Baby and Pregnancy Guide for Boston Parents

Congratulations! You're raising a baby in Boston! We hope our guide to pregnancy and the baby years can help give you a little guidance and support as you travel down the road to parenthood, whether this is your first baby or your eighth.

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Swing by all the best spots in Boston to take preschoolers and toddlers! Photo courtesy of Boston Harbor Now.
24 Things To Do with Preschoolers and Toddlers in Boston Before They Turn 5
NeighborSchools is the largest network of home daycares and preschools in Massachusetts.
Find Licensed In-Home Daycares in Greater Boston with NeighborSchools' Free Match Me Tool
The whole family can explore the outdoors with the top stroller-friendly hikes in Boston and beyond. Francis William Bird Park photo courtesy of the The Trustees
Top Stroller-Friendly Hikes near Boston
There are toys quieter play after kids get their energy out on the play structures at Jam Time.
10 Indoor Play Spaces for Boston Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Bring out the smiles by visiting Boston's best tot lots and toddler playgrounds. Photo courtesy of the Friends of Ringgold Park, Facebook
Best Tot Lots and Toddler Playgrounds in Boston
Wellesley's Fells Branch has been renovated into a
8 Public Libraries With Great Play Spaces Around Boston

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Get out of the cold and find indoor fun, like the Children's Room's Penguin Play Area at Waltham Public Library. Photo courtesy of the library
Free Things To Do Indoors in Boston: Indoor Places To Play on Cold and Rainy Days
See how much fun you can get into at these Boston Museums with free admission for kids! Boston Children's Museum photo by Andy Gregorowicz via Flickr 2.0
Free Museums and Free Museum Days in Boston
Indoors and out and about, there are so many thing to do in Boston with kids before they grow up! Photo courtesy of the Rose Kennedy Greenway website
100 Things To Do in Boston Before Kids Grow Up
Best Birthday Party Places for Boston Babies
Photo courtesy of Goldfish Swim School
18 Places to Take Parent-Child Swim Classes in Boston
Taking a class together is a sweet way to bond with your mini-me. Photo courtesy of Taste Buds Kitchen
Top Classes for Babies and Toddlers in Boston: Music, Art, Movement

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