Have baby, will travel. While taking a trip is never quite the same once kids enters the picture, streamlining essential equipment can do wonders for a weekend (or more) getaway.  Read more...

The best helpers in Chicago to fix everything from inverted nipples to colicky newborns.  Read more...

Every mom knows this moment: Searching for something in the diaper bag becomes a needle-in-the-haystack mission and you have no choice but to dump all of the contents onto the floor. No longer.  Read more...

Here’s to making breastfeeding a little bit sweeter: Real-life moms and physicians Lennox McNeary and Cheri Wiggins have created all-natural lactation aids, called Milkin’ Cookies, to help moms boost milk supply.  Read more...

A colicky baby is enough to drive a new parent crazy. Learn how to recognize colic, coping strategies and that asking for help is the first step back to sanity.  Read more...

Six months after giving birth, less than half of moms are still breastfeeding, and the stress of pumping at work is a major cause of dropping the habit. Here are 5 tips to make pumping at work work for you.  Read more...

We asked Candi Wingate, author of the new book, "The Nanny Factor," to share three of her best tips for choosing your nanny.  Read more...

Dental experts recommend infants visit a dentist before they celebrate their first birthdays.  Read more...

Letting baby cry it out — also called "Ferberizing" — has been called everything from a savior to baby torture.  Read more...

Just as the right music can lift our sagging adult spirits or calm our souls, it can have the same effect on baby. Is your little one an 80s rocker or a Bing Crosby crooner?  Read more...

Did you know that an appreciation of music appears to begin in the womb? If you didn't, it's not too late to get started with your little Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  Read more...

When it comes to comparing your baby with your friend’s, it’s important to remember: No two babies are alike.  Read more...

Today Denise Henderson's line of organic baby food is available all over the Chicago area, including Whole Foods in Lincoln Park, Sunset Foods and Peapod.com. But it started out in a kitchen-her own.  Read more...

Your baby looks at you, sticks out her tongue and makes a gentle razzing sound. It’s almost impossible not to smile and make a raspberry back at her. Just try. This universal parenting moment is packed with developmental possibilities.  Read more...

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C-sections account for 31.8 percent of births and the rate is rising sharply. But the decision to have a vaginal birth after Cesarean, often referred to as VBAC, is far less common.  Read more...

Here are some positions that may ease pain during active labor and help labor progress. Practice these exercises now so you’re comfortable with them by the time you’re ready to give birth.  Read more...

A play-by-play of what to expect and when.  Read more...