Caring for Your Baby

You will spend these first months getting to know your new baby. You will get into a routine together, and you will start to learn the ways your baby tells you…

During the first months, crying is your baby’s main way to communicate with you. Often you will know what different-sounding cries mean. But sometimes it’s…

Feeding is the most important thing that parents do for their children. During feedings, your baby is awake and you can deepen your relationship with them.…

Breast milk helps babies grow and protects them from many health problems. For women, breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast cancer. Breastfeeding can be…

Whether you pump breast milk or feed formula, feeding your baby from a bottle offers flexibility. Parents and caregivers can use bottle-feeding time to form a…

Sleep is important for your baby’s health, growth and development. Putting your baby down to sleep on their back, in a safe place, in the right clothes and…

To be safe while you drive, your baby must be in a car seat. This page can help you choose and install a car seat. In time your baby will outgrow their first…

Between 6 and 12 months, your baby may start to get into everything. As babies can move around more, they want to explore. Babies don’t know what will happen…

Go through your home with this checklist. Make a check mark in the box next to each item you can answer “yes” about. If there are things you cannot check,…