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Why you should still take your baby for their vaccines and checkups during coronavirus

Why you should still take your baby for their vaccines and checkups during coronavirus

Not vaccinating your baby is risky, but it can also feel risky to visit a doctor's office for regular checkups and vaccines during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Ariel Brewster

Can feeding your baby these products actually prevent food allergies?

Can feeding your baby these products actually prevent food allergies?

Wendy Haaf

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

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

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

How to manage your baby’s newborn rash

How to manage your baby’s newborn rash

Erythema toxicum neonatorum happens in more than half of babies. Find out more about this skin condition and how to manage it.

Kate Daley

Moisturizing could prevent food allergies and other baby skincare tips you need to know

Moisturizing could prevent food allergies and other baby skincare tips you need to know

Here’s why you should double-rinse detergent, avoid fragrance, moisturize, and stop scrubbing away the skin microbiome for baby skincare.

Ishani Nath

How to welcome a baby with Down syndrome

How to welcome a baby with Down syndrome

A brief primer for new and soon-to-be parents on your beautiful baby with Down syndrome, including what to expect in the first year.

Andrea Karr

How much should I worry about toxins and heavy metals in baby food?

How much should I worry about toxins and heavy metals in baby food?

After scary headlines about toxins and heavy metals in baby food and rice cereal, many parents are confused about what’s safe to feed their kids.

Wendy Glauser

How to get rid of baby hiccups—and prevent them

How to get rid of baby hiccups—and prevent them

For the most part, baby hiccups just happen, but there are a few things you can do to relieve the discomfort they may cause—and maybe even prevent them.

Sydney Loney

Does your baby have acid reflux, or are they just barfy?

Does your baby have acid reflux, or are they just barfy?

Doctors used to prescribe ranitidine to treat acid reflux in babies, but some formulations have been recalled. How can parents manage reflux symptoms and minimize the barf?

Emily Senger

Kids' Coughs: How to Tell When it's Serious

Kids' Coughs: How to Tell When it's Serious

When should you call the doctor? Use this primer to quickly identify different types of coughs and which one might be ailing your child.

Cheryl Embrett

6 ways to soothe your baby’s eczema

6 ways to soothe your baby’s eczema

When your baby is itchy and in pain, you’ll do anything to help her feel better. Four experts weigh in on what actually works.

Wendy Haaf

Cloth vs. disposable diapers: Find out which will work best for your family

Cloth vs. disposable diapers: Find out which will work best for your family

Having the great cloth vs. disposable diapers debate in your home? Here's everything you need to know to make the right decision for your family.

Today's Parent

Do probiotics for kids actually work?

Do probiotics for kids actually work?

From capsules to powders to drops to yogurt drinks, probiotics for kids are a booming business. Here's the truth behind all the marketing hype.

Kalli Anderson

10 reasons for low milk supply when breastfeeding

10 reasons for low milk supply when breastfeeding

Are you worried that you're not producing enough breast milk? Here are 10 reasons you might suddenly have a low milk supply.

Teresa Pitman

Letting your baby sleep in the car seat is super risky—here’s why

Letting your baby sleep in the car seat is super risky—here’s why

While a quick nap from point A to B is probably OK, the car seat is definitely not a place babies should regularly be sleeping.

Raina Delisle

What is hypospadias and how do you repair it?

What is hypospadias and how do you repair it?

Hypospadias is a surprisingly common congenital condition that affects the location of the urethra. Here's what it is and how it's treated.

Kate Daley

What’s the deal with baby acne?

What’s the deal with baby acne?

Yes, baby acne does exist, but try not to worry. Here’s how to differentiate between the two types and how to treat them.

Andrea Karr

Have you ever heard of polydactyly? It’s when a baby is born with extra fingers or toes

Have you ever heard of polydactyly? It’s when a baby is born with extra fingers or toes

With polydactyly, a congenital limb malformation, the “ten fingers, ten toes” delivery-room joke about having a healthy baby isn’t quite accurate.

Heather Jones