tough moments are worth it when your baby smiles.

Roma Kojima

New baby, new... jealousy?

New baby, new... jealousy?

Being a new mom brings out a variety of intense emotions—like unexpected feelings of jealousy and possessiveness.

Roma Kojima

Paternity leave: What new dads need to know

Paternity leave: What new dads need to know

Dad-to-dad advice on how to make the make the most of your paternity leave.

Blaine Bouchard

Colic: One Dad Tells It Like It Is

Colic: One Dad Tells It Like It Is

Colic is murder on a relationship. Here’s how one dad suffered through the nightmare of colic and lived to shed some light on it.

Christopher Shulgan

4 tips to help new fathers bond with their babies

4 tips to help new fathers bond with their babies

Help the new dad in your life connect with his newborn with these simple pointers.

Jason Anderson

Cord-blood banking: Is it really worth your while?

Cord-blood banking: Is it really worth your while?

Are the benefits of banking your baby's stem-cell-rich umbilical-cord blood enough reason to overlook the limitations and costly fees of this practice?

Jenny Charlesworth

How to honour a bereaved mother on Mother's Day

How to honour a bereaved mother on Mother's Day

In honour of International Bereaved Mother's Day, Alexis Marie Chute shares her personal story and offers advice for celebrating all mothers on Mother's Day

Alexis Marie Chute

Name maps: 3 decades of top baby names in Canada, province by province

Name maps: 3 decades of top baby names in Canada, province by province

Baby name map! Enjoy our fun animated maps of the top boy and girl baby names in Canada from 1983 to 2013. See if your own name was No. 1 once upon a time.

Nichola Anderson

C-section recovery

C-section recovery

A postpartum survival guide for women wondering what the healing process is really like.

Karen Penfield

Mom mentor: An ode to big sisters

Mom mentor: An ode to big sisters

Citynews reporter Galit Solomon recounts how her big sister left her four children at home to help with her brand new baby.

Galit Solomon