(ARA) – Between naps, feedings and diaper changes — new moms rarely have a moment free. Pulling it all together doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Making some simple changes in your daily routine can mean extra time for enjoying your new baby.
“I always tell my friends that the key to spending more time with their [...]

Most babies will get some degree of diaper rash during the first year or two. Newborns are particularly prone to acquiring this red, inflamed area on the buttocks, thighs or genitals. Also, the skin itself may be warmer than normal. Fortunately, treating it at home is often simplicity itself.
Anything which irritates the skin can cause [...]

In generations past, nannies were extremely common. Then, for a while, they fell out of fashion. Though they never disappeared. Now, they’re back in style – probably to stay. Not just for the rich, they provide expertise, an often badly needed extra pair of hands, and – not least – a sometimes more objective perspective [...]

Well, ok, it’s confession time. You (and your baby) can live without many of the items below. But even apart from the natural desire of parents to make their baby’s life as easy as possible, many of these help ensure their health and safety.
You’ll need an infant car seat, even if you don’t intend the [...]

Parents often arrive home from the hospital a day or two after a birth exhausted. But that quickly passes. The urge to take your newborn to visit grandparents and others will soon become very strong. Then there are the inevitable pediatrician visits for exams, vaccinations and other medical events. While minimizing travel during the first [...]

While the fetus is developing, it gets all its needed nutrients from the mother through the umbilical cord. This includes compounds that help the baby’s immune system to protect it from harm. But even after birth the baby’s immune system is still not fully mature. Fortunately, nature has cleverly developed a solution. The added help [...]

It’s common knowledge that human pregnancy lasts nine months. But that figure is really just an average. While the official figure is pegged at 266 days, it’s still widely recognized that a normal gestation may be anywhere from 1-2 weeks less or more than that.
One of the reasons is that it’s difficult in most cases [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]