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Tips for New Parents on Cradle Cap: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
Cradle cap: the skin condition that somehow manages to sound cute. While its name may be more appealing that its appearance, cradle cap is a common occurrence in babies that usually goes away without medical treatment. Read on for more details on how to identify, treat, and prevent cradle cap in your newborn.
Tinyhood Editors
4 Steps to Correct Car Seat Installation for New Parents
Installing a car seat properly gets a lot of attention for good reason. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), while most parents and caregivers are confident that they have correctly installed their child’s car seat, almost half (46%) have been installed incorrectly. The good news is that installing a car seat properly has serious benefits: The
Tadpole Editors
How to Choose the Right Type of Car Seat for Your Family
Picking out a car seat is one of the most important things that expecting parents can do to prepare for a baby’s arrival. The process is always a lot to navigate, with so many styles and features available, and fewer opportunities to check out your options in person, how can you decide which car seat is best for you? At Tadpole
Tadpole Editors
Tummy Time 101: When to Start and Why It’s So Important
As a parent of a new baby, there is a lot to learn... and it won’t be long before the phrase “tummy time” enters your vocabulary. Tummy time is a great way to support your baby’s development while helping baby explore and become comfortable with the world around them. Before you have your baby, you'll want to know the best tummy time positions to start with in the newborn phase and beyond so you can set your baby up for success. The good news is that our
Ashley S.
Advocating for Yourself During Pregnancy, Labor and Birth
There’s no other way to say it: the U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis. We are the only developed country with a consistently rising maternal mortality rate, and families of color are suffering disproportionately. In fact, pregnant people of color are 3-4 times more likely to die from complications during pregnancy, birth & postpartum than their white counterparts.
Tinyhood Editors
5 Tips on Caring for Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord
Newborn babies. Caring for such a little body can feel so intimidating at first, and for many parents, umbilical cord care in particular can come with its own set of anxieties. And we get it. It’s not exactly something you have to deal with every day.
Ashley S.
5 Tips for Introducing Solid Foods to Baby
Does it seem like your baby might be ready to have their first taste of solid food? Congrats! That first feed is such a fun milestone for both parent and child. Along with breaking out the camera, we asked our pediatric nutritionist, Vanessa, for a few pro tips to help get you prepared. Here are her top suggestions, five easy ways to ensure you are both set up for success and that you are helping baby establish a healthy relationship with food, right from the start.
Vanessa T.
The Top 8 Food Allergies in Kids and What Parents Need to Know
There’s generally one aspect to starting solids that makes a parent’s heart beat just a little faster… allergens. After all, no parent wants to feel like they are putting their child in life-threatening danger, and especially not with the food they’re putting on their plate. But introducing allergens is a crucial part of the solids process, and you can take some of the anxiety away by knowing you are introducing each allergen as safely as possible.
Vanessa T.
How to Prepare Your Baby for Daylight Saving Time
Spring is on the horizon, and with it comes daylight saving time—we’ll move our clocks forward an hour. The mornings will be brighter, and the evenings will stay lighter longer, giving us an extra hour to enjoy longer days. But for parents, the prospect of another sleep schedule disruption can be daunting. Rest assured, here are some simple strategies you can use to prepare your family for the time change. For some children, especially babies, the jump of a fu
Jennifer D.
Baby Sign Language: First 11 Signs to Teach Your Baby
Baby sign language can be a fun and effective way to communicate with babies before they learn to speak verbally. When should you start and which signs should you teach first? Let’s review the fundamentals of baby sign language, then learn eleven signs that you can use to introduce baby sign language to your family.
Stephanie T.
Can I Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine While Breastfeeding?
By Liz Moorhead I’m breastfeeding. Is it safe for me to get the COVID-19 vaccine?While there is no definitive answer just yet, the consensus is that yes, it most likely is safe for a breastfeeding parent to get the COVID-19 vaccine. No one can say with 100% certainty because breastfeeding parents and nursing infants were not included in the first round of clinical trials. We can, however, use what we know about vaccines in
Dana C.
How To Navigate COVID-19 While You’re Expecting
If you’re pregnant, you’re probably wondering how COVID-19 impacts you and your baby. With so much information online, in the world, and in the media about COVID-19, it can be confusing and hard to trust a single “source of truth.” At Tinyhood, our goal is to provide you with current, factual information to help keep you safe and help you make the best decisions for you and your family.
Dana C.
