Breastfeeding is the preferred method of providing newborns with all the nutrients and immune system aids they require. But for many people – whether mother, infant or both – that simply isn’t an option. But not to worry. Baby formulas have developed to a high art, thanks to excellent science.
New parents sometimes read about potential [...]

Development milestones begin even before birth. They’re often easy to see using ultrasound and other techniques. But after birth, some may be harder to spot. They’re just as important, though, since they mark the first year of your baby’s rapid growth during this important period. These encompass a whole range of changes involving motor skills, [...]

Think a mealtime baby gift has to be dull, nothing but a practical item without style? Think again. There’s a whole line of mealtime baby gifts that combine utility and beauty.
If Dad (or Mom) is a big fan of NASCAR races you can add fun to the list of attributes, too. A baby bib and [...]

If there ever was a love/hate relationship for the record books, it’s the relationship between a pregnant woman and food. On one hand, it’s a time when food cravings go on overdrive, and the body shouts “More, more, more!” On the other hand, certain foods can trigger discomforts such as nausea, causing a “Less, less, [...]

Is there a more natural combination than babies and baths? Sometimes it seems they spend half their early lives in the bath. Sponge bath for the first three months, short tub the first year and regular the next five, the time they spend bathing adds up. Make it easy on Mom, Dad and baby by [...]

A baby stays a baby for a vanishingly short time. They grow up faster than even well-read parents expect. Try as they will, parents can’t fully believe how quickly the time goes or how fast the little ones grow up.
That makes a baby keepsake all the more precious. Offering a memento, a memory and a [...]

In the early decades of the 20th century in the U.S., smallpox was a common childhood illness. Now it is virtually unknown here, thanks to vaccines. The same could be said of rubella, polio and other once-common childhood illnesses. These and many other facts supported by reliable studies point to the conclusion that immunization through [...]

What’s old is new again. For thousands of years, mothers have carried their babies in slings on the back or near the heart. Though out of fashion in many Western countries for a while, they’ve come back into style with a vengeance. But this ancient idea has been adapted to modern times where it’s sometimes [...]

The causes of colic remain an area of active research. But parents don’t need to wait for a full answer from science to treat this common bowel pain that induces so much crying.
Some newborns’ symptoms are eased by changing their positions. Rolling the infant on its side especially followed by pressing it up against the [...]

There was a time not too many years ago when baby strollers were much like the Model-T Ford. You could have any style you wanted, so far as it was just the single type offered. With flaky rubber tires on rickety tin wheels and covered with cheap plastic, it was a thing to behold. Today, [...]