What babies do, stage by stage

Eight short pages covering what a baby is doing and needs at each stage from newborn to one year, plus the signs that mean call a doctor and how much milk a formula-fed baby needs. Every claim cites the AAP, WHO or NHS page it came from.

By age

• Newborn Baby: What to Expect in the First 2 Weeks — 0 to 2 weeks
• 2-Week-Old Baby: What to Expect — 2 to 6 weeks
• 6-Week-Old Baby: What to Expect — 6 weeks to 3 months
• 3-Month-Old Baby: What to Expect — 3 to 5 months
• 5-Month-Old Baby: What to Expect — 5 to 7 months
• 7-Month-Old Baby: What to Expect — 7 to 9 months
• 9-Month-Old Baby: What to Expect — 9 to 12 months
• 1-Year-Old Baby: What to Expect — 12 months and beyond

By question

• When to call a doctor about your baby
• How much milk does my baby need?
• Every source behind these pages

This is general information, not a substitute for your own doctor, midwife or health visitor — they know your baby, and this page does not.