Steps and Stages

Your baby: 11 months old

Your baby: 11 months old

Eleven months and counting. We bet you couldn’t see your baby’s first birthday back when you were approaching D-day and waiting to meet this awesome kid.

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Your Baby: 9 Weeks Old

Your Baby: 9 Weeks Old

Your baby is 2 months old! First shots, “mental leaps” and the sense that you’ve come a long way from labour and delivery. All about life with a 9-week-old.

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Your baby: 10 weeks old

Your baby: 10 weeks old

Growth is bittersweet as you lament the tiny baby of hazy memory while celebrating longer sleeps and increased alertness. This is life with a 10-week-old.

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Your baby: 11 weeks old

Your baby: 11 weeks old

Bigger feeds, longer sleeps and a lot of new moving and grabbing. Learn all about life with an 11-week-old.

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Your baby: 12 weeks old

Your baby: 12 weeks old

Your baby is no longer a little tree frog, curled up on your chest, and is so much more alert and responsive. The next three months will fly by.

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Your baby: 4 months old

Your baby: 4 months old

Stronger, steadier and bursting with personality, your baby is at peak cuteness at 4 months old. (Especially if they're already sleeping through the night.)

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Your baby: 5 weeks old

Your baby: 5 weeks old

Learning night versus day and other fancy new skills, plus the 1-month checkup. Here's what you need to know about your 5-week-old.

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Your baby: 6 weeks old

Your baby: 6 weeks old

Your baby is growing by leaps and bounds this week! But they also might be experiencing PURPLE crying, colic or reflux. Learn all about your 6-week-old.

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Your baby: 8 weeks old

Your baby: 8 weeks old

Baby talk, giggles, gurgles and coos. As your baby approaches two months old, their personality really starts to emerge. Learn all about your 8-week-old.

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Your baby: 2 weeks old

Your baby: 2 weeks old

Growth spurts, cluster feedings and sleep tips for babies, moms and dads. Learn all about your 2-week-old.

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Your baby: 1 week old

Your baby: 1 week old

It’s impossible to stop looking and touching, but that’s what having a 1-week-old is all about, so settle in and learn a little bit about your newborn baby.

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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

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

Toddler afraid to poop? How to handle potty training poo anxiety

Toddler afraid to poop? How to handle potty training poo anxiety

Has your little one all of a sudden developed an aversion to the potty? Here are a few reasons your toddler might be afraid to poop.

Susan Spicer

What should my toddler be drinking?

What should my toddler be drinking?

Your baby is 12 months old now, and her beverage options are expanding. From cow's milk to water and juice, what should you encourage?

Alex Mlynek

When to worry about swelling during pregnancy

When to worry about swelling during pregnancy

Swollen feet and ankles are normal during pregnancy, but can sometimes signal more serious problems. Learn what to look for, and how to keep edema in check.

Karen Robock

The Benefits of Having a Big Kid Bedtime Routine

The Benefits of Having a Big Kid Bedtime Routine

Sure, he’s old enough to tuck himself in. But spending a bit of time together at bedtime is important for big kids, too.

Charmaine Dymond

How to handle oversupply and overactive letdown

How to handle oversupply and overactive letdown

Having too much breast milk—and the overactive letdown caused by it—can make breastfeeding unpleasant for both mom and baby.

Alex Mlynek

The importance of male teachers

The importance of male teachers

There aren’t enough male teachers in elementary classrooms. And that’s bad news for your kids.

Lisa Kadane

Your pregnancy: 13 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 13 weeks

Welcome to your second trimester! At 13 weeks, your baby’s body has doubled in length since week 7, and he is as big as a large plum or a peach.

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