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Your baby is here! Congratulations! You are bound to have lots of questions about your little newborn: How much should he sleep? How much should he eat? When will you see that first smile? Why does your beautiful baby have infant acne? When will she roll over and crawl and sit up and babble and walk and say her first word? Is she sick or is she teething? Is he growing properly? When will he sleep through the night? How long should you swaddle your baby? When can he have his first solids?
Fortunately, we have LOTS of answers here at SheKnows! Find information detailing exactly what baby milestones you can expect and when. Having some breastfeeding problems? Browse our extensive library of breastfeeding information - including tips and tricks from certified lactation consultant experts for handling everything from plugged ducts to nursing strikes. How can you get your baby to learn good sleep habits, without tears and trauma? We'll show you how. We've also got advice on introducing solids - what foods and when. Find out everything about what is normal about your baby's health and development (and healthy variations) - and when you should worry. Have a specific question? Meet the experts - moms like you! - on our very active parenting message boards.
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Kid savings: five ways to spend less
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| If you have been following the news at all, you know that the economy is in peril. If you have stepped outside your home, you know that gas prices are sky rocketing and it is... |
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Back to work: surviving the first month
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| You may have cried. A lot. You may have agonized. You may have thought that you would never be one of those women who did any of those things. But the fact is that leaving your... |
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Lesson learned: pack that diaper bag
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| It all started with the need to just get out of the house. After a lazy Saturday with the kids, I just needed some fresh air on Sunday – even if it was punctuated by a ride in... |
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Stroller addicts anonymous
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| My name is Minsun and I’m a recovering Stroller Addict. As a former stroller-whore, I struggle with the constant compulsion to acquire ever newer, sleeker strollers. |
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Baby registry etiquette
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| Registering for your baby-to-be can be a daunting task. Where do you even begin? How do you decide what to zap with that scanning gun, how many of each and what to walk right... |
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8 hot 80s items for your little superstar
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| If you find yourself nostalgic for everything 80s – Rubik's Cube, Ms Pac-Man, Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Chachi and more - why not let your retro style live on through your... |
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Does baby lust ever end?
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| I was in the market last week and woman was there with her weeks-old baby in a carrier. It was a beautiful baby, and as I admired the baby to its mother, I felt the familiar... |
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Autism gets its day in court
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| Some 5,000 parents are in court this month in a new class action lawsuit that claims thimerosal -- a preservative that contains the toxic chemical mercury that was found in... |
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Six strange things about babies
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| For many new moms and dads, babies can be straight-up strange, from their peeling little heads down to their herky-jerky little legs. Here, a look at the top six weird and wacky... |
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Screwed by an unplanned nap?
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| It's 5:30 in the evening. Your baby is in the den playing with an educational toy, listening to classical music. You're in the kitchen preparing an organic, health conscious... |
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First-rate gifts for the second-born child
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| The first-born child gets all the glory. A big pre-arrival bash, lavish gifts and meticulously-labeled photo albums. If he's lucky, the second-born child might get a picture or... |
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Choosing a green pediatrician
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| Shortly after your labor and delivery, the mixed anxiety and joy of this life experience will be in your past, and it will be time to look forward to the future – to the time... |
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Twins have scientists stumped
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| They may look alike, talk alike and walk alike, but twins can be very, very different when it comes to their genetic makeup, revealing why one identical twin may develop a... |
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Drop the "It's candy" line when giving your kids meds
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| Accidental ingestion of cough and cold medicines is sending thousands of children to the emergency room each year. |
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Rock star style for your baby
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| You may have already realized that being a parent doesn’t mean giving up your edge -- and you don't have to be Gwen and Gavin to have the coolest baby on the block. A cottage... |
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Crayons, playdoh, etc.
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| At what age were your kids able to play with PlayDoh and color with crayons without putting them in their mouths?? Cooper & Claire really like to draw with crayons, but after... |
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Frou-frou and frills, or plain Jane?
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| "I'm rapidly getting to the "end" of this pregnancy (especially with the daunting prospect of weekly bio physicals and appts starting next week), and I've still... |
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Breastfeeding, surgery and anesthesia
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| Have a question for our experts? Ask it here! |
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6 valuable parenting lessons new moms can learn from a man
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| It's hard to find a woman who has not, at one time or another, felt frustrated by her mate's parenting style. New moms often exchange more war stories about their husband's... |
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The explosion
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| A house with a newborn can be a crazy, busy place. When the infant first
comes home, your complete focus is on that baby's care -- and other things
like your social life don't... |
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6 cloth diaper myths exposed
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| What comes to mind when at the mention of cloth diapers? Do you have ugly visions of dunking soiled diapers in the toilet bowl? Or do you envision your baby's skin with diaper... |
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The Ferber Method
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| When we are at our wit's end we might try anything to get a good night's sleep, hoping our babies will too -- even if it means trying something we don't necessary believe in.... |
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Confessions of a part-time AP mother, Part 2
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| This mom of three is confessing... she does attachment parenting on a part-time basis only. But is she any less attached? (Read part one of this article here.) |
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Confessions of a part-time AP mother
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| This mom of three is confessing... she does attachment parenting on a part-time basis only. Each of her children's tiny genitals have been wrapped in disposable diapers. On a... |
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Solid food - Introducing veggies
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| Ever wonder exactly how you should introduce veggies to baby? Should you give cereal at the same time, a different time during the day, or scratch it all together? Listen in... |
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