What Are the Causes of Infant Snoring?

The soft sound of your baby snoring may strike you as adorable, but as a parent, you might begin to worry about what this means. In most cases, snoring in infancy is nothing to worry about, says pediatrician William Sears on parenting.com.

Jennifer Byrne
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Why Do Babies Have Soft Spots on Their Heads?

Babies are born with two soft areas on the top of their heads, which are called "fontanels." This area is where your baby's skull bones haven't yet grown together. The soft spots make vaginal delivery possible and allow for your baby's brain to continue to develop after delivery.

Lindsay Tadlock
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Ingredients in Baby Aquaphor

Aquaphor is a brand of products manufactured by Eucerin. Eucerin specializes in lotions, ointments and salves for the treatment of chapped, dry and irritated skin. The Aquaphor line contains a product specifically aimed at helping children, called Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment.

Elizabeth Tumbarello
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How to Clean Used Newborn Baby Furniture

Newborn baby furniture can be expensive. Second-hand items can save a family a great deal of money. When shopping for these items it is important to evaluate how they were handled. Families with pet allergies should ask the seller if animals lived in the home with the furniture.

Sarah Harding
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How to Remove Hair From a Baby's Eye

Your baby’s eyes are windows to his personality and you love to gaze into them. Your baby rubs his eyes when he’s sleepy, and it’s easy for him to get an eyelash or other strand of hair into an eye, causing him to blink and rub as he tries to get rid of the offending hair.

Genevieve Van Wyden
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Foods That Grow Your Baby's Hair

One of the most important things you can do for your baby is to provide a nutrient rich diet of quality whole foods. Not only will choosing nutritious whole foods over processed foods and convenience foods promote optimum physical health and brain development, but these foods will also grow your baby’s hair.

Melinda L. Secor
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How to Wash a Baby's Face

Unlike older children and adults, young babies do not require a bath every day. Bathing your baby more than three times a week during the first year of life may dry her skin, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Shannon Cotton
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Medical Reasons for Fluid Around a Baby's Brain

Cerebrospinal fluid consists of a colorless protective liquid that covers the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system surface, according to the website Neuroscience for Kids. The purpose of cerebrospinal fluid is to transport hormones, protect the brain and remove waste.

R. Y. Langham, Ph.D.
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How to Teach a Baby in the Womb

A growing body of research suggests that infants can learn while they’re still in utero.

Kirstin Hendrickson
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Various Reasons Why a Baby May Wear a Helmet

As a fetus develops, the bones of the skull are flexible and sutures are not fused. This allows passage through the birth canal, which can cause flattening of the head. When a misshapen head needs correction, a baby might need to wear a cranial helmet, which is a device that reshapes the head as a baby grows.

Meg Brannagan
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