Baby's first year
Baby's first year is an exciting one, filled with lots of milestones. Here are some articles detailing everything you need to know about the first year.


Newborn care
Newborn testing and treatment: The need-to-knows

Breastfeeding
Paxlovid while pregnant or breastfeeding

Life as a new parent | Relationship with your partner
Dear Ovia, How do I get my husband involved more with the baby

Breastfeeding
Clogged or inflamed ducts

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Cluster feeding: Our survival guide for parents

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Allergic reaction vs. eczema flare-up: How can I tell the difference?

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Is your baby ready for solids? Top 7 signs to look for

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
USDA guidelines on food allergies: What they mean for your baby

Your body after baby | Postpartum recovery
When your birth doesn’t go as planned

Breastfeeding
Understanding racial disparities in breastfeeding rates

Life as a new parent
Stressless Fest recap

Life as a new parent | Going back to work after baby
Know your rights: Pumping at work

Breastfeeding
When breast isn’t best: How one mom accepted that breastfeeding wouldn’t be part of her family’s story

Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
The early days: connecting with baby

Baby growth month by month
2 weeks old

Raising baby
When should I stop using baby shampoo?

Baby feeding
Combining formula and breastfeeding

Breastfeeding
How breast milk changes as your baby grows

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Let’s talk about prepared baby food

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
When can I move baby to the big tub?

Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
3 keys to napping

Diapering
5 ways to manage diaper rash

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
Smiling and newborns

Crying
Ways to stay sane with a colicky newborn

Breastfeeding
Is it safe to exercise while breastfeeding?

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
Your newborn’s hearing in the first month

Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Baby’s sleep position

Baby's health and wellness
Burping your baby

Raising baby | Baby activities
8 must-packs for an outing with your newborn

Raising baby
Washing your newborn with a sponge

Breastfeeding
Getting your newborn to latch on

Baby feeding
Newborn feeding times

Raising baby
Spoiling your newborn

Twins and multiples
Cost-savers for life with multiples

Life as a new parent | Childcare options
Childcare with multiples

Baby growth month by month
Why do some newborns lose weight?

Breastfeeding
Dinner for two: 6 eating tips for a healthy breastfed baby

Breastfeeding
5 breastfeeding positions you should try

Breastfeeding
Breast milk storage basics

Breastfeeding
I couldn’t produce enough milk, but I am not a failure: What I wish I knew about breastfeeding when I was struggling to feed my babies

Breastfeeding
A breastfeeding journey

Breastfeeding
How long does pumped an stored breast milk stay fresh?

Baby feeding
7 tips for bottle feeding

Breastfeeding
How you can get more milk when you pump

Breastfeeding
5 pumping tips for working moms

Life as a new parent | Baby gear
Breast pump cleaning guidelines

Life as a new parent | Going back to work after baby
Continuing to breastfeed when going back to work

Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding tips for the vegetarian mom

Breastfeeding
Nourishing foods to support breastfeeding

Breastfeeding
Why it’s normal to have complicated feelings about breastfeeding

Breastfeeding
The self-care you need when breastfeeding

Life as a new parent
How to find a supportive breastfeeding community

Breastfeeding
8 ways to prepare yourself for breastfeeding success

Breastfeeding
Lactation consultants: what they do and how they can help

Breastfeeding
Breast pain while breastfeeding: What’s normal and when to get help

Breastfeeding
10 interesting facts about breastfeeding

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
How often should a baby breastfeed?

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Signs that your baby is hungry (and full!)

Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding benefits for you and your baby

Breastfeeding
An intro to breastfeeding

Breastfeeding
My body was no miraculous instrument: On trying to breastfeed and quitting at six weeks

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Homemade baby food – where to start?

Breastfeeding
Why do some breastfed babies reject the bottle?

Breastfeeding
7 things to say to public breastfeeding shamers

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
When can I start introducing toys?

Life as a new parent | Relationship with friends and family
Helping friends and family hold your newborn correctly

Baby's health and wellness
Recommended immunization schedule for baby’s first year

Baby's health and wellness
Common immunization myths

Breastfeeding
Can a baby taste food through breast milk?

