Take care of yourself and your growing family by getting the advice that all new parents and parents-to-be need. Read about babyproofing your home, staying healthy during pregnancy, coping with colic, what to expect when your little one arrives, and much more.

Pregnancy

• 10 Things That Might Surprise You About Being Pregnant
• 5 Things to Know About Zika and Pregnancy
• 5 Ways to Prevent Early Labor (Slideshow)
• A Guide for First-Time Parents
• A Week-by-Week Pregnancy Calendar
• Air Travel During Pregnancy
• Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
• Are Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy?
• Are You in Labor?
• Avoiding Lead Exposure During Pregnancy
• Birth Plans
• Bringing Your Baby Home
• COVID-19: Pregnancy FAQs
• Can I Have a Vaginal Birth If I Had a Previous C-Section?
• Caring for Your Newborn Baby (Topic Center)
• Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
• Coffee and Caffeine Use During Pregnancy
• Cord Blood Banking
• Dealing With Pain During Childbirth
• Dealing With Swollen Ankles During Pregnancy
• Drinking Tap Water During Pregnancy
• Eating During Pregnancy
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Epidurals
• Exercising During Pregnancy
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
• Folic Acid and Pregnancy
• Food Safety During Pregnancy
• Gestational Diabetes
• Getting X-Rays During Pregnancy
• Group B Strep and Pregnancy
• Health Care Providers: Midwives
• High-Impact Exercising During Pregnancy
• How Can I Deal With Heartburn During Pregnancy?
• I'm Pregnant. How Can I Avoid Having My Baby Early?
• Inducing Labor
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
• Is it Safe to Clean a Cat's Litter Box During Pregnancy?
• Medical Care During Pregnancy
• Miscarriages
• Natural Childbirth
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
• Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
• Postpartum Depression
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 1
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 10
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 11
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 12
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 13
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 14
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 15
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 16
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 17
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 18
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 19
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 2
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 20
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 21
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 22
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 23
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 24
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 25
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 26
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 27
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 28
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 29
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 3
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 30
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 31
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 32
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 33
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 34
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 35
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 36
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 37
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 38
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 39
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 4
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 40
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 5
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 6
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 7
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 8
• Pregnancy Calendar: Week 9
• Pregnancy Precautions
• Pregnancy Slideshow (Baby)
• Pregnancy Slideshow (Mom & Baby)
• Pregnant or Breastfeeding? Nutrients You Need
• Prenatal Test: Amniocentesis
• Prenatal Test: Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
• Prenatal Test: Contraction Stress Test
• Prenatal Test: First Trimester Screening
• Prenatal Test: Glucose Screening
• Prenatal Test: Nonstress Test
• Prenatal Test: Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
• Prenatal Test: Ultrasound
• Prenatal Tests: FAQs
• Prenatal Tests: First Trimester
• Prenatal Tests: Second Trimester
• Prenatal Tests: Third Trimester
• Preparing for Multiple Births
• Preventing Overheating During Pregnancy
• Preventing Premature Birth (Topic Center)
• Recovering From Delivery
• Recreational Drugs and Pregnancy
• Rh Incompatibility During Pregnancy
• Severe Morning Sickness (Hyperemesis Gravidarum)
• Sex During Pregnancy
• Sleeping During Pregnancy
• Smoking and Pregnancy
• Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
• Sunless and Self-Tanning During Pregnancy
• Taking Care of Your Mental Health During Pregnancy
• Treatments to Prevent Premature Birth
• Using Artificial Sweeteners During Pregnancy
• Using Bug Killers and Repellents During Pregnancy
• Using Hair Dyes and Color During Pregnancy
• Using Household Chemicals During Pregnancy
• Using Medicines During Pregnancy
• Using Teeth Whiteners During Pregnancy
• What Are Kegel Exercises?
• What Can Help With Leg Cramps During Pregnancy?
• What Can I Do to Relieve My Pregnancy Backaches?
• What Is Prenatal Care Before Pregnancy?
• What if My Baby Isn't Born by My Due Date?
• What's a "High-Risk" Pregnancy?
• When Do Pregnant Women Need Progesterone Shots?
• Where Should I Have My Baby?
• Why Are Babies Born Early?
• Why Are Pregnant Women Told to Avoid Feta Cheese?
• Why Do Many Pregnant Women Pull Ligaments, Muscles, and Joints?
• Why Do Some Pregnant Women Get Varicose Veins?
• Why Do Some Women Feel Short of Breath During Pregnancy?
• Your Pregnancy (Topic Center)

All About Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding FAQs: Getting Started
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Getting Your Baby to Latch
• Breastfeeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Out and About
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Pain and Discomfort
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Pumping
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Safely Storing Breast Milk
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Sleep — Yours and Your Baby's
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Solids and Supplementing
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Some Common Concerns
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Spitting Up, Gagging, and Biting
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Supply and Demand
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Your Eating and Drinking Habits
• Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
• Burping Your Baby
• Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Feeding Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Feeding Your Newborn
• How to Bottle-Feed Your Baby (Video)
• How to Breastfeed Your Baby (Video)
• How to Pump & Store Breast Milk (Video)
• I'm Breastfeeding. How Can I Lower My Baby's Food Allergy Risk?
• Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have COVID-19?
• Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have the Flu?
• Nursing Positions
• Weaning Your Child
• When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?

