How to Tell if Your Baby Has Food Allergies
Post by Judy Dutton. It's every mom's worst nightmare: she feeds her baby some sweet morsel -- a strawberry, peanut butter -- but as soon as he gobbles it up, his face turns red. He starts gasping for...
View Article10 Surprising Scientific Facts About Sharing a Bed With Your Child
Post by Stephanie Booth. Whether you call it co-sleeping, having a family bed, or bedsharing, more and more families today are sleeping together. It's been a popular practice for years in many other...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Nipple Confusion in a Breastfed Baby
Post by Judy Dutton. In all the hubbub about whether to breastfeed or bottle-feed, one question is often lost: what if you want to do both? Maybe you want to breastfeed in the evenings but have your...
View ArticleRIE Parenting: Can This Trend Help You Raise a Happier Baby?
Post by Judy Dutton. Move over, attachment parents and helicopter parents -- the latest rage on raising kids has arrived, and it's called RIE parenting. Celebs like Penelope Cruz, Helen Hunt, and...
View ArticleLeaking Urine After Giving Birth: Why It Happens and How to Make It Stop
Post by Judy Dutton. Talk about embarrassing: there you are, laughing and bouncing your baby on your lap during a mommy and me music class when -- yikes! -- you feel some urine leaking onto your...
View ArticleElimination Communication: Tips to Potty Train an Infant
Post by Judy Dutton. Think potty training starts around 2 or 3 years of age? Surprise! A growing legion of parents say it's possible to potty train infants from the moment they're born. It's called...
View ArticleCan a Baby Be Overweight?
Post by Judy Dutton. Nothing's cuter than a chubby baby. Those chipmunk cheeks! Those cute rolls of pudge on their thighs! And it's long been thought that fat = healthy for babies, a sign that they're...
View ArticleHow to Find the Perfect Babysitter: 8 Dos and Don'ts
Post by Stephanie Booth. Finding a sitter? Hard. Finding a sitter you love, even tougher. Tammy Gold feels your pain. Even as a licensed psychotherapist with years of training, she, too, felt...
View ArticleShould You Wake a Baby to Feed Him?
Post by Judy Dutton. Babies might be tiny, but they eat so much and so often -- every two to three hours. And if you're breastfeeding, your newborn may need to eat even more often (breast milk is...
View ArticleQuiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Babies?
Post by Marisa Torrieri Bloom. Babies: they’re cute, cuddly, and some can cry a lot. What else is there to know about the tiniest among us? The answer: more than you'd think. From sleeping to stomach...
View ArticleWhy Is My Baby Yellow -- Jaundice Explained
Post by Judy Dutton. You've given birth to a beautiful baby. There's just one problem: he's looking a little ... yellow, and your doctor says it's jaundice. First thing's first: don't panic! The sallow...
View ArticleHow Soon Can a Newborn Baby Go Out in Public?
Post by Judy Dutton. Once you're home with your newborn, your first mama bear urge may be to hunker down and stay put. After all, babies' delicate immune systems aren't used to all the germs out there,...
View Article5 Tips to Stop Babies From Taking Off Diapers
Post by Judy Dutton. Babies master a new trick just about every day -- and one of the most frustrating is when they figure out how to remove their diaper. They tend to keep removing it, even after you...
View ArticleQuiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Vaccines?
Post by Marisa Torrieri Bloom. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend we vaccinate our kids to ensure their good health. Yet the anti-vax...
View ArticleStrangers Give Their Breast Milk to Baby After Mom's Sudden Death
Post by Stephanie Booth. It's an unthinkable tragedy when any mom dies, but what happens to her baby if she's still breastfeeding? In the case of Liz Marquez, 32, who died after a sudden heart attack...
View ArticleBaby's Fever: When to Call the Doctor
Post by Judy Dutton. Baby fevers can send many moms into a tailspin of worry. You're torn between whether to call their doctor, hightail it to ER, or just take a wait-and-see approach.The first thing...
View ArticleGorgeous Neutral Nursery for a Girl or Boy
Post by Gabrielle Blair. Sometimes things manage to come together just as if they'd been planned that way all along and the result is a room like this, total win! I love seeing new ways to make the...
View ArticleThis Choking Video Could Save Your Baby's Life
Post by Suzee Skwiot. Think fast, parents! Do you know what to do when your baby is choking? Take the guesswork out of the panicked moment and prepare yourself with this one 40-second PSA from St....
View Article16 Natural Ways to Treat Teething Pain in Babies
Post by Judy Dutton. Anywhere between the ages of three months and three years, your baby's teeth will start coming in. And frankly we're not sure who teething is harder on: the baby, or the mom who...
View ArticleOrganic Baby Formula: 5 Scary Facts Moms Need to Know Now
Post by Stephanie Booth. You've chosen an organic formula because you're assuming it's the healthiest choice, right? Well, we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it might not be after all. Some...
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