Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around October 7, 2014. And unless his diaper is especially dirty or sodden (or if he's prone to rashes), leave it on until morning — even a diaper change is just too much activity. And giving your child antibiotics unnecessarily can be problematic, since they wipe out the “good” bacteria that lives in the body and may lead to antibiotic resistance, yeast infections and tummy troubles.

Just don't force it — you want him to love books as much as any other toy, not burn out on them by the time he's a toddler. The vast majority of full-term newborns weigh between 5½ and 9½ pounds and clock in between 18 and 22 inches long. Sleep regression is a period of time, usually about two to four weeks, when a baby who’s sleeping well suddenly has trouble settling down for sleep or wakes up fussing in the middle of the night. The idea is to maximize the number of calories he takes in during your waking hours, so he doesn't need to interrupt your sleep — and his — for more food. A nursing newborn spends a whole lot of time feeding—which means a nursing mom spends a whole lot of time sitting or lying down.

Get ready to hear all about what your baby will do next at the 6-month well-baby visit, where baby will get another round of vaccines and you’ll learn more about his growth and development, along with which milestones he’s hitting and those to come. There are several culprits behind baby sleep problems at this age: the pain caused by teething, hunger linked to growth spurts and the excitement of rolling over for the first time. We're here to walk you through your baby’s first year, sort through all of the confusing information out there, and help you make the decisions that are best for you and your baby. If you’re not able to breastfeed, and your baby has a medical condition that requires human milk (including prematurity, failure to thrive, an intolerance to formula or allergies), there are ways to get donated breast milk from other moms through a milk bank.

You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Think: stacking toys and games (ones with different-size rings or multi-colored cubes); toys that encourage crawling (cars, trains and balls that roll, light up and make music); roly-poly toys (they right themselves when rolled over); toys that encourage pulling up to standing (make sure they’re sturdy! Along with new skills and burgeoning independence comes a whole new attitude: I want to be in charge of me!And what might help most — besides the passing of time and the accumulation of experience — is to know that you're in good company. As your baby may be taking their first steps, you can get answers to some commonly-asked questions, like is that tippy-toe walk normal and do babies need to wear shoes?

It pays to be extra careful for the two months until your baby has had her first set of vaccines and her immune system is more developed. Some very normal babies start sitting at 4 months and others wait until as late as the 9-month mark. Some babies may say their first word at eight months, while others don’t talk until a little after the one-year mark. Early on, you can help your baby’s social development by doing skin-to-skin contact, reading him stories and cuddling.In the meantime, following a bedtime routine and sleep schedule can help reduce the likelihood of sleep problems. Antibiotics can treat infections caused by bacteria, but the majority of childhood illnesses are caused by viruses. You're probably worried about splitting your stitches (don't worry, you won't), aggravating your hemorrhoids, experiencing intense pain (again, so soon? With his burgeoning communication skills ripe for the learning, now's a good time to begin teaching him some simple sign language.