All About Formula Feeding

• Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
• Burping Your Baby
• Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Feeding Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Feeding Your Newborn
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Getting Started
• Formula Feeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Preparation and Storage
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Some Common Concerns
• Formula Feeding FAQs: Starting Solids and Milk
• How to Bottle-Feed Your Baby (Video)
• Is Homemade Baby Formula Safe?
• Stopping the Bottle
• When Can Babies Start Drinking Cow's Milk?
• When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?

Introducing Solid Foods

• A Guide for First-Time Parents
• Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Child
• Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Finger Foods for Babies
• Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Babies
• Is Homemade Baby Formula Safe?
• Milk Allergy in Infants
• Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods (Video)
• Stopping the Bottle
• Weaning Your Child
• What Can Parents Do About Heavy Metals in Baby Food?
• What’s Best for My Baby to Drink?
• When Can Babies Start Drinking Cow's Milk?
• When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?
• Why Should Babies Not Have Honey?

Communicating With Your Baby

• Bonding With Your Baby
• Communication and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Communication and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
• Communication and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Communication and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Communication and Your Newborn
• Does My Toddler Have a Language Delay?
• Getting to Know Your Newborn
• Is it Normal to Feel Sad After Having a Baby?
• Reading Books to Babies
• Separation Anxiety

Growth & Your Baby

• A Guide for First-Time Parents
• A to Z: Failure to Thrive
• Bathing Your Baby
• Failure to Thrive
• Getting to Know Your Newborn
• Growth Charts
• Growth and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Growth and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
• Is My Baby Ready for Shoes?
• What to Do When Babies Cry
• When Your Baby's Born Premature
• Your Baby's Growth: 1 Month
• Your Baby's Growth: 10 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 11 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 12 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 2 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 3 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 4 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 5 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 6 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 7 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 8 Months
• Your Baby's Growth: 9 Months
• Your Child's Development: 1 Month
• Your Child's Development: 2 Months
• Your Child's Development: 6 Months
• Your Child's Development: 9 Months
• Your Child's Development: Newborn
• Your Child's Growth
• Your Child’s Development: 1 Year (12 Months)
• Your Child’s Development: 3-5 Days
• Your Child’s Development: 4 Months
• Your Newborn's Growth

Learning, Play & Your Baby

• Bonding With Your Baby
• Choosing Safe Toys for Babies
• Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Learning, Play, and Your Newborn
• Reading Books to Babies

Medical Care & Your Baby

• Apnea of Prematurity
• Birth Defects
• Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
• COVID-19: How to Protect Babies
• Caring for Your Premature Baby at Home
• Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
• Choosing a Pediatrician for Your New Baby
• Circumcision
• Cleft Lip
• Cleft Palate
• Cleft Palate With Cleft Lip
• Common Questions About Vaccines
• Congenital Cataracts
• Congenital Hypothyroidism
• Craniosynostosis
• Diapering Your Baby
• Erythema Toxicum
• Fetal Abdominal Cyst
• Fetal Lung Mass
• Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Babies
• Gastroschisis
• Getting the Most From a Doctor's Visit
• Getting to Know Your Newborn
• Health Screening Tests
• Heat Rash (Miliaria)
• Hernias
• How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
• How Can I Tell if My Baby Is Constipated?
• How Vaccines Help (Video)
• How to Treat Diaper Rash
• I'm Pregnant. How Can I Avoid Having My Baby Early?
• If Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
• Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Newborns
• Jaundice in Newborns
• Labial Adhesions
• Laundering Your Baby's Clothes
• Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)
• Medical Care During Pregnancy
• Medical Care and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Medical Care and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Medical Care and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Medical Care and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Medical Care and Your Newborn
• Miscarriages
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
• Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
• Newborn Brachial Plexus Injuries
• Newborn Screening Tests
• Omphalocele
• Orofacial Clefts
• Penile Torsion
• Postpartum Depression
• Prenatal Test: Multiple Marker Test
• Prenatal Test: Ultrasound
• Prenatal Tests: FAQs
• Prenatal Tests: Second Trimester
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Questions to Ask When Your Baby's in the NICU
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Rh Incompatibility During Pregnancy
• Spina Bifida Occulta
• Submucous Cleft Palate
• The First Day of Life
• Torticollis in Infants
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
• Trimming Your Baby's Nails
• Umbilical Hernias
• Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
• Vaccine Schedule
• Well-Child Visit: 1 Month
• Well-Child Visit: 2 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 3 to 5 Days
• Well-Child Visit: 4 Months
• Well-Child Visit: 6 Months
• Well-Child Visit: Newborn
• What Is the Apgar Score?
• When Your Baby's in the NICU
• Why Do Newborns Need a Vitamin K Shot?
• Your Baby's Care Team in the NICU
• Your Child's Vaccines

Movement, Coordination & Your Baby

• Movement, Coordination, and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Movement, Coordination, and Your Newborn
• The First Day of Life
• Tummy Time

The Senses & Your Baby

• The First Day of Life
• What Is the Apgar Score?
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 1 Month
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 10 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 11 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 12 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 2 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 3 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 4 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 5 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 6 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 7 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 8 Months
• Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 9 Months
• Your Newborn's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses

Sleep & Your Baby

• Bed-Sharing
• Breastfeeding FAQs: Sleep — Yours and Your Baby's
• Flat Head Syndrome (Positional Plagiocephaly)
• Helping Your Baby Sleep (Video)
• How Can I Be Sure My Baby Stays on Her Back While She Sleeps?
• Naps
• Safe Sleep for Babies (Video)
• Sleep and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
• Sleep and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
• Sleep and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
• Sleep and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
• Sleep and Your Newborn
• Sleep and Your School-Aged Child
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Swaddling Your Baby

Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.

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