How To Hold a Baby on Your Hip
Once a baby develops the muscle strength and control to hold her head up—usually at around 6 months—she's ready to perch where she can see what's going on.
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How To Trim a Baby's Nails
Ten little fingers, ten little toes. . . which translates into twenty nearly microscopic nails to trim. But fear not, it's easier to do than it sounds.
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How To Dress a Baby
Dressing a baby is a piece of cake—that is, after you’ve mastered a few tricks for maneuvering her head and limbs through those tiny neck and arm and leg holes.
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How To Give a Baby a Bottle
Whether you're feeding your baby formula or freshly pumped breast milk, holding his body and angling the bottle just so will make for a happy meal.
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How To Choose a Pacifier
For an infant, sucking on a pacifier can be supremely soothing. So here's how to keep your little sucker happy and pacified.
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How To Change a Disposable Diaper
Dealing with wet or poopy diapers is the most thankless job of parenting—but, thankfully, disposable diapers can help you make quick work of it.
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How To Change a Cloth Diaper
Cloth diapers have come a long way, baby: Pins are pass
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How To Calm a Crying Baby
There's nothing more heart-wrenching—and, let's face it, sometimes nerve-wracking— than a wailing infant. Here are a few ways to soothe your sweet little crybaby.
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How To Trim a Baby's Hair
No matter how bald your baby is at birth, eventually you'll find yourself washing mashed banana out of her hair after every meal. Here's how to give her a trim.
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How To Give a Baby a Sponge Bath
Your newborn can't have a tub bath until her belly button heals. Until then, a thorough once-over with a washcloth every two or three days will keep her plenty clean.
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How To Relieve a Baby's Stuffy Nose
Babies under 4 months old can only breathe through their noses, so when they get congested it can be hard for them to nurse. Here are some ways to help a stuffed-up infant breathe easier.
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How To Cradle Hold a Baby
Want to gaze into your baby's eyes and marvel at the miracle of life? Then this is the hold for you.
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How To Pick Up a Newborn
The key to this basic skill is remembering that an infant has no control over his head and no strength in his neck, so it's important to support both.
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How To Clean a Baby's Gums
Although your baby's toothless grin is adorable, bacteria can build up on her gums, so it's important to keep them clean even before those first pearly whites pop through.
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