Not drinking enough water during pregnancy is more likely to affect you than your baby, according to the KellyMom website. Your pregnancy hormones will make enough nutritious and fluid-filled milk for your baby even if your diet is not ideal.

Your infant can cough for many reasons. If your infant coughs during feeding, he might be suffering from gastroesophageal reflux, or GER.

Milk doesn’t always quench an adult’s thirst, but it does the trick for babies. Breast milk and formula are the main drinks your 11-month-old needs, but once your child starts solid foods around 6 months of age, you can offer small amounts of water.

No woman looks forward to giving birth to a 10-pound behemoth, but you have a family history of large babies and the future is looking bleak.

Your baby's intestinal tract is occupied by beneficial microbes that help promote digestive health. These microorganisms, also referred to as your normal flora, produce vitamins and hormones, aid your immune function and prevent colonization of harmful bacteria.

Buying formula for your baby can be pricey, so you probably don’t want to waste it. As expensive as every drop is, specific guidelines exist for how to prepare formula and feed it to your baby. It’s important to follow instructions prohibiting reusing the formula your baby doesn’t drink at a feeding.

You may determine that your baby is ready to start eating solid foods when she is around age 4 to 6 months. If family members have food allergies, talk with your child’s pediatrician about your baby’s risk for food allergies.

Mint tea is a popular home remedy for congestion and insomnia. Frustrated parents may wish to give it to congested or overtired infants. However, tea poses several risks to infants. Little evidence suggests that it is an effective home remedy for their ailments.

With a newborn in the house, you need all the energy you can get, and biotin will help you. Biotin, or vitamin H, is used to digest carbohydrates, fats and proteins, converting food into energy. It’s also needed for healthy skin, hair and eyes as well as proper liver and nervous system functioning.

Lactose intolerance is common, and many parents worry that a colicky baby or toddler with an upset stomach might be allergic to lactose. Other parents believe that, if they give their child a lactose-free milk, they will spare their child the difficulty of lactose-induced stomach pain.

Breast-fed infants defecate frequently, but formula-fed babies might go three or four days between bowel movements. Also, most babies strain when they go, because they are lying down and cannot use gravity to ease the process.

Bowel movements are one measure of your baby’s health and nutrition. Formula-fed babies generally produce fewer bowel movements than breast-fed babies. How often a formula-fed baby has a bowel movement differs from child to child and changes as the baby grows.