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Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken baby syndrome is a serious brain injury that happens to a baby or young child when it’s shaken with force. When a baby is shaken, its brain ...

Potty Training

With potty training, just like talking, walking, and sleeping through the night, every child's timing is different. Can my child sit on a potty sea...

Pacifiers or Thumbsucking: which is Worse?

Babies suck to soothe themselves, which is why many infants depend on pacifiers or thumbs when they aren't nursing or taking a bottle. Many babies ...

What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

Sometimes during pregnancy, the left side of a baby's heart doesn't grow the way it should. For the first day or two, a baby's heart can adjust to ...

Hydrocele

A hydrocele is a swelling in the scrotum, the thin sac that holds the testicles. Babies born prematurely are more likely to have a hydrocele. A com...

Newborn Jaundice

Newborn jaundice is a common and usually harmless condition in which your new baby's skin and eyes look yellow. Jaundice typically shows up 2 or 3 ...

What is Biliary Atresia?

If your baby has biliary atresia, one of the first things you'll notice is that their skin and the whites of their eyes look yellow. Jaundice is ve...

Baby Maintenance: Baths, Nails, and Hair

Using a baby bath seat is no assurance that your baby will be safe in the bathtub. Your baby doesn't need a bath every day -- two to three times a ...

Umbilical Cord Care

The umbilical cord is the tube-like structure that carries food and oxygen from a mother to their baby while pregnant. If your baby has a messy bow...

If Your Baby Has Group B Strep

Group B strep is a bacterial infection babies can catch from their mother during childbirth or pick up in their first few months of life. Group str...

Breast Problems After Breastfeeding

Your breasts may or may not return to their pre-breastfeeding size or shape. It's a common cosmetic breast problem after breastfeeding, but it isn'...

Caring for Your Baby's Teeth

Using it early in your child's life will provide extra protection for developing teeth. Over the next couple of years, your baby's gummy smile will...