Throw Out Your Baby’s Head-Shaping Pillow, FDA Says
Photo: LeManna (Shutterstock) Safe sleep for babies involves putting them on their backs in a crib without pillows, bumpers, or blankets. That’s still the case even if a pillow is…
Don’t Give These Recalled Similac and Pedialyte Products to Your Kids
Photo: Pixel-Shot (Shutterstock) Although the situation isn’t as dire as it was earlier this year, the unprecedented baby formula shortage has yet to be resolved. And if you have managed…
How to Put Your Baby Down Without Waking Them Up
Photo: Halfpoint (Shutterstock) My three children were each difficult to get to sleep, for different reasons. One would never fall asleep in a crib, only with a parent. The others…
How to Master ‘Baby Talk’ (and Why You Should)
Photo: paulaphoto (Shutterstock) Many of us instinctually know that talking consistently to a baby or toddler is important for their development. But it may be even more important that we…
Why ‘Just Breastfeed’ Isn’t a Solution to the Formula Shortage
Photo: O_Lypa (Shutterstock) The nation is faced with a shortage of baby formula, due in part to a massive recall of contaminated formula from one of our very few mega-suppliers…
How to Navigate Air Travel When You’re Breastfeeding
Photo: Yaoinlove (Shutterstock) Flying with an infant is never a low-stress process, but Netflix star Emily Calandrelli’s recent condemnation of the way Transportation Security Administration agents handled the pumping essentials…
How to Navigate the Ongoing Baby Formula Shortage
Photo: Tatevosian Yana (Shutterstock) Being the parent of a young child is hard enough, even before factoring in the additional challenges of living through a global pandemic. And so far…
Stop Using These Recalled Pacifiers That Pose a Choking Hazard
Photo: Brester Irina (Shutterstock) Whether they’re called pacifiers, binkies, dodies, or pacis in your household, their purpose is to soothe babies. But there’s nothing soothing about a pacifier that poses…
How (and When) to Wean Your Baby Off Formula
Photo: Patrik Jech (Shutterstock) If you feed—or plan to feed—your newborn formula, you might be wondering for how long you will need to do so. When is the right time…
10 Baby Items New Parents Absolutely Do Not Need
Image: By NDAB Creativity (Shutterstock) Are you familiar with this “must have diapering accessory”? It’s a small, cone-shaped piece of fabric that is meant to be placed over your baby…