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Welcome to Motherhood

While loving your newborn will be instinctual, caring for them is a different matter entirely. You may feel overwhelmed or lost, especially in the beginning if you’re a first-time mom. We’ve all been there.

While there is a lot to learn, don’t worry, we’ll get you up to speed on everything you’ll need to do.

Baby Care 101

To keep you better organized, it’s best if we break this up into bite-sized sections for you. These are the primary areas of caring for your baby you’ll need to know about.

  • Breastfeeding: Will you breastfeed? Or will you formula feed? If you opt for breastfeeding, you’ll have to get up to speed on pumping, common breastfeeding issues, supply problems you may encounter, and breastfeeding products that will make your life so much easier.
  • Development: You’ll learn about those fun milestones coming up, as well as the fun stuff like playing, reading, music, education, and exercise as it pertains to your baby.
  • Diapering, clothes, and laundry: Will you use cloth or disposable diapers? Do you know how to change a diaper correctly, or spot abnormal baby poop? You’ll also learn about clothes for leaving the hospital, what laundry detergent to use, and products to help you stay on top of things.
  • Feeding Babies and Toddlers: This category will cover solid food feedings, making and storing food, what to expect for portion sizes, and what products you’ll need to get started.
  • Everyday Baby Care: Babies can get surprisingly dirty and smelly in no time at all. You’ll learn about the basics of grooming, bathing, and cleaning your little bundle of joy.
  • Health and Safety: This is the category that might give you some of the most anxiety. We all want our babies to be safe, 24-7. We’ll give you the 411 on babyproofing, illnesses, outdoors safety, sun safety, water safety, and more.
  • Baby Sleep & Nursery: It’s going to seem like your baby always sleeps, except when you want them to. We’ll give you the lowdown on sleep strategies, the safest sleeping position, swaddling, and all the gear you’ll need like cribs, bassinets, accessories, and more.
  • Travel with Kids: If you want to show your baby the world or let them tag along while you keep exploring it, you’ll need some guidance. It takes a ton of planning to travel with a baby. We’ll give you our best tips on how to travel, travel safety, babywearing, and the gear that will help you, such as car seats, strollers, and more.

Breastfeeding

Spectra breast pump standing on the table

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Woman breastfeeding frustrated with low milk supply

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Mother breastfeeding in a glider nursery chair

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New mother breastfeeding her baby

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Mother breastfeeding her baby underneath a cover

Best Nursing Covers of 2023

Medela Freestyle breast pump in a bag

The Best Breast Pump Bags to Pump Up Your Style

Breast milk storage bags being labelled

The Best Breast Milk Storage Bags for Storing Your Liquid Gold

Mother breastfeeding her baby wearing a nursing bra

Best Nursing Bras of 2023

Mother breastfeeding while wearing a nursing top

Best Nursing Tops and Tees of 2023

Spectra S1 vs Spectra S2 breast pump comparison

Spectra S1 vs. Spectra S2: Which Is Better?

A woman holding a hands-free breast pump

Best Hands-Free Breast Pumps of 2023

A woman breastfeeding her baby

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Bottle & Solid Feeding

Toddler eating carrots sitting in a hook on high chair

7 Best Hook-On High Chairs (2023 Reviews)

Baby bottle warmer on the kitchen counter warming a bottle of milk

7 Best Baby Bottle Warmers (2023 Reviews)

Mother spoon feeding baby in a high chair

13 Best High Chairs (2023 Reviews)

Little girl eating at table using a booster seat high chair

9 Best Booster Seats for Eating (2023 Reviews)

Mother feeding her baby with an anti-colic bottle

Best Anti-Colic Baby Bottles of 2023

Mother bottle feeding her baby

Best Baby Bottle Sterilizers of 2023

Nanobebe Breastfeeding Bottle

The Best Bottles for Breastfed Babies (As Close to Breasts As You Can Get)

Baby boy drinking juice from a sippy cup

Best Sippy Cups of 2023

Baby Brezza Inside

10 Best Baby Food Makers (2023 Reviews)

Spinach puree as baby food

Can Babies Eat Spinach? (An Easy Spinach Recipe)

Starting solid feeding on baby

Starting Baby on Solids (The Ultimate Guide)

Baby drinking tea from bottle

Can I Give My Baby Tea?


Baby Sleep

Baby sleeping on nap mat

10 Best Toddler Nap Mats (2023 Reviews)

Baby playing with mobile in his crib

10 Best Baby Mobiles (2023 Reviews)

A baby bed rail

Best Toddler Bed Rails & Bumpers of 2023

Newborn baby sleeping in a white bassinet

Best Baby Bassinets of 2023

Mother breastfeeding in the nursery with a night light

7 Best Baby Night Lights (2023 Reviews)

Baby sleeping while wearing a sleep sack

The Best Sleep Sacks to Keep Your Child Warm and Safe

A mother and her child near air purifier in a baby nursery.

