Answers, with the sources attached
Short explainers on the questions that come up in the first year. Every figure is traceable to the AAP, CDC, WHO or AASM, and every source is linked so you can check it yourself.
Wake windows by age
How long a baby comfortably stays awake between sleeps — and why the number you find online is a starting point, not a target.
7 min readWhat growth percentiles actually mean
You leave the check-up holding a number. Here is what it measures, what it does not, and why your pediatrician cares more about the line than the digit.
5 min readHow many diapers is normal
In the first week, diapers are the clearest signal that feeding is going well. Here are the numbers the American Academy of Pediatrics gives, day by day.
6 min readWhat to track in the first six weeks
Almost everything can wait. Four things are genuinely worth writing down — mostly because someone is going to ask you about them.