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Viral video: Is mom blowing her nose funny, or terrifying?
5-month-old Emerson can't decide whether to be scared or amused by mom's head cold.
View ArticleBaby names from 'Teen Mom' more popular
Americans are sticking with the classics when it comes to baby names: Jacob, Ethan and Michael for boys, and Isabella, Emma and Olivia for girls. Meanwhile, Elvis has left the building -- it fell off...
View ArticleSimple checklist may spot signs of autism by age 1
A simple checklist that parents fill out in the waiting room may help doctors someday screen for warning signs of autism as early as a baby's first birthday.
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A 50-year-old debate: Cloth or disposables?
Disposables, cloth. Cloth, disposables. Fifty years after Procter & Gamble introduced affordable throwaway diapers, dubbing them Pampers, the battle over baby's bottom rages on.
View ArticleWhat did they say? Twins' baby babble video goes viral
Da, da da? Da da! They may only know one syllable, but these twins' animated conversation is taking the web by storm.
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Gov't warns kids' tabletop chairs not safe
The government warned Friday that tens of thousands of tabletop feeding chairs for babies and toddlers are not safe.
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False-positive screenings scare parents of newborns
When newborn screening tests are correct, they're invaluable, detecting illness in up to 5,000 children a year. But when they’re not — 200,000 times a year — parents and kids can endure months of...
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Astravaganza? One in 5 parents admits regretting child’s name
Some names that seem so original at the moment your little one is born can seem so very wrong later on. One in 5 parents admit they regret what they named their kid, a study finds.
View ArticleSolving the Autism Mystery
With our 10-month-old son sitting on her lap, my wife Brandy fields a list of standard questions from our pediatrician. How is he eating? How is he sleeping? The bespectacled doctor listens, making...
View Article36 Tips for Breastfeeding Success
The Beauty of Breast The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding throughout baby's first year. "Human milk is the absolute perfect food for an infant -- full of living antibodies...
View Article10 Best Ways to Feed Your Baby
I love food. I have a master's degree in nutrition. One might say I'm obsessed with eating. Yet, until recently, I couldn't understand why so many moms talked—with pride or despair—about whether or not...
View ArticleWhen Is My Baby Ready to...
There may be very clear right and wrong answers for much of newborn care, but once my baby was out of the first stages of infancy, the answers weren't so obvious. "So, is it safe...now?" I found myself...
View ArticleWhy Kids Get Sicker At Night
It started around 1 A.M. My son, Liam, was 14 months old, and the noises coming from his room didn't seem completely human: There was a sort of honking bark followed by a whistle-y kind of breathing. I...
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Discuss on TODAY Moms: Duggars keep new baby's name secret
How do you play the baby name game? Shout it to the world, or keep it under wraps for a while?
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After baby deaths, new crib rules take effect today
In one of the biggest crackdowns in the baby market in decades, crib-makers have to meet strict new safety rules. Will parents sleep easier?
View ArticleThe Truth About Ferberizing
Millions of parents swear he helped get their children to sleep through the night, but Richard Ferber, M.D., isn't sure whether or not to be proud. He's dedicated his life to studying sleep and helping...
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