Babies

Babies, Their Needs and How to Care for Them

We all started out as one of them and I suppose for our mothers, it was a trial and error affair with a little help from friends and grandparents.

These days, the information is all at our fingertips, the internet is a fantastic resource when you want to find out anything about babies. However, some sites are better than others and so this lens has been created to guide you to the best sites about babies online.

Baby Links

Babies Today: Community, articles, interactive tools, ideas, expert advice for you and your baby during that first year.
Newborn Advice Forum: Newborn care can be complicated and confusing; get advice from experienced mothers at our Newborn Forum.
The Danny Foundation: A non-profit organization founded to help prevent unintentional injuries, conduct research, and provide the much needed leadership to set regulatory standards for safe nursery products.
Make Your Own Baby Food: Guide to cooking methods, food introduction, recipes, nutrition and tips.
Baby Resource: Free resource for new and expectant parents, with tips and checklists on choosing a pediatrician, baby safety, product recalls, money saving offers and coupons.
Storknet: Includes information about parenting, pregnancy, and family planning. Offers message board and various tools.
BabyCenter: Resource for pregnancy and baby, offers week-by-week baby development updates, thousands of articles, and advice from other parents.
Fruit Juice - How Much Is Too Much?: Article provides information regarding how much juice a child should drink, possible effects and AAP recommendations on juice consumption.
Baby Net: Online informational resource of baby related topics. Includes information, games, contests, forums and product guides.
Educarer World of Infants: Infant development (0-3): Information and articles for educarers, parents and all infant caregivers. Our philosophy is based on Magda Gerber and Maria Montessori, emphasizing respect for the child. Multilingual. Links to sources at the national and regional levels.
Babyzone: Here's a place where you can get information on family planning, pregnancy, and parenting.
Baby Central: Features information for parents on breastfeeding, diapers, colic, teething, free stuff, and tips on parenting.
Urban Baby: A network of comprehensive resource guides, interactive communities and an online store for urban parents in the top metropolitan cities of the world.
Smart Babies: Learn how you can develop your baby's intelligence at an early age with play, communication, stimulation and plenty of love.
Potty Training Solutions: Motivate your child to potty train with unique products and tips designed to encourage independence.
Ask Baby: Get written answers and free advice, recommendations, surveys, independent information, answers to all your baby questions and needs
Babies and Bumps: Organises baby events and shows, and provides information on baby products, services and parenting advice.
Keep Kids Healthy : Baby: A guide for the care of your newborn, including breast feeding advice, parenting forums, a baby names finder and health and safety information.
Baby Tips: Provides useful tips for baby care and features include your baby photos, name search, and mail the Midwife.
Babyland: Information on breast and bottle feeding, pregnancy, adoption and health and labor.
Day-by-day Baby Calendar: Customized to your baby's birthdate, this is an interactive guide offering ideas and notes for each day of your baby's first year.
Smallfolk.com: In partnership with Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, a UK-based baby and child website. Over 3,000 pages of information on childcare, pregnancy, paediatrics, parenting and motherhood.
Huggies Mother and Baby Club: Huggies Mother and Baby Club offers members an in-depth resource and advice centre on pregnancy, baby development, baby care and parenting.
Parenting Babies and Toddlers: Articles and links on all aspects of raising babies and toddlers. Free newsletter, active forum and chat room.
Sleeping Like a Baby: Offers a forum and tips for dealing with sleep and sleep problems of children aged 0 to 3 years. A questionnaire offers instant feedback on child's sleep patterns.
Suite101: Infants: Topics include breastfeeding, weaning, sleep issues, immunizations, and discipline. Includes web communities.
Happy Babies: Selection of easy and fun games, for various age groups up to 12 months, to stimulate baby.
BabyBag.com: Feeding and Nutrition: Articles about breastfeeding, starting solids, formula, healthy eating during pregnancy, vitamins, and pesticides
BabyUniversity.com: Articles, forums, names and contests.
Robyn's Nest: Articles discussing feeding, bonding, development and games.
Babies and Moms: Offers name and purchase suggestions, as well as discussions on feeding, family roles, and remedies.
Cow & Gate - Baby development': Information regarding food and forumla, as well as advice on bottle or breastfeeding, weaning and colic.
Toddle Toons: Offering online games and coloring pages designed to build language skills and to learn concepts such as cause and effect.
The Nursery Room: Advice and suggestions regarding development, parenting, and games.
Babie's Welcome: Offers travel and product advice. Baby friendly establishment list for London, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands.
Baby Owls: Entertainment for moms during the long hours awake at night with the baby. Read, submit writing and take polls.
Heinzforbaby: Offering advice on infant and child nutrition, as well as general care information
Baby Guide: Offers advice on choosing baby names, safety, organizing a shower, and modeling.
Baby Products Review: Information on necessary products and hints as to what to look for when purchasing.
Simply Parenting: A range of parenting instructions and guides dealing with a wide range of different parenting aspects and how to deal with babies.