Category: Delivery/life with the baby

Returning Home After Childbirth

Returning Home After Childbirth

Giving birth and becoming parents changes lives. How can you get through this turbulent period?
Should I breastfeed my baby with 1 or 2 breasts?

Should I breastfeed my baby with 1 or 2 breasts?

Here’s a question for you, Mary. I have a friend who always nurses with both breasts; another, with one breast only. How could I know
My baby is constipated!

My baby is constipated!

Marie, my name is Rachel, and I am worried because my six-week-old baby is constipated. Most of the time he is fine, but when he
Guide to Introducing Solids to Infants

Guide to Introducing Solids to Infants

You can print the PDF Food Introduction Table (in french only*) and place it on your fridge. Check off each food after you introduce it.
I am terrified my baby will have a flat head!

I am terrified my baby will have a flat head!

I have a 3-week-old baby, and I am terrified he will have a flat head! At the hospital, they told me to change positions frequently,
Does my baby have diarrhea?

Does my baby have diarrhea?

Marie, how can I know if my baby has diarrhea? She’s three weeks old and I am breastfeeding full-time, and her stool is always in
Can I use raspberry herbal tea to increase my milk production?

Can I use raspberry herbal tea to increase my milk production?

Marie, I would like to increase my milk production naturally, and some of my friends told me about raspberry herbal tea. Can I use it
I feel guilty as my baby fell off the changing table!

I feel guilty as my baby fell off the changing table!

I wanted to tell you that I am very sad because yesterday, my baby fell off the changing table and I feel so guilty! I
Can an overly strong ejection reflex lead to colic?

Can an overly strong ejection reflex lead to colic?

My baby is 13 days old and already has colic after breastfeeding. My milk flow is pretty strong, a powerful ejection reflex.
What does APGAR mean?

What does APGAR mean?

I gave birth to my baby a month ago, and I saw that my son’s APGAR was 8 and then 9. I don’t know what
Short tongue frenelum: to cut or not to cut

Short tongue frenelum: to cut or not to cut

Some newborns born with a tongue frenulum (a band of tissue just under the tongue) that is too short. They can’t stick out their tongue
How Much Solid Food Should the Baby Get?

How Much Solid Food Should the Baby Get?

How much solid food should the baby get? If you start between four and six months, start with small portions.