Newborns & Infants
Welcome to Planet Parenthood, where the sleep is scarce but the love will blow you away. 
How does it feel to be party to a miracle? Bringing a baby into the world is a sacred act. No less sacred is the work ahead, where you and your baby, together, create an intimate relationship that will become the foundation of his emotional health. We're here to help, every step of the way.
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Parenting Your Newborn
CONGRATULATIONS! You Have a New Baby. Now What?
In this section, you'll find quick reads on your new baby's developmental tasks, your priorities, and a simple Parents' Gameplan for stress-free coping, all set up to make your life easier when you've only had an hour of sleep and you've got two minutes to read. -
Colic? How to Calm Your Crying Baby
All babies cry, and some cry a lot. Secrets from experienced parents, to prevent as well as soothe crying. And reassurance that this too shall pass, and someday soon you will have a perfectly cheerful, happy baby!
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Breast or Bottle?
No mincing words here: Breastfeeding is better if you can do it. The research on why, and resources to help you get started.
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Breastfeeding Tips
Nursing 101: A step by step primer to get you started.
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Helping Your Baby Get To Sleep So You Can Too
Because when it's 3 a.m. and your baby's crying, what else really matters?
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Ferber Sleep Training for Your Baby?
To Ferber or not to Ferber, that is the question. A unabashedly biased view for sleep-deprived parents.
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Attachment Parenting Your Baby
Attachment parenting is a style of parenting based on responding to a baby’s needs, which in infancy include keeping the baby in close proximity to the parent. Includes a Q and A and suggestions on getting started. -
What's Wrong with Pacifiers?
Every baby is different and some simply have very strong comfort sucking needs. Most of the time, those needs are met by breastfeeding, but there are plenty of breast-fed babies who still need to suck their thumbs.
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Cherishing Your Baby
Babies are born ready to engage with their environment. We recognize the voices we have heard in utero for so long, picking them out of the chaos of sound that greets us. Within a day, we recognize their smell...We begin, immediately, to orient ourselves to our special humans, we greet them with adoration, and with the expectation that we ourselves will be cherished. Humans are born ready to love, and to be loved.....
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Infants: Advice Letters & Answers
Letters relating to parenting an Infant, from ASK DR. LAURA, with her trademark answers: wise, well-informed, and always supportive. If you don't find your question, click here to ask it.
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Links: Nursing, Sleep, Attachment
Website links for resources, information and inspiration for moms, dads, kids and families.
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Recommended Books: Infants and Babies
Feeling a little anxious? We've been there. Some fantastic books to help you in developing your own parenting style.
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Recommended Breastfeeding Books
Since you probably don't have a village of experienced women around to coach you through any breastfeeding challenges, we've picked out our favorite books on feeding your infant the perfect food...