Babies

Research shows when families use Family Connects, mothers feel less anxious, learn about quality childcare options available to them, and their babies need less emergency care at hospitals.

New baby in the house or on the way? Does the question of breastfeeding have your head spinning? Tarrant County has a plethora of knowledge to help answer your questions and guide you to make the choices best for your family. 

Every child is different from the moment they are conceived, but there are milestones to keep track of, both in the womb and after birth. 

I have successfully taught all five of my children to sleep through the night by six weeks old. If it sounds like I am bragging, well . . . I am.

A common misconception leads parents to believe they need to wait until the baby is older to instill good sleep habits, but newborns can be excellent sleepers when you start implementing these healthy sleep habits early.

I know there are a lot of factors at play here, but I truly believe that finding a sleep training method that works for both you AND your baby, creating and implementing a nap and bedtime routine, and sticking to the training method you choose can make all the difference in your baby's sleeping success.

I’ll be the first to admit these guidelines may seem extreme, but 3,500 infants die each year in the United States due to sleep-related deaths -- many of them related to unsafe sleeping situations, resulting in unintentional suffocation.