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Feeding Your One-Year-Old

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If you are the parent of a one-year-old, you just finished watching your baby’s weight triple since her birth! But suddenly, your growing baby may not want to eat quite as much as she’s accustomed to eating. If that happens, it’s no cause for concern; toddlers gain weight more slowly, so they don’t need to eat quite as much. If you suddenly find that your child routinely picks at her food, you Read More

How to Tell if Your Baby Has an Ear Infection (and What to Do to Prevent Ear Infections)

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Other than well-baby visits, ear infections are the most common reason why parents take their infants to the pediatrician. Ear infections account for nearly half of all antibiotic prescriptions for young children. Ear infections are justifiably a source of great concern for parents. But there are things that can be done to prevent them, and to know if a visit to the doctor is truly warranted, or if your baby may be dealing with a lesser, harmless ailment. The ear structure is divided into three sections: outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. Most infections in babies and young children occur in the Read More

What Your Newborn Will Look Like

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New parents who do not have much experience around newborns are often surprised by to find that their babies are not the charming, camera-ready cuties they had been expecting. Of course, newborns are very lovable and most new parents are enamored from the moment they lay eyes on their little sons or daughters, but it takes several days, even weeks in some cases, for a newborn’s appearance to begin to Read More

3 Reasons to Buy Green Baby Toys

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American consumers are increasingly being informed of the dangers of toxic chemicals often found in plastics, including baby bottles, as well as chemicals that contaminate the foods we eat, such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. These chemicals are also found in many baby toys. Plastics used to make toys can Read More

Changes a Newborn Undergoes at Birth

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Some important changes start taking place in a baby immediately after he or she comes through the birth canal and into the world. These changes will allow the newborn to survive outside the womb and adapt to their new environment. The beginning of air breathed through the lungs marks a monumental first step.  Inside the womb, the fetus gets fresh oxygen Read More

The Benefits of Neonatal Circumcision

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There is a mountain of decisions to be made before a mother gives birth to her baby — and whether or not to circumcise a baby boy is an important decision that expecting parents need to address before the due date. Circumcision, the surgical removal of the foreskin that covers the head of the penis, was until relatively recently a traditional procedure performed on Read More

Newborn Care: 3 Things to Know About the Umbilical Cord Stump

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Before birth, babies receive all their nourishment through the umbilical cord, a tube that runs from the placenta, on the inner wall of the uterus, to the baby’s navel. This is how the baby gets all her food, liquids, and oxygen, and it remains quite literally her lifeline until she enters the world. Cutting the umbilical cord is one of the first things that happens after birth, and clamping it shut—which, along with the cutting, is painless as there are no nerves in the cord—happens soon thereafter, leaving the baby with a Read More

The 5 Most Important Decisions to make About Your Baby

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For first-time parents, the decision to have a child is sometimes much easier than the choices that come later. After all, we are biologically programmed to have, love, and raise children, so this choice is very often a no-brainer. But as the pregnancy starts to progress and the reality of your situation begins to settle in, you will discover that there are a slew of other decisions you have to make, beginning with Read More