Baby's First Year Guide
This is a month by month guide to your Baby's First Year. It covers milestones and development, sleeping, babycare, immunisation reminders, feeding and more.
- Baby's First Year - 1 month old
- Baby's First Year - 2 month old
- Baby's First Year - 3 month old
- Baby's First Year - 4 month old
- Baby's First Year - 5 month old
- Baby's First Year - 6 month old
- Baby's First Year - 7 month old
- Baby's First Year - 8 month old
- Baby's First Year - 9 month old
- Baby's First Year - 10 month old
- Baby's First Year - 11 month old
- Baby's First Year - 12 month old
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0-6 Months
'I felt like a failure for the first six months of my daughter's life'
My third baby reminded me that following the crowd doesn't always work in parenting.
Newborn baby hiccups linked to brain development
Hiccups might trigger how newborns learn to breathe. But why do adults hiccup?
Look who's listening: Babies recognise words at just three days old, study reveals
The ability to pick out words from language starts in the very first days of life.
Not just wind: the truth about those adorable newborn baby smiles
There have long been signs that newborn smiles could signal positive emotions.
Babies can tell if you’re smiling - even if they can't see you
They are "extremely attuned" to their parents.
Amazing video: baby takes first steps just after birth
A newborn girl has impressed hospital staff by taking her first steps on the day she was born.
6-12 Months
Mum posts totally relatable list of 'frustrating' baby milestones
It's a pretty genius list that many will relate to.
Babies as young as six months can show empathy for victims, study finds
It was previously thought babies developed empathy after the age of one.
Baby talk: how to help kids discover language
In the beginning, don't worry how stupid you feel - just talk. When a baby is a newborn the content doesn't matter, and language learning has already begun in the womb.
Babies know whether you are naughty or nice
Studies have shown that infants in the first months of life try to avoid dealing with social wrongdoers.
How baby talk is beneficial for brain development
When I do talk to the baby, he ignores me anyway. How important is it to talk to the baby? And if it is important, what should I talk about?
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