Newborn care

As a type A mom, the newborn phase was the worst

As a type A mom, the newborn phase was the worst

I pride myself on getting things done well and on schedule. So, bringing home an eight-pound enigma of a baby was a complete shock to my system.

Sarah Bradley

5 baby care secrets from Hollywood's favourite nanny

5 baby care secrets from Hollywood's favourite nanny

Learn everything from sleep rituals to bathtime from this trusted caregiver who has done and seen it all.

Jennifer Chen

Letting your baby nap in your arms isn’t a bad habit

Letting your baby nap in your arms isn’t a bad habit

After hours of crying, feeding or fussing, the blessed relief of a sleeping baby in an exhausted parent’s arms isn't something anyone wants to mess with.

Claire Lawrence

Should You Wake Your Sleeping Baby For A Diaper Change?

Should You Wake Your Sleeping Baby For A Diaper Change?

Is it worth it to rouse a happily snoozing baby for a nighttime diaper change? Blowout situations are never optional, but sometimes it’s a judgment call.

Karen Robock

Do you need a night nurse for help with your baby?

Do you need a night nurse for help with your baby?

Why you might want to seriously consider hiring a night nurse, aka a nighttime nanny to help you care for your newborn. All your questions answered.

Karen Robock

6 Most Popular Baby Sleep-Training Methods Explained

6 Most Popular Baby Sleep-Training Methods Explained

Exhausted new parents look for guidance on baby sleep. Here are the six most popular sleep training methods explained by experts.

Claire Gagne

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

How to Support Your Partner After Birth

Postpartum care

How to Support Your Partner After Birth

Your significant other has just delivered your child. Here’s how to support them (and score major points).

Ariel Brewster

16 tricks for making life with a newborn a bit easier

16 tricks for making life with a newborn a bit easier

Life with a newborn can be overwhelming. Make the “fourth trimester” a bit easier with one of these tried-and-tested tricks..

Today's Parent

How do you know if your newborn is hungry? Watch for these signs

How do you know if your newborn is hungry? Watch for these signs

Look for these baby hunger signs that signal your newborn is ready to feed. (Hint: If they're crying already, you've likely missed a few cues!)

Sadiya Dendar

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

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

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

How postpartum doulas can help parents through the first few weeks with a new baby

Postpartum care

How postpartum doulas can help parents through the first few weeks with a new baby

A postpartum doula can be a huge help during those first few weeks with a newborn, offering breastfeeding support, overnight assistance and more.

Louise Gleeson

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

Yup, you’re doing it right: 12 signs that breastfeeding is going well

Yup, you’re doing it right: 12 signs that breastfeeding is going well

The early days of learning how to breastfeed your baby can be full of questions. Here are 12 reassuring signs that breastfeeding is going well.

Louise Gleeson

Breastfeeding lying down is nursing goals

Breastfeeding lying down is nursing goals

Here's what you need to know about breastfeeding your baby while lying down in the side-lying position and step-by-step tips on how to do it.

Alex Mlynek

Do baby gas drops actually work?

Do baby gas drops actually work?

Here’s what the medical community has to say about baby gas drops and how they compare to gripe water, homeopathic drops and probiotics for colicky babies.

Cameron French

This changes everything: You don’t actually have to burp your baby!

This changes everything: You don’t actually have to burp your baby!

That's right, smacking your way to that oft-elusive baby burp might actually be doing little more than causing unnecessary loads of laundry.

Jessica Pollack

Newborn Sleep and Feeding Schedule for Baby's First Month

Newborn Sleep and Feeding Schedule for Baby's First Month

Here’s what to expect for your newborn baby’s sleep schedule, wake times, feeding routine and diaper changes in the first four weeks.

Bonnie Schiedel