Newborns Archives - Family Times

Newborn Protection: Preventative care, including shots, safeguards infants against serious conditions

Groups and websites that discourage immunizations are fueling a movement away from vaccines through scare tactics and misleading stories. Like a dangerous...

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Making Milk: Breastfeeding is doable but sometimes challenging

If you’re pregnant and considering breastfeeding, it’s useful to gather information before you’ve actually got a hungry baby on your hands. For...

A baby poses in a bright pink onesie on an all blue background. Callie, who is almost 1, was born with the help of in vitro fertilization.

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In a Family Way: Love, marriage and babies—with some technical assistance

Carrie and Stacy Portzline-Large were married in September 2012 and soon after began to discuss having a family. They decided to go...

Ian and Allison Cornue sit with their daughters, Viola (on Ian’s lap) and Arielle, and their dog, Wally.

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Making room for ‘Rainbow Babies’: Balancing grief and hope

Allison and Ian Cornue have full lives: Both co-own family businesses, and their Cazenovia home is bustling from the adventures of their...

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Three Times as Busy: The triplets’ first months at home passed in a blur

“Boy, your hands must be full." For the first few months after the birth of our triplets, that’s how we were greeted...

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All Grandbabies Are Perfect: Acceptance through the generations

Excitement filled the day of my birth. I was the first grandchild on my father’s side and the first granddaughter on my...

The Babywearers: Wraps and carriers help keep your baby close

When her first child was 1 month old, Faith Rayland taught herself to carry a baby in a pouch sling by visiting...

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After the Baby: New motherhood demands adjustment

When I first had my daughter, I was in shock about the experience of giving birth and completely overwhelmed about how I...

Newborns

In Search of Sleep: 8 Strategies for coping with wakeful babies