Sleep
Swaddling as a Calming Sleep Tool
Swaddling is one of the oldest infant-calming practices, used across cultures and centuries. Its effectiveness is not merely traditional — it has a ph...
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Sleep
Sleep Schedule for Babies Aged 0–3 Months
Many parents seek a sleep schedule for their newborn and feel anxious when their baby doesn't follow a predictable pattern. In the first 0–3 months, s...
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Sleep
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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Sleep
How a Baby's Circadian Rhythm Develops
Before birth, the baby's circadian rhythm was synchronised with the mother's rhythm through hormonal signals — particularly melatonin, which crosses t...
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Sleep
How to Create a Bedtime Routine for a Newborn
It may seem premature to establish a bedtime routine for a newborn who sleeps at all hours and has no concept of night and day. But beginning a simple...
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Play
Sensory Games for Newborns: Simple At-Home Ideas
Newborn play looks nothing like what most people imagine when they hear the word "play." In the first weeks of life, a baby's sensory system is calibr...
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Sleep
Newborn Sleep in the First Weeks: What to Expect and Why
Nothing quite prepares new parents for the reality of newborn sleep. The expectation of 16-hour-sleeping babies, so often repeated in popular culture,...
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Emotions
Early Emotions in Infancy: Reflexes Versus Emotional Responses
A newborn's face contorts in what looks like a smile. Another cries in a way that seems like distress. Are these emotions? The question is more comple...
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