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• Baby-Led Weaning: When to Start and Foods to Try

  Our expert pediatrician, Dr. Amy L. Silverio explains the benefits and potential concerns of baby-led weaning, the ideal time to start solids and a list of recommended first foods for new parents. 

• Bottle Feeding Babies FAQ for Parents

  New and expectant parents have a lot of questions. Get answers to common newborn bottle feeding questions, including how much milk newborns need and breastfeeding positions.

• Understanding Your NICU Baby’s Behavior & Cues

  Infants in the NICU use cues to communicate with their families and caregivers to indicate when they are stressed, hungry, or comfortable, or self-soothing.

• Feeding Your Baby Through the First Year

  Learn how much, how often and what kinds of foods babies eat from birth through their first birthday.

• What to Know About Feeding Your Newborn

  See feeding tips and get answers to common newborn feeding questions, including how much milk newborns need and breastfeeding positions.

• Cluster Feeding FAQs

  Cluster feeding, when a newborn wants to eat every two hours or less, occurs during major periods of growth and development.

• How Often, How Much, What Color: Your Newborn Poop and Pee Questions Answered

  Newborns produce a lot of pee and poop. Learn what’s normal, from urine and stool color to frequency, and when to call the pediatrician.

• Worried Your Newborn is Sick? Here’s What to Look For

  Newborns with a fever (100.4 or greater) should always be seen. Here are other signs of sickness, along with common newborn issues not to worry about.

• Bonding with Your Baby in the NICU

  While in the NICU, there are still many opportunities for you to bond with your baby. Learn a few recommended ways to help you build that bond.

• Top Tips for Choosing a Pediatrician for Your Newborn

  Tips to help you pick the right pediatrician for your newborn, including when to start looking and the most important questions to ask.

• Your Newborn’s First 2 Weeks of Life: 10 Things You Can Expect

  In the two weeks after birth, newborns learn to feed, work to get back to their birthweight and change and develop in numerous other ways.

• What to Expect the First 48 Hours After Birth

  The first 48 hours of life are a busy time for newborns and their parents. Learn about feeding, sleeping and pooping, and tests that happen.

• Pediatrician Visit Schedule for Newborns

  Learn the schedule of newborn well visits for the first year of life and what you can expect at each visit.

• Trying to Get Your Newborn Down? Try These 10 Sleep Tips.

  Our pediatricians offer expert tips for establishing good sleep routines, calming overtired babies and getting your newborn down to sleep.

• Newborns and Nighttime Sleep

  Trying to get your newborn to start sleeping through the night? We break down some sleep goals, piece by piece.

• Typical for a Newborn

  Learn about sleep schedules, normal vital signs, expected behaviors and when to call the pediatrician.