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Breastfeeding Techniques and Positions

By KidsDirect Editorial Team Breastfeeding Techniques Good technique makes breastfeeding feel less like guesswork. It turns into something you and your baby can actually get the hang of together. A lot of early struggles come down to position and latch. They often have nothing to do with your body or your supply. Small adjustments can turn a frustrating, painful feed into a calm one. None of this needs to be perfect on the first try. Most moms land on one or two favorite positions within the first couple weeks and stick with them from there. Our complete breastfeeding guide covers

Giving Birth, What to Expect

How labor usually starts Labor tends to announce itself in a few different ways. You might notice regular contractions that get stronger and closer together over time, your water breaking in a gush or a slow trickle, or losing your mucus plug, sometimes called bloody show. None of these show up on the exact same timeline for everyone, and some people go into labor with barely any warning at all. If you haven’t already, it’s worth reading through what happens week by week as you get closer to your due date, so labor doesn’t catch you totally off guard. Early

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TV, Infants, and Common Sense

By Dr. Kalman Heller, Child and Family Psychologist For years now, the American Academy of Pediatrics has held that kids under 18 months shouldn’t get any screen time at all, aside from video chatting with grandparents or other family. They’ve reaffirmed that stance more than once since, most recently as part of a broader 2026 update to their media guidelines that moved away from rigid time limits for older kids in favor of families building their own media plan. But the reasoning behind the under-2 guidance hasn’t changed: those early months are a critical window for brain development, one that