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0 to 6 months
Squeaks, smiles, giggles and yawns. Your little treasure certainly holds the key to your heart. Still, there are times a cry or shriek will set your mind racing.
What is kangaroo care and how can it help you to take care of your preterm baby? Find out about kangaroo care benefits, from helping with premature baby feeding problems to encouraging dad and baby skin-to-skin bonding, whether you’re in hospital or at home.
Breastfeeding is a learned process—by mom and baby—and you may face some challenges in the first few months of breastfeeding. The most important advice is to seek help as soon as you sense a problem and find a good support network early on.
Whether you want to express breast milk or you’re thinking of supplementing with baby formula, try these 13 tips on how to introduce a bottle.
Make the most of your time at home with these five tummy-time moves to get your little one active and help you bond with each other.
By Charlotte Geroudet, Registered Dietitian
By Charlotte Geroudet, Registered Dietitian
By Dr. Dina Kulik, pediatrician
By Dr. Ted Jablonski, family physician
By Dr. Jeff Habert, family physician
How will you feed your newborn?
Baby’s first bath will be a new experience for both of you, so give yourself plenty of time to relax and enjoy it. In the beginning, you should give your baby a sponge bath twice a week or as needed, until the umbilical cord heals.
Around the six-month mark, your baby will probably show signs of being ready for bites of their first food. This is unofficially called the “om-nom-nom” stage because it’s among the more common sounds you’ll hear from them around this time.
