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Notes on sleep, feeding and the first year.
Wake windows by age: how long babies can stay awake
What a wake window is, the ranges most people use from newborn to 12 months, what the evidence actually supports, and how to find the one that fits your baby.
30 July 2026
How many wet and dirty nappies is normal?
What the NHS actually says about wet and dirty nappies day by day, how the colour changes in the first week, and the signs that mean call someone.
29 July 2026
What to track in the first three months, and what to ignore
A short list of what is genuinely worth logging with a newborn, what only matters until six weeks, and what you can stop recording without losing anything.
28 July 2026
The mental load of a new baby: why one parent holds it all
The mental load is a real, studied thing, and a newborn makes it heavier than anything else. What the research says about it, and what actually shifts it.
27 July 2026