When an infant has a stuffy nose, it can interfere with sleeping and eating and make him uncomfortable and irritated. Because doctors do not recommend using over-the-counter decongestant medications for children younger than 2, parents should rely on infant decongestant remedies that can easily be done at home.

Babies often crawl on your carpet and take toys from the carpet and put them in their mouths, which makes carpet cleaning an important part of childcare. Unfortunately, some carpet cleaning chemicals pose serious health hazards.

Many parents reuse baby items after giving birth to a second baby. While this practice is economical, there are some items that need to be purchased new. Safety related recalls of baby gear happen often and reusing recalled items pose a danger to your new baby.

The soft, thin hair that is sometimes found on the face, shoulders and back of newborns is called lanugo. All fetuses grow lanugo hair in utero. The hair generally vanishes between 36 and 40 weeks gestation. Thus, premature infants are more likely to have lanugo hair.

The Casio G-Shock series of watches features rugged construction and a youthful, stylish appearance. Casio also produces a similar line of watches for women under the name "Baby G."

Babies develop hearing during gestation, sometime around the 24th week. At this point, they become accustom to individual noises. After birth, those noises tend to get less of a reaction.

A 10-week-old baby is approaching his third month of life. He is also in the process of developing and reaching many milestones that occur between birth and three months of age. You can expect to see many physical and social changes during this time, as well as improvements in his hearing and vision.

Most women experience an increase in their breast size during pregnancy and after the birth of a child. It is quite common to increase one to two bra cup sizes during the course of your pregnancy. Part of this enlargement can be linked to a gain in weight, but is also linked to the the preparation for breastfeeding.

If your baby is taking formula and nearing 12 months of age, it will soon be time to transition him to drinking milk. It may take some time and patience to wean formula, but the calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A and vitamin D in milk will help your child continue to grow strong.

It is common for new parents to feel that their baby is gifted, but a genius child is a rare occurrence. If your baby is one of those rare individuals with extraordinary intelligence, she will probably begin to show signs early in infancy.

Even before most women know they are pregnant, important developments are already taking place. In the week after conception, cell division has resulted in a zygote composed of 100 to 150 cells that are already differentiating and by two weeks the developing embryo has attached to the uterine wall.

A 1-year-old is ready to consume most of his calories from solid food, as opposed to breast milk or formula. According to the World Health Organization, it is best for babies to continue nursing through the second year of life while eating nutritious, age-appropriate foods.