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RECALL: Various Dream On Me crib and toddler mattresses

RECALL: Various Dream On Me crib and toddler mattresses

The CPSC is recalling Dream On Me spring and foam mattresses for cribs and toddler beds due to a violation of federal the mattress flammability standard.

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What to expect when you get your period while breastfeeding

What to expect when you get your period while breastfeeding

Breastfeeding often delays the return of your period, but when Aunt Flo returns, you may notice that it affects your milk supply. Here's what you can do.

Sydney Loney

Why do I rush to apologize for my daughter’s feelings?

Why do I rush to apologize for my daughter’s feelings?

A big part of teaching children about consent is allowing them to have their own feelings. But so often we get caught up in how others see us as parents.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Chatelaine

How to handle all that unwanted baby advice

How to handle all that unwanted baby advice

If you’re a new parent, prepare for an onslaught of unsolicited, not-so-helpful comments from others. Here are our tips on handling unwanted baby advice.

Stacey Stein

RECALL: Peg Perego Book Pop-Up Stroller

RECALL: Peg Perego Book Pop-Up Stroller

Peg Perego recalls Book Pop-Up Stroller due to an excess of barium.

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What to do when your teething baby is refusing food

What to do when your teething baby is refusing food

Is your baby teething and refusing food because of the pain? Dr. Dina Kulik offers some advice on what you can do to help.

Dr. Dina Kulik

5 must-read tips for keeping baby safe during bath time

5 must-read tips for keeping baby safe during bath time

Giving your baby that first bath can be scary—she's so small and slippery. Here's what you need to know about baby bath safety.

Lyndsie Bourgon

RECALL: VTech Shake & Sing Elephant Rattle

RECALL: VTech Shake & Sing Elephant Rattle

VTech recalls the Shake & Sing Elephant Rattle due to potential choking hazard.

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What to expect on your baby's second night of life

What to expect on your baby's second night of life

Night two after baby arrives can be a rude awakening—literally.

Amy Lazar Kleiman

These former Olympic rivals just welcomed the cutest baby into the world

These former Olympic rivals just welcomed the cutest baby into the world

These two women have faced off in many Olympic gold medal games over the last few years, but now they stand together to raise their newborn daughter.

Kevin John Siazon

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

"Each time someone comments on my daughter’s size, my heart sinks a little more. I give an empty smile, but inside I’m thinking, How dare you?"

Kyla Fox

This NICU does the best thing ever for moms and their preemies

This NICU does the best thing ever for moms and their preemies

"I’m delighted for all the families who will be able to experience and benefit from this new model of care. More than anything I’m excited for the babies."

Kate Robson

A shocking number of baby formulas contain arsenic

A shocking number of baby formulas contain arsenic

Lab tests have confirmed that 80 percent of infant formulas contain arsenic, and many baby foods tested positive for lead.

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Newborn care: Everything you need to know about baby grooming

Newborn care: Everything you need to know about baby grooming

Find out everything you need to know about taking care of your baby from his cute little head to his teeny tiny toenails.

Colleen Fisher Tully

Can my pet make my baby sick?

Can my pet make my baby sick?

Pets can reduce the risk of allergies and asthma for babies, but can they also pass on diseases? Here are the facts you need to know.

Dr. Dina Kulik

How to Prevent and Treat Mastitis

How to Prevent and Treat Mastitis

For breastfeeding moms, mastitis isn't much fun. Here are some expert tips on how to deal with it...and how to avoid it all together.

Teresa Pitman

Lotus birth: Meet our new baby…and our placenta

Lotus birth: Meet our new baby…and our placenta

The placenta is delivered after baby, but typically only one is lovingly swaddled in a blanket and snapped for social media. What is lotus birth exactly?

Katie Dupuis

27 best store-bought costumes for baby and toddler

27 best store-bought costumes for baby and toddler

Is there anything more adorable than a baby in a teeny costume? At the baby and toddler stage, you get to decide what they're dressing up as.

Amy Valm

Does my baby need a website?

Does my baby need a website?

New trend: baby websites! Does your baby need her own website and email account? Tech-minded parents believe it's never too early to buy your child a URL.

Rosemary Counter

The impossible happened: My 16-month-old baby has cancer

The impossible happened: My 16-month-old baby has cancer

How can my sweet little baby boy have cancer? This is how we made it through his treatment.

Kathy Motton