Caring for Your Newborn Baby
Calling all first-time parents: This guide gives you the basics on breastfeeding (and formula feeding), baby sleep, newborn development, diapering, feeding, burping, bathing, bonding, and other baby-care concerns.
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Breastfeeding or Formula Feeding Your Newborn
Learn the basics on breastfeeding, formula-feeding, and more.
Feeding your newborn: What you need to know
Breastfeeding your newborn baby: Getting started
Formula-feeding your newborn baby: Getting Started
How to Bottle-feed your newborn
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Sleep & Your Newborn Baby
Here's what to expect in that first month.
Helping your newborn baby sleep (video)
Safe sleeping and your newborn baby (video)
Learn about SIDS
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Newborn Care
From diapering to doctor's visits, we got you covered.
Bringing your baby home
How vaccines help (video)
What to do when your baby cries
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Keeping Your Baby Safe
Babyproofing & Preventing Household Accidents
Expert guides on keeping your baby safe at home.
Lead Poisoning
Babies and toddlers are at the greatest risk of lead poisoning.
Here's how to keep your baby safe
Safe Sleep for Babies
Top Q&As
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No. Experts recommend room-sharing instead of bed-sharing to help prevent SIDS.
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Some babies start to sleep for 5- to 6-hour stretches at night by 2–3 months of age. But others won't.
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It's normal to feel highs and lows during your baby's first few days of life.
Learn more about the "baby blues"