Sleep Deprivation and New Parents
New parents are easy to spot: The bloodshot eyes and dazed expressions are an instant tip-off. Although the birth of a child is a joyous event, many parents are taken aback by how exhausted they feel during those first weeks and months. Newborns usual…
Learn MoreChildbirth Education Classes
Before you reach your third trimester, you should be thinking about registering for a childbirth education class. Like most prospective parents, you’re probably apprehensive about labor, delivery, and your first days with your new baby. The courses ar…
Learn MoreInternational Adoptions
If you’re preparing for an international adoption, you’re probably knee-deep in paperwork, waiting to be matched, or scheduling a flight for China, Russia, India, or another country to meet your new son or daughter for the first time. With all the exc…
Learn MoreMonth 01 Social Development
In the first month of life, your baby’s social life revolves around you. She’s already familiar with your voice, which she could hear from inside the womb. One of her first images is likely to be your face as she is brought to the breast (or bottle). …
Learn MoreBaby Supplies: The Checklist
As the Girl Scouts motto goes: Be prepared. The better supplied you are before your baby gets here, the smoother your transition to parenthood will be. What follows is a handy checklist so you can make sure you’ve got the right stuff in time for your …
Learn MoreBirthmarks
Shortly after meeting their new baby, many parents will take a quick look for birthmarks. They may find a mole, a red splotch, or a patch of skin that’s a different color from the rest of the body. Birthmarks come in several different varieties, most …
Learn MorePort Wine Stains
Most birthmarks are harmless and easy to ignore. But if your baby is born with a port wine stain, you may want to take quick action. Port wine stains are red or purple patches that usually show up on the face, neck, arms, or legs. (The red mark on Mik…
Learn MoreBonding With Your Baby
Expectant parents can be forgiven if they panic when they hear the word “bonding.”Library shelves and web sites are devoted to the importance of bonding with a newborn and the trauma that may result when it doesn’t take place. Many parents now fear th…
Learn MoreBonding: It’s Not Always Instant
If you find that you’re not immediately overwhelmed with love with your newborn, don’t worry. Like any other emotional relationship, developing a connection with your child can take time. Similarly, as with any other relationship, this one will have i…
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