Baby 2023, November

The "sip and see", a new way to meet baby
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The "sip and see", a new way to meet baby

The sip and see (free translation: drink and see): new trend, passing fad or the beginnings of a tradition that will become part of our mores?

My baby is not gaining enough weight
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My baby is not gaining enough weight

Sometimes baby does not gain enough weight: when exclusively breastfed, it can sometimes be difficult to know if he is drinking enough. A few possible solutions

Baby bites while nursing
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Baby bites while nursing

Already teething has disturbed your breastfeeding a bit, now baby starts biting while suckling. Tips and advice to help you get through this step

Introduce formula after breastfeeding
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Introduce formula after breastfeeding

Do you feel that your breastfeeding is coming to an end and you would like to introduce a milk formula into your baby's diet? We explain how to make the transition smoothly

The pacifier, yes or no?
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The pacifier, yes or no?

The need to suckle is instinctive! Baby will bring his hand or fingers to his mouth in his mother's womb. When he is born, he will want to find this comfort again! So, do we give him a pacifier or not?

The choice of milk formulas
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The choice of milk formulas

Fairy formula remains a good replacement choice, specially designed to meet your child's needs, unlike cow's, soy or goat's milk

Infant formula: how to find your way?
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Infant formula: how to find your way?

Lactose-free formulas or those based on cow's milk, soy, casein hydrolyzate or whey proteins, or even transitional formulas… Which one to choose?

Dramatize the bottle
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Dramatize the bottle

You couldn't or didn't want to breastfeed. There it is said. Despite all the pro-breastfeeding pressures and a ton of guilt, many times you've bottle-fed your baby

Understanding the Apgar test
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Understanding the Apgar test

At the hospital or birthing center, after you give birth, your baby will be tested. Already? Oh yes! This is the Apgar test: an index of the condition of the newborn

10 ways to deal with a child in the middle of a “terrible two”
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10 ways to deal with a child in the middle of a “terrible two”

Around their second birthday, some children turn into real little monsters. Here are some tips to stop getting angry and help him change his behavior

Vaccines to receive before pregnancy
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Vaccines to receive before pregnancy

To put the odds on your side during pregnancy, there are several diseases that must absolutely be avoided. Fortunately, several vaccines exist to protect us from it

The importance of choosing a comfortable baby diaper
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The importance of choosing a comfortable baby diaper

Presented by Pampers Baby's diaper and him are one in the first years of his life. The choice of diaper is therefore essential to optimize its comfort day and night and maximize its development

Take the step of cleanliness in summer
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Take the step of cleanliness in summer

Summer may be the perfect time to start potty training, but not at any cost. Certain conditions must be met. If by chance your mini is ready, here are some tips to help it take this important step

Know how to recognize baby crying
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Know how to recognize baby crying

For baby, crying is the very first means of communication. If it is sometimes difficult to understand them, they still mean something. So how do you tell them apart?

5 reasons to delay the first bath
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5 reasons to delay the first bath

When a baby is born, he is first cleaned summarily until the time of his first bath. This bath is useful for parent training purposes, but here are 5 reasons to give it as late as possible

What they think of their father
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What they think of their father

To celebrate Father's Day, we asked a group of teenage girls to tell us what they remember about their fathers. What they answered us is at the same time kind, surprising and touching

10 questions for an infertility pharmacist
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10 questions for an infertility pharmacist

Because fertility monitoring rhymes with treatments and medications, visits to the pharmacy are commonplace. Lynn Blouin, pharmacist and owner of the pharmacy of the same name, specializes in fertility. She answered our questions

How did I become a Mom after more than 8 IVF and 7 years of baby trials?
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How did I become a Mom after more than 8 IVF and 7 years of baby trials?

How can we feel psychologically supported when sadness, fears and stress take over our lives?

The mysterious world of the embryology laboratory
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The mysterious world of the embryology laboratory

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is now considered one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. It is the most effective treatment in the fertility clinic

Pregnancy tests: false positives and false negatives
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Pregnancy tests: false positives and false negatives

The reliability rate of pregnancy tests is very high. However, it happens, although rarely, that the results are erroneous. We then speak of “false-positives” or “false-negatives”. But what can falsify a pregnancy test? Let's explore the subject

Make your temperature curve: essential for getting pregnant?
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Make your temperature curve: essential for getting pregnant?

