Your baby's birthday suit is soft, smooth, sweet-smelling — and extra sensitive. Which means it's particularly prone to dryness, especially in the colder months.| What to Expect
It can be incredibly nerve-wracking when your baby or toddler comes down with a bad cough, and decoding your child’s cough symptoms can be tricky. Is it a cold? The flu? COVID-19? Or something else like whooping cough, croup or RSV?| What to Expect
You’re surely doing everything you can to keep yourself and your family safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. But the virus, especially the Omicron and B.2.12.1 variants, are highly contagious. Even when you try hard to stay healthy, it’s possible that your child could test positive for COVID-19.| What to Expect
You can probably tell just by looking at your little one if she has a stuffy nose or even a fever. But it can be harder to spot a sore throat, especially since your baby or young toddler can’t describe how she’s feeling.| What to Expect
Strep throat in toddlers and babies isn’t all that common. But it’s still possible for your little one to contract the infection, and if she does, it’s important for her to see her pediatrician.| What to Expect
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is such a common virus that nearly all adults and young children are affected by it sooner or later.| What to Expect
There's a reason colds are called "common": Many healthy children have eight to 10 colds and other viral infections in the first two years of life, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Trusted SourceAmerican Academy of PediatricsChildren and ColdsSee All Sources [1]| What to Expect