Baby Sign Language: What it is, What the Benefits Are, & When to Start
Baby sign is a powerful technique that parents can use to communicate and bond with their baby before the baby learns to talk. Introducing baby sign is simple, and it’s not just for babies. Even toddlers who have already begun to use spoken words can benefit from signing. As a speech language pathologist, I’ve seen countless families use baby sign to build trust and two-way communication with their little ones. Here’s what you need to know to get started.
Stephanie T.
6 Things You Need to Know About Toxic Heavy Metals in Baby Food
1. Wait, what’s going on? Maybe you’ve seen some articles with intense headlines regarding toxic baby food. In November, Congress investigated claims of high levels of heavy metals in baby foods and released a report last week. It included some scary findings about the levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and
Vanessa T.
Understanding Postpartum: What to Expect and Signs to Look For
Having a baby is an enormous event, involving so much preparation. Your body has been changing for nine months. You've been mentally preparing, perhaps with classes or reading. You've likely begun to arrange the baby's space and clothes and toys. But, how can you prepare for the emotional weight of this huge experience?
Divya K.
Vaginal Tearing: What to Expect and How to Heal
On the list of slightly nerve-wracking and unglamorous things about giving birth, vaginal tearing is right up there. Given those chances, it’s important to understand what to expect and how to heal — as always, knowledge is power.
Ashley S.
The Ultimate Guide to C-Sections: What to Expect and How to Recover
What exactly is a cesarean section, why are they performed, what should you expect, and what is recovery like? Cesarean births are common, safe, and nothing to be afraid of. While most expectant parents plan on a vaginal birth, about 32% of birthing parents in the U.S. give birth via cesarean section. Let’s dive into all things cesarean.
Ashley S.
Top 5 Pain Management Techniques for Childbirth
When you’re pregnant, it’s natural to be nervous about labor pain. It’s a big unknown of the birth experience — What will it feel like? How intense will the pain be? How will I react? — and often features prominently in friends’ and family members’ birth stories. But here’s the thing: everybody and every birth are different. While you can’t know exactly how yours will respond, we can assure you that our bodies were made to do this.
Ashley S.
The Ultimate Guide to Fetal Positioning
Throughout your pregnancy, your baby will move around in your uterus. And, as your due date approaches, your baby will start to move into position for birth. Their positioning as you go into labor can be more or less favorable for a vaginal birth, which will dictate fewer or more potential complications. There are three possible positions that your baby can be in: Vertex, Breech, and Transverse — each with different variations. Ideally, when you go into the labor your ba
Ashley S.
The Top 7 Things You Need for Postpartum Care, According to Experts
By Mairead Kelly It’s natural to focus on your baby during pregnancy—for first-time parents especially, there’s so much to prepare for and learn before they arrive. But rarely, in between bulk-buying diapers, forming your birth preferences, and building your labor support team (to doula or not t
Ashley S.
Deciding on the Birth Preferences That Work for You
When it comes to your baby, it's a seemingly endless list of choices to make. You know which baby names you like, you've picked out everything from wipes and onesies to a crib and car seat for your registry, and likely even taken classes to prep for when baby arrives. Chances are, you've also spent some time picturing moments of your labor and birth.
Ashley S.
Top 11 COVID-19 Questions to Ask Your Provider and Birth Place
By Alena Bowen2020 is officially behind us — hooray! — but unfortunately, COVID-19 is not. If you’re currently expecting, it’s important to understand how your provider and birth place will keep you and baby safe during your pregnancy, labor, and birth.Ask these 11 questions to get a clear understanding of how your provider’s and birth place’s particular protocols and policies will impact your birth experience.
Ashley S.
Hospital Bag Checklist: The Top 5 Items You Didn't Know You Needed
It’s common for first-time parents to spend months leading up to the day baby arrives juggling a million to-dos. From choosing a pediatrician to staging a picture-perfect nursery nook and building your maternity wardrobe from nursing bra up, it's no secret that there are lots to tackle when preparing for your baby's grand entrance into the world.
Tinyhood Editors
The Ultimate Guide to Kick Counts: When to Start and How to Do Them
Kick counts: in your pre-pregnancy days, this phrase may have sounded more like something from the latest fitness trend than a way to stay in tune with your baby. Counting kicks, however, can be an important part of your pregnancy that keeps tabs on baby’s well-being while also building a connection with your little one.
Ashley S.
9 Baby Safety Tips Experts Say All New Parents Should Know
“Is my baby’s bath too hot?” “Could my baby suffocate in this baby carrier?"We get it! Even the everyday moments with a newborn baby can get you seriously second-guessing your baby’s safety. So, we asked some actual experts — from certified sleep coaches to registered nurses — to give you some everyday, basic infant safety pro tips.
Ashley S.
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