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Swaddling as a Calming Sleep Tool
Swaddling works, has worked for centuries across many cultures, and is endorsed by the NHS, the AAP, and the Lullaby Trust as a safe practice for newb...
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Sleep Schedule for Babies Aged 0–3 Months
Most parents looking for a 0–3 month "schedule" are looking for the wrong thing. A newborn doesn't yet have the biology to run on a schedule — the cir...
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Night Feedings in Newborns: Physiological Basis
Night feedings are among the most discussed aspects of newborn care — and among the most misunderstood. The expectation that a newborn should sleep th...
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How a Baby's Circadian Rhythm Develops
The cliché that newborns "have their days and nights mixed up" is biologically accurate. In utero, the baby's circadian rhythm was set by yours — mela...
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Sleep
How to Create a Bedtime Routine for a Newborn
A newborn who sleeps every 2 hours around the clock does not, on the face of it, need a bedtime routine. But the brain at 4 weeks is laying down assoc...
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Sensory Games for Newborns: Simple At-Home Ideas
"Playing" with a newborn looks like nothing much. A few minutes of eye contact, a song while you change the nappy, a slow stretch on a fleece blanket....
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Newborn Sleep in the First Weeks: What to Expect and Why
The single biggest gap between expectation and reality in early parenthood is sleep. Popular culture says "newborns sleep 16 hours a day"; the lived r...
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Emotions
Newborn Reflexes vs. Real Emotional Responses
A two-week-old smiles. Their mother is convinced it's the first sign of recognition. The grandmother says it's gas. The pediatrician says it's a refle...
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