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    Your Baby and Sleep

    Read what our expert recommends for a baby who dislikes his crib.

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    Feeding Your Baby

    Each infant is unique, so I never recommend a minimum amount of milk.

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    Feeding Your Baby

    As long as your baby is growing and developing normally, constipation should not be a cause for alarm.

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    Baby's Growth and Development

    There is a lot of variation in the normal eruption time for children's teeth.

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    Feeding Your Baby

    The more often you put the baby to the breast, the more breast milk you'll make ("demand and supply").

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    Baby Illnesses

    In general, a child with a loose cough only needs to be made comfortable. However, you should monitor her breathing.

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    Baby's Health

    It isn't always possible to make an exact diagnosis of a rash without seeing it firsthand, but this sounds like seborrheic dermatitis.

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    Feeding Your Baby

    Breast-feeding is generally recommended for the first 12 months of life.

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    Caring for Your Baby

    Learn the best way to handle a colicky baby.

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    Caring for Your Baby

    Learn whether there's anything special you need to do to your baby's gums before the teeth appear.

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    Baby Hygiene

    A concerned mother asks whether something should be done to correct her five-month-old's "tight foreskin."

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    Feeding Your Baby

    Learn some recommended ways to get a child off the bottle.

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    Baby's Growth and Development

    When a diagnosis of brain atrophy is given, the physician who gave this diagnosis should be available to answer questions. Early intervention services can also be helpful.

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    Your Baby and Sleep

    The chances of a child younger than one year being woken up by what we term nightmares are slim to none.

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    Your Baby and Sleep

    Unfortunately, an increase in nighttime awakenings is very common during a baby's second six months.

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    Feeding Your Baby

    Great tips on how to gradually transition a child from the baby bottle.

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    Baby's Growth and Development

    Use these simple activities to amuse your infant and help stimulate her mind.

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