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Healthy babies are born with basic motor responses, known as newborn reflexes, which help them adapt and survive in a brand new environment outside of the womb. Some of these reflexes are subtle, but the Moro reflex is...

When having a newborn baby, ensuring that she/he is sleeping safely and soundly is everything and swaddling is one of the greatest tools to help your little one sleeps and rest better.

When you are in the final stages of pregnancy, your body is preparing you for labour by alerting you with contractions. But, sometimes, the contractions you feel can be a false alarm. These contractions are called Braxton Hicks, named after the doctor who first described them.

Baby registry is more known in Western countries such as the USA and UK. Here in Malaysia, it is not a common practice for parents to be to have a baby registry but we should totally normalise having a baby registry here, right? RIGHT.

If you are pregnant, you may have Googled, read, talked to friends and family, and received well-meaning advice from the people around you about the dos and don'ts when you're carrying a child. With new research and ever-changing health guidelines...

One of the many things that women's bodies have to go through, especially when they are pregnant is the appearance of stretch marks. Stretch marks are a type of scar developed when the skin stretches or shrinks quickly. The rapid change causes...

Calcium is essential to consume whether you are pregnant or not, but for pregnant women, it's especially crucial. If you do not consume an adequate amount of calcium for your growing baby, your body will use up...

Antenatal classes, also commonly known as birth and parenting classes, are conducted to equip expecting parents with all the knowledge needed to prepare for the arrival of their child - labour, birth, breastfeeding, and caring for a newborn baby. Attending these classes...

We are only a few days away from welcoming 2022! What a year it's been, hasn't it? Despite it all, we should all give ourselves a pat on the back for braving through 2021. With that, let's end the year with a bang! When you have kids, you would probably...

The firsts of everything is always special and memorable especially when it is involving your baby. The first laugh, the first food, the first crawl, the first word, and... the first Christmas! Although your baby may not even remember their first Christmas, that doesn't mean you shouldn't go big! Let's be honest...