Baby Development Guide: Milestones, Teething & Infant Safety

Supporting infant growth involves identifying teething stages, establishing safe sleep environments, and transitioning to age-appropriate solid foods.

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How to Treat Hives on an Infant

Most cases of hives in babies are mild and go away on their own, so treatment generally centers around making the child more comfortable. Urticaria, or hives, produces multiple mosquito bite-like bumps that itch and swell, usually as a result of exposure to an allergen.

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Smelly Bowel Movements in Infants

During the first few days after delivery, infants don’t produce smelly bowel movements. The odorless, greenish-black material you first find in your newborn’s diaper is called meconium, and it started forming in her bowels at 16 weeks of gestation. Once babies process this waste, regular bowel movements start to occur.

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Eye Rolling in Infants

For many parents, seeing an infant’s eyes rolling for the first time can be a worrisome experience, capable of raising both eyebrows and blood pressure. Eye rolling in infants may be normal, but it could also be a sign of a potentially serious health condition.

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Mouth Breathing in Infants

Often called obligate or preferential nasal breathers, infants show a propensity for breathing through their noses. Although typically infrequent, mouth breathing plays a key role in helping keep your infant alive and healthy.

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