Twins and multiples
The realities of multiples’ dynamics

Baby's development and growth | Potty training
Hiding while pooping: A step towards potty training

Twins and multiples
Making sure you and your partner bond with each of your multiples

Twins and multiples
Things to share, and not share, between multiples

Baby growth month by month
11 weeks old

Welcoming a new baby, and the emotions that come with it

Breastfeeding
What to do about latching problems

Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding multiples

Baby growth month by month
9 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
8 weeks old

Raising baby | Parenting styles
6 parenting truths you might have learned in the first year

Breastfeeding
What are nipple shields?

Baby's development and growth
Your newborn’s vision in the first month

Baby's health and wellness | Baby Sleep Health
Tips to encourage uninterrupted sleep in your newborn

Baby's development and growth
Your newborn’s reflexes

Baby poop and pee
Newborn poo: a quick and dirty guide

Baby's health and wellness
Taking care of your newborn’s umbilical stump

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
When should children dress themselves?

Breastfeeding
Weaning a nursing toddler

Baby's health and wellness | Baby check ups
Skin care for toddlers

Baby growth month by month
18 months old

Raising baby
Matching clothes for multiples?

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
16 months old

Baby growth month by month
22 months old

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Getting your picky eater a balanced diet

Baby's development and growth | Baby milestones
14 months old

Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Buying shoes for growing feet

Raising baby
1 year

Baby growth month by month
How fast do babies grow out of shoes?

When do babies need their own rooms?

Baby growth month by month
8 months old

Newborn care
Dressing a baby for different seasons

Twins and multiples
Preserving your children’s distinct personalities

Baby's health and wellness | Baby check ups
An unpleasant but important guide to lice

Your body after baby | Mental health
Post-weaning blues

Baby growth month by month
6 months old

Baby growth month by month
6 big changes in the first 6 months

Raising baby
Baby’s first haircut

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
How do solids affect a baby’s poop?

Baby's development and growth | Physical development
Motor skills at 5 months

Twins and multiples
Teaching others to tell your children apart

Baby's development and growth | Social and emotional development
Helping your child learn about object permanence

Baby growth month by month
4 months old

Baby's development and growth
What is separation anxiety?

Twins and multiples
5 problems parents of multiples face, and their solutions

Baby growth month by month
10 weeks old

7 tips for washing baby’s hair

Twins and multiples
Telling identical twins apart

Baby's health and wellness | Baby illnesses
What is thrush?

Baby's health and wellness
Germs and your newborn

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
Living with a fish allergy

Raising baby | Parenting styles
When will this feel normal?

Twins and multiples
First birthday party for twins and multiples

Twins and multiples
Twins and mysterious connections

Twins and multiples
Making sure you can tell your multiples’ baby pictures apart

Raising baby | Baby safety
12 baby-proofing must-dos

Baby's health and wellness
Breastfeeding: How long should I do it?

Baby's health and wellness | Baby dental care
When will baby’s teeth start coming in?

Preemie baby
Holding your preemie

Crying
How much should I let my baby cry?

NICU baby
Tips for getting the most out of the NICU

NICU baby
Bonding in the NICU

Life as a new parent | Baby gear
8 gift ideas for a fun first birthday

NICU baby
Keeping track of your baby’s caregivers in the NICU

Baby growth month by month
9 months old

Baby growth month by month
12 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
3 months

Preemie baby
Your baby’s age

Life as a new parent | Childcare options
Childcare with multiples

Baby's health and wellness
My baby is gassy…what do I do?

Preemie baby
Health Challenges for preemies

NICU baby
When can a baby leave the NICU?

Preemie baby
Preemie milestones for the first year

Preemie baby
Doctor’s appointments after your preemie comes home

Preemie baby
What is a micro preemie?

NICU baby
A parent’s guide to life outside NICU

Preemie baby
Taking your preemie home from the NICU

Baby's health and wellness | Baby nutrition and eating
What is toddler formula?

Preemie baby
Music therapy and preemies

Preemie baby
Parents and preemie milestones

Preemie baby
Preemies and car seats

Life as a new parent | Baby gear
When to stop using the high chair

Baby growth month by month
10 months old

Baby growth month by month
7 months old

Baby growth month by month
11 months old

Baby's health and wellness
5 months old

Baby growth month by month
7 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
6 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
5 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
4 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
3 weeks old

Baby growth month by month
1 week old

Baby growth month by month
The first week: bringing baby home
