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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 sleep, sin
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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 baby, it can l
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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. According to
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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 safe to wash
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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 can give y
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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 change. The Na
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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 friends and f
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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 nervousness, f
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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 the clothi
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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 diapers. But
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Bonding With a Premature Infant
Pregnancy is supposed to be a fun and exciting time. When the realization hits that you are entering preterm labor, however, you may find yourself overcome by f
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Can You Spoil a Newborn?
Grandma's advice may be well-meaning, but don't listen to her if she tells you that you are spoiling your baby: Experts agree that it is impossible to spoil a n
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Ways to Improve Newborn Attachment
While most newborns arrive in the world ready to build an attachment, some parents feel anxious about how to initiate the bonding experience with their precious
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Can a Newborn Be Addicted to a Pacifier?
Parents often contemplate whether or not to offer their newborn a pacifier before bringing their little one home for the first time. You may be concerned about
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What to Buy Newborn Twin Girls
The arrival of newborn twin girls is a joyful event for any family. And whether you're a close friend or loving relative who lives 500 miles away, it's natural
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What Environmental Factors Affect Physical Development From Birth to 1 Year Old?
All babies progress developmentally through specific milestones: for example, lifting the head, rolling over, cutting the first tooth, crawling and walking. How