I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. Your baby’s first solo steps are cause for celebration. This milestone also means that it’s time to buy their first pair of kicks.

Baby's first poop is one of the first milestones your little one will hit — maybe even before coming out of the womb. The official name for this bowel movement is called meconium and fair warning: it ...

This Nov. 2005 file photo shows future parents awaiting the arrival of their first child in Carlsbad, Calif. When you're expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 pregnant ...

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