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Ask any breastfeeding mom and they’ll be quick to tell you their nipple cream is their BFF. It works wonders on dry, cracked nipples—but it turns out, nipple cream is a great go-to product for a whole laundry list of ailments, and not just for mom. Dad, baby, kids, teens—the whole family can put this multi-purpose ointment to good use. (Just check the ingredient list before applying creams on baby. It’s best to go with all-natural, food-grade ingredients free from the most common allergens....

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The truth? Amniotic fluid is pee. Well, mostly pee. When the fluid first starts to form inside the amniotic sac (a few weeks after conception), it’s mostly made of your own body fluids. But when baby’s kidneys kick in and start putting out urine (at as early as 11 weeks), those new fluids start building up to help cushion and protect baby’s growing body. After around week 20, the amniotic fluid is mostly urine....

If there’s one universal parenting truth, it’s that you’re going to be talking about baby poop a lot. (Cue questions: How often should a newborn poop? How can you help baby poop? What does green baby poop mean? What exactly should normal baby poop look like?) And while it may not be a typical topic of conversation for the dinner table, it’s something you’ll find yourself thinking about all the time....

Pros • Simple setup and take-down • Lightweight and easy to carry with a compact carrying case • Mattress is soft and comfy yet still firm Cons • Won’t fit into most suitcases, so you have to check it separately at the airport Bottomline The lightweight carrying case and firm but soft mattress makes this travel crib a breeze to bring to the airport or throw in the car. It’s super-easy to set up and provides a safe and comfortable place for baby to sleep whenever you’re away from home....

You’re right to want to be uber-prepared. It’s important to create a plan and a backup plan for getting to the hospital. Know that you definitely shouldn’t drive while in labor, so be sure you know who’s going to drive you there (and that they know the whole plan). Seem straightforward? Well, it might not be. For example, what if you go into labor at work? Or your partner isn’t reachable?...

Your partner’s important to you, for sure. But are you taking the time to show it? We know better than anyone that there’s not a whole lot of time between baby’s bedtime and your own these days, so romance may be taking a backseat. It seems most other new moms and dads know it too; a 2015 Care.com study says 85 percent of parents wish they could go out on more dates....

*What is diarrhea during pregnancy? * Frequent loose stools may, unfortunately, be your body’s normal response to pregnancy. However, diarrhea can signal a problem or make you dehydrated. *What could be causing my diarrhea during pregnancy? * The usual (nonpregnancy-related) suspects can be to blame for diarrhea: You could have a virus (like the flu), food poisoning or a preexisting condition such as Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis or diverticulitis....

Gestational diabetes has become one of the most common pregnancy complications in the US, with about 7 percent of pregnant women developing the condition. But just because it’s more widespread doesn’t mean it comes without risks. So what is gestational diabetes—and how can you minimize your chances of getting it? In this article What is gestational diabetes? What causes gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes symptoms Gestational diabetes treatment How to prevent gestational diabetes...

In a typical holiday period, there’s a lot of stress and a high expectation that it should be a fun and happy time, but that’s simply not true for everyone. This year, we have the additional stress of being asked to stay home, not travel, and not have family get-togethers. This means a lot of typical traditions will not happen, disrupting the structure your children may have grown to expect. As a result, parents should expect their children may express sadness, anger, and even depression....

You’ll spend less time doing it Good news if you feel like all you did during the newborn period was feed your son or daughter: Once baby gets the hang of nursing, he or she will probably get better at it, which usually translates to faster. “A newborn feeding can take 20 to 40 minutes, but by the time they get to be three months old, they often cut way back on feeding duration,” says Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA and author of Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple: A Guide for Helping Mothers....

People have an insatiable curiosity when it comes to how to have twins. No, I didn’t conduct some groundbreaking metadata analysis. I know this firsthand as a mom of 7-year-old twins. Nearly every day since getting pregnant with twins I’ve been asked if twins run in my family. Apparently, people want to know what are the chances of having twins and even (much to my surprise) how to have twins. Truth is, I got pregnant with twins “naturally,” though the term in twin circles (yes, there is a twin subculture with its own jargon) is “spontaneously....

The most popular baby names of 2011 were announced today, and the name Sophia is number one. Number one! I’m not sure if I should celebrate being early on the trend (I carefully named my daughter Sophia in 2005 before it had made the top 10), or be annoyed my once unique-ish name is now so widely used. And to think she almost wasn’t a Sophia at all! Even after six years, I still wonder if I picked the right name for her....

It may feel like just yesterday that you were changing baby’s first diaper, and in the blink of an eye you’ve reached the mother of all milestones: potty training! It may be difficult at times, but you can find comfort in the fact that all parents go through this. While the end goal is always the same—ditching those diapers, and ushering in the era of underpants—it’s not a one-size-fits-all process. Stressing over how to potty train your tot?...

It’s definitely possible for a breech baby to turn before birth. Baby will move around in your womb right up until delivery, so it’s possible that a shift to the head-down position will occur naturally. Your ob-gyn also may attempt to turn your baby through “version.” This involves pushing or lifting your abdomen with his hands (and possibly the help of another person) to help baby roll forward or backward into the head-down position....

Before you skip that doctor’s appointment, mama, listen up: New research has found that less than half of new moms make their postartum appointments — and that’s not a stat to celebrate. The upside is that researchers at Johns Hopkins found that women with pregnancy complications were more likely to see their doctor following delivery, but overall, kept-appointment rates were disappointingly low. In order to find out why moms were ditching their doctor’s visits, researchers collected data from a commercial health insurance plan and multiple Medicaid insurance plans in Maryland in order to determine different predictors of receiving postpartum primary (and obstetric) care for moms who did and didn’t suffer from pregnancy complications (like gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, hypertension and even mellitus)....

Baby having trouble sleeping? Crazy as it sounds to new parents, putting baby to bed in a burrito-style wrap—also known as swaddling—just might do the trick. Swaddling has been around for thousands of years. Parents have wrapped up babies in a swaddle to not only help them sleep but also simply to hold them, protect them and calm them down. It fell out of favor in the 18th century, but interest in its soothing powers returned around the 1970s....

What is tuberculosis in a baby? Tuberculosis, better known as TB, is a lung disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are actually two forms of the disease: latent TB and active TB. A person with latent TB is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis but isn’t sick at all. Their body manages to keep the bacterium in check, so they don’t have any symptoms and can’t spread the disease. Active TB is what most people think of when they hear “tuberculosis....

If you’re like many women whose pregnancy is progressing steadily toward a vaginal birth, there’s one area of your birth plan you’re probably not fleshing out: What happens in the event of a cesarean section? No one wants to dwell too deeply on the circumstances that call for surgery. But given that roughly 1 in 3 US births today are via c-section—most of which occur well after vaginal labor is underway—it’s best to know a little bit about what the c-section procedure entails, just in case....

The Stats: Name: Ana Gasteyer Occupation: Actress Age: 43 Children: Two; Frances (5 years) and Ulysses (2 years) TB: What was breastfeeding like for you when you first started? AG: I’m a person who has a very itinerated career — I move around, I travel, I don’t know when I’m going to work, I don’t know when I’ll be home. The easiest part of parenting, without a doubt, has been breastfeeding....