How to Get Rid of a Baby's Cradle Cap
If your newborn has developed red patches or white or yellow scales on his scalp, don't worry. It's most likely cradle cap, a noninfectious skin...
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How to Stimulate a Newborn's Sense of Hearing
Stimulating a newborn's sense of hearing is as easy as opening your mouth. Your baby has heard the sound of your voice since before she took her...
How to Handle a Newborn
That wiggly little bundle of joy you just brought home gives you lots of reasons to feel ecstatic, but handling a newborn for the first time is often...
How to Put Together a Newborn's Essentials
Before you go broke buying another toy or gadget that your baby will never end up using, take a step back and consider the absolute essentials that...
How to Know When to Stop Swaddling a Baby
Swaddling is an excellent way to comfort a newborn because being wrapped securely in a blanket feels similar to the way the baby felt in his mother's...
How to Swaddle a Newborn Baby
Newborns have an innate need to feel secure, and swaddling can help to achieve this. Swaddling is especially comforting for your baby as she tries to...
How to Deal With Cradle Cap
Cradle cap, or infantile seborrheic dermatitis, is a form of dandruff that sometimes plagues newborns. Although cradle cap is not harmful to your...
How to Swaddle a Newborn
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association have both spoken out about how dangerous swaddling your baby can be....
How to Wash an Infant
Newborns should only receive sponge baths until their umbilical cords fall off, which typically takes around two weeks. After that, it is perfectly...
Does a Newborn Car Seat Face the Front or Back?
Front seat or back seat: neither is as comforting as having your baby in your arms. But knowing how to keep your little one safe and snug on the road...
How to Keep Newborns Cool in the Summer
The hot summer months are the ideal time for swimming, barbeques and days at the park, but when you have a newborn, your summer plans may have to...
Is it Safe for a Newborn to Be Around a Chemo Patient?
Chemotherapy treatments can be difficult for a patient to handle. The treatments can be draining both physically and mentally, making support from...
Things a New Mom Should Know Before Leaving the Hospital
Taking care of your infant once you leave the hospital is especially challenging, especially if it is your first baby. It is normal to experience...
Basic Clothing Needs of a Newborn
Tiny dresses and hats. Itsy bitsy socks. Almost nothing is cuter than newborn clothing -- other than your newborn, that is. But don't rush to buy out...
Necessities to Buy for Newborn Twins
You don't need two of everything when you're having twins -- but you do need two of some essential baby gear, as well as a double supply of newborn...