So many meals babies take in are in liquid form, which means new parents are forever patting their infants' backs to ease a gassy tummy. And if the feeding you’ve just given ends with your baby drifting off to dreamland, getting him to burp while he's asleep can be tricky.| What to Expect
Does your baby fuss and get cranky during or after feedings? It’s likely because she's swallowed a bit of air with that milk, making her feel uncomfortably full. Burping your baby is an important feeding step and can help her feel better.| What to Expect
Making milk might come naturally, but the delivery of it from breast to belly takes a little know-how and a lot of practice. For many new moms and babies, the first attempts at breastfeeding are haphazard and hapless, at best. But proper positioning is essential in helping your newborn latch on the right way, as well as preventing nipple soreness and other breastfeeding problems.| What to Expect
Breastfeeding can be stressful for new moms, especially if you’re worried about producing enough breast milk to keep baby happy and healthy. Unlike bottle-feeding, where you can tell exactly how much your baby is drinking, breastfeeding is “blind”; your breasts aren't see-through, so you can't know how much milk you have and how much your baby is taking.| What to Expect
You bring your newborn home, and for weeks you marvel at your baby who does little more than sleep, eat, pee and cry.| What to Expect
They make it look so easy, those breastfeeding moms you’ve seen. Without skipping a beat of conversation or a bite of lunch, they open a button and latch on a baby, as if breastfeeding were the most natural process in the world. But while the source may be natural, nursing know-how — especially for newbie moms and their babies — often doesn’t come naturally at all at first.| What to Expect
With a new baby, a pacifier can work wonders — quieting tears and inducing calm almost instantaneously. But now that your little one is walking and talking, you may start to wonder whether it's time to ditch the binky. Get up to speed on the age-appropriate benefits of pacifiers, when to start pacifier weaning and how to make this toddler transition go as smoothly as possible. | What to Expect
Having a new baby in the house means adjusting to his sleep schedule and figuring out how you can get enough rest while you care for him. But if your little one is past the newborn stage and still waking to feed more than a few times a night, a dream feed may help.| What to Expect