Fertility is much more complex than a simple temperature chart. However, when combined with other observations, the temperature curve can be very useful when it comes to designing

Early symptoms of pregnancy
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Early symptoms of pregnancy

When all the fibers of our body vibrate in the hope of becoming a mother and we dream of being pregnant, we are on the lookout for the slightest change that could announce a pregnancy. What are the symptoms noticeable from conception?

ICSI: for controlled fertilization
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ICSI: for controlled fertilization

Infertility affects 1 in 6 couples in Quebec and is defined by the inability to conceive after a year of frequent sexual intercourse without the use of contraceptives

Grieving motherhood
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Grieving motherhood

No matter the reasons, some women have to live with the reality that they will never have children. Like all grief, the road to acceptance can be long and tumultuous

5 tips for eating Mediterranean style
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5 tips for eating Mediterranean style

The Mediterranean Diet is one of the most studied and celebrated diets in the world. This diet refers to the traditional diet of the inhabitants of the Mediterranean basin during the 1950s and 1960s

The investigation of male infertility, from yesterday to today
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The investigation of male infertility, from yesterday to today

It was in 1677 that Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a fabric merchant who spent his free time making microscopes, first observed spermatozoa in a semen sample

What is endometriosis?
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What is endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a cause of infertility. This still little known disease affects about 10% of women

Intrauterine insemination, step by step
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Intrauterine insemination, step by step

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is very often the first assisted reproduction procedure used in the treatment of infertility. The principle of homologous IUI is based on the injection of the partner's sperm into the woman's uterine cavity

Infertility: all treatments before IVF
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Infertility: all treatments before IVF

There is no standardized response to infertility. And before resorting to in vitro fertilization, there is a range of solutions that have neither the same requirements, nor the same costs, nor the same results

In vitro fertilization, step by step
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In vitro fertilization, step by step

When month to month the stork leaves itself wanting and the dream darkens with dashed expectations, couples often have no choice but to turn to assisted reproduction

I'm pregnant, now what?
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I'm pregnant, now what?

So you are finally pregnant and wondering what are the next steps? We go around with you, take notes

To properly prepare for your pregnancy
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To properly prepare for your pregnancy

As soon as your desire for pregnancy takes shape, it is important to take certain actions that will help you have a he althy pregnancy! Here are some tips and advice to help you prepare

Sex positions to promote conception: myth or reality?
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Sex positions to promote conception: myth or reality?

On the web, there are a lot of charts, especially when it comes to motherhood. One of the most popular: positions to favor conception. But… Is it believable? Is it possible?

Giving life after breast cancer
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Giving life after breast cancer

Having a baby after surviving breast cancer is a terribly beautiful revenge on life. History now possible and increasingly lived

Conception Myths and Facts
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Conception Myths and Facts

Half-truths, myths, facts and rumors swirl about conception and fertility. Here are 12 data to better demystify the true from the false

All about ovulation tests
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All about ovulation tests

Do you dream of getting pregnant? For some couples this is more difficult than for others. Is this your case? Maybe the ovulation test could give you a little help then

Birthday rules, myth or reality?
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Birthday rules, myth or reality?

The expression is well known: it suggests a phenomenon that repeats itself from one month to the next, when the periods should have occurred before the pregnancy. Is this the case?

Late pregnancy
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Late pregnancy

Late pregnancies are more risky than others, but generally, if women follow their doctor's recommendations, they experience normal pregnancies

I would so like to be pregnant
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I would so like to be pregnant

We imagine that as soon as we are ready to have a child, we will become pregnant. Very often, however, the reality is quite different and the desire for a child then turns into a long wait

5 fabulous phenomena as you approach ovulation
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5 fabulous phenomena as you approach ovulation

From physical changes to general appearance, to the effect on libido, ovulation is an extraordinary phenomenon that deserves some explanation