Little questions.
A little more clarity.
Short nights, first foods and the many questions in between. Clear explanations, helpful illustrations and sources to explore further.
How much sleep is actually normal?
Night sleep, naps and uninterrupted stretches: three different things that can get confusing at three months. Let’s make sense of them.
Understand sleep at 3 months
What’s on your mind?
21 guides for everyday life
3-month-old baby sleep: What is normal at night?
Understand night sleep, longest stretches and total sleep at three months, with a clear visual example and sources for further reading.
Around three months
Baby sleep needs: How much sleep over 24 hours?
Understand the AASM sleep-duration recommendation, how naps count, and why daily totals are a starting point rather than a score.
During the first year
Baby waking at night: What is worth observing?
Frequent night waking can be exhausting. Learn what to note, why timing does not establish a cause, and when to seek support.
During the first year
4-month sleep regression: Understanding a change in sleep
What parents mean by the four-month sleep regression, why there is no fixed timetable, and how to describe changes and find support.
Around four months
Baby only naps for 30 minutes: Understanding short naps
Learn what a short nap can and cannot tell you, how to consider the whole day, and which observations help when asking for advice.
During the first year
Baby wake windows: A guide, not a stopwatch
What wake windows mean, why exact age-based minutes are not a rule, and how to consider timing alongside your baby’s behaviour.
During the first year
Baby sleep log: A free printable template
Use a simple printable baby sleep diary to record times, estimates and questions. Open it without signing up and print or save as PDF.
For everyday observations
Cluster feeding: When your baby wants to nurse often
Understand closely spaced feeds, why nursing minutes do not measure milk intake, and practical ways to get support during a busy evening.
Especially in the early months
How often should you breastfeed? Understanding cues
Explore feeding frequency in the early weeks, early hunger cues and useful notes, without turning an average into a rigid feeding timetable.
The first weeks and months
Baby wet diapers: How many is enough?
Understand the NHS wet-diaper guide from day five for breastfed babies, how to count, and why symptoms matter more than completing a daily total.
The first weeks
Baby formula amounts: How much milk does your baby need?
Understand formula feeding amounts, hunger and fullness cues, and the difference between milk offered and milk actually taken.
During the first year
6-month-old sleep schedule: Understanding your baby’s day
Explore sleep at six months, including naps and night sleep. Compare two illustrative days without treating either as a fixed timetable.
Around six months
Signs your baby is ready for solids: What to look for
Understand readiness for solids, developmental signs and first meals, with room for your baby’s pace and no promises about sleep.
Around the start of solids
Baby only sleeps when held: What can help?
Does your baby wake when put down? Explore closeness, a safe sleep space and support for tired parents without pressure to sleep independently.
During the first year
How often should a baby poop? Understanding changes
Understand baby poop patterns with age and feeding in mind. Frequency, texture, changes and your baby’s wellbeing all matter.
During the first year
Baby bedtime routine: Simple ways to wind down
Build a simple bedtime routine with calm, familiar steps. Follow your baby’s cues and adapt the routine to your family’s day.
During the first year
Baby growth chart percentiles: Understanding the curve
What does a growth percentile mean? Understand weight, age and changes over time, and why the 50th percentile is not a target.
During the first year
Baby waking at 5am: Understanding early mornings
When your baby wakes early, consider the night, naps and morning together. Practical observations without promising a later wake-up time.
During the first year
Breast milk storage: Refrigerating, freezing and thawing
Store expressed breast milk with clear distinctions between fresh and thawed milk, storage temperatures and source-specific time limits.
When expressing milk
The 3-to-2 nap transition: Following your baby’s pattern
Is daytime sleep changing? Look at several days, tiredness and total sleep before treating a skipped nap as a permanent transition.
When daytime sleep changes
How to stop breastfeeding: A gradual, practical guide
Practical tips for stopping breastfeeding gradually: replacing feeds, easing breast fullness and keeping closeness, with age-specific advice.
When you want to change breastfeeding