BabyCrocBaby handbook
Plain-language notes on feeding, sleep, and the early months. General information, not medical advice.
Sleep
Sleep from 0 to 3 months
Newborn sleep is short, scattered, and normal. Here is what those weeks usually look like.
Sleep from 4 to 6 months
Longer nights start to appear, and the famous 4-month shift is a brain change, not a failure.
Sleep from 6 to 9 months
Two or three naps, longer wake windows, and a sample day you can bend without breaking.
Sleep from 9 to 12 months
Two naps is the usual pattern, and the move toward one nap is usually still ahead of you.
Wake windows by age
A practical table of how long babies can usually stay awake, and how to read your own baby’s cues.
Feeding
Newborn feeding basics
What the first three months of feeding usually look like, from hunger cues to diapers and vitamin D.
Bottle feeding 101
Paced feeding, nipple flow, and the formula prep steps that keep a bottle safe.
Pumping and storing breast milk
A practical storage chart, plus how to thaw, warm, and avoid wasting what you pumped.
Starting solids
How to tell your baby is ready around 6 months, and how milk still does most of the work.
Introducing allergens
What the 2017 peanut guidelines actually say, and how to offer egg and other allergens safely.
Health
Diaper output: what is normal
Wet and dirty diapers by age, what the colors usually mean, and which ones should trigger a call.
Teething
When teeth usually show up, what teething can explain, and which medicines and necklaces to skip.
When to call the pediatrician
Fever cutoffs by age, breathing and dehydration signs, and which symptoms should not wait until morning.
Development
Safety
Postpartum support
These notes are general information, not medical advice. Your pediatrician knows your child best.