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Just Had a Baby? A Six-Week Survival Guide

This postpartum survival guide culls our favorite experts' tried-and-true tips about how to make the best of this challenging rite of passage. Here's what you'll need to know:Brace YourselfAt ... READ MORE

Your Newborn: a user's guide

eyes Some babies have a yellowish discharge or crusting in the eye or on the lid, which is usually caused by a blocked tear duct. This condition can last several months, but take heart—it’s ... READ MORE

Baby Steps

Some of the biggest thrills for parents come in their baby’s first year of life: the first smile, first “ba ba,” first steps. But after reading the baby books, most new parents know what ... READ MORE

New Baby Manual

As a new parent, you will get advice on everything from how to get your baby to sleep through the night to when she needs her first pair of shoes. It might not all be constructive counsel, ... READ MORE

Tricky Baby Care Tasks

Floppy legs, a rubbery neck, flailing arms … the thought of bathing your newborn or taking her temperature may scare you, but tasks like these actually aren’t as hard as they look. Here are ... READ MORE

Name that Newborn

Despite the recent flurry of unique celebrity-baby names like Banjo and Pilot Inspektor, last year, most Americans gave their offspring traditional names. But parents drawn to the less ... READ MORE

Newborn or Alien?

For Kelly and Mike Copeland, learning the gender of their baby was a long-anticipated moment, one they had chosen to save for delivery day. When that moment finally came, the proud father ... READ MORE

On Diaper Duty

Diapering your baby may seem like a no-brainer: Off with the old, toss it, and on with the new. But considering that newborns typically need six to 10 diaper changes a day—more, if you’re ... READ MORE

you can do it

Every new parent is in the same boat. You wait longingly and perhaps impatiently for your baby to be born. Then he arrives—a soft, helpless bundle—dependent on you for everything. And you, no ... READ MORE

baby-care mistakes

Even with the best intentions and an armload of parenting books, new moms and dads screw up sometimes. The results can range from a few hours of baby’s crankiness to a trip to the emergency ... READ MORE