7 Best Air Purifiers for Baby's Nursery (2023 Reviews)

Beautiful interior of baby nursery

Nursery Decor Ideas (For Every Nursery)

Baby nursery with matching furniture set

The Nursery Furniture Sets to Welcome Your Newborn

Little girls sleeping in their own beds

The Best Toddler Mattresses (For Cribs and Twin Beds)

Cute baby soothed to sleep with a night projector

Best Baby Soother Projectors of 2023

Little toddler sleeping with an alarm clock

The Best Toddler Alarm Clocks for Starting the Day


Diapering & Clothes

Baby Boy Wearing Cloth Diapers

15 Best Cloth Diapers (2023 Reviews)

Sleeping baby wearing overnight diapers

The Best Overnight Diapers for Keeping Baby Dry

Mother and baby playing with clean laundry

The Best Baby Laundry Detergents (Liquid, Powder, and Pods)

Mother holding baby in the pool wearing swim diapers

11 Best Swim Diapers (2023 Reviews)

Best Diaper Bag

Best Diaper Bags of 2023

Mother wearing a backpack diaper bag

13 Best Backpack Diaper Bags (2023 Reviews)

Mother cleaning baby's bottom with a baby wipe

The Best Baby Wipes (Ranked and Reviewed)

Baby having his diaper changed on a changing pad

Best Changing Pads of 2023

Mother putting on a pull up diaper on baby

Best Pull Up Diapers for Potty Training of 2023

Baby wearing pink cloth eco friendly diaper

Best Eco-Friendly Disposable Diapers

Two cute babies in Halloween costumes

Top 50 Baby Halloween Costumes (Babywearing Costumes and Family Themes)

Pampers Swaddlers vs. Pampers Cruisers Comparison

Pampers Swaddlers Or Cruisers? Which Pampers Diaper Is Better?

A mother changing diapers of her little baby lying on bed

Best Organic Diapers and Eco-Friendly Options of 2023

Adorable toddler girl sitting in the forest

The Best Organic Baby Clothes and Brands (Certified and Trustworthy)

Blue and pink baby booties

15 Best Baby Booties (2023 Reviews)


Baby Health & Safety

Baby sleeping while soothing on a pacifier

11 Best Baby Pacifiers (2023 Reviews)

Water Shoes For Toddlers, Babies and Kids

11 Best Water Shoes for Toddlers, Babies, & Kids (2023 Reviews)

Mother using a baby thermometer to take babys temperature underarm

Best Baby Thermometers of 2023

Best Humidifier for Baby

Best Humidifiers for Baby's Nursery (2023 Reviews)

Baby girl standing in a beach tent

Best Baby Beach Tents of 2023

Baby boy wearing a life jacket playing in the ocean water

7 Best Life Jackets for Infants and Toddlers (2023 Reviews)

Baby girl wearing sunglasses on the beach

11 Best Baby Sunglasses (2023 Reviews)

Safety plastic lock on cabinet for child protection

Best Baby Cabinet Locks of 2023

Baby sitting in shopping cart

Best Shopping Cart Covers of 2023

A cute baby in a swimsuit playing in the sand at the beach

Best Baby Swimsuits of 2023

Children having fun on the side of the pool

Make a Splash With These 32 Pool Party Ideas

Fireplace with screen guard

7 Best Fireplace Screens (2023 Reviews)

Dual screen baby monitors and toy on wooden table

7 Split Screen Baby Monitors (For Every Need and Budget)

Insect bite on baby's hand

How to Identify and Treat Insect Bites on Babies

Mom and dad pushing toddler on an outdoor swing

Baby Swing Age (Plus Baby Swing Safety Tips)


Travel with Baby

Graco 4Ever vs Extend2Fit Car Seat Comparison

Graco 4Ever vs. Extend2Fit (2023 Comparison & Review)

A mother putting her baby in a car seat

7 Best Car Seat Bases (2023 Reviews)

Baby girl out in the snow in stroller with footmuffs

10 Best Stroller Footmuffs (2023 Reviews)

Kangaroo Care Skin to Skin Contact

The Benefits of Kangaroo Care & How to Do It

Toddler in a travel stroller at an airport

Tips for Flying with Cars Seats and Strollers

School kids wearing backpacks

Best Kids Backpacks of 2023


Baby Development & Milestones

Little girl sitting next to the third birthday cake.

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Little girl looking at the second birthday cake.

2nd Birthday Ideas (For Boys and Girls)

Toddler girl looking at the first birthday cake.

75 Brilliant 1st Birthday Party Ideas (For Big and Small Guest Lists)

Frog Coloring Pages for Kids

35 Printable Frog Coloring Pages (2023)

Hands holding a preposition card

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Brother and sister solving a puzzle together

190 Best Riddles for Kids (See if We Can Stump You)