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Your Newborn's First 12 Weeks: calm, clear answers from day one

It is 3 a.m., your baby has fed twice in an hour, and you are trying to remember how many wet diapers there were today. Is the yellow in her eyes normal? Is that a fever? Is this much crying normal? Your Newborn's First 12 Weeks gives you the answers in one calm, beautifully organized guide, built on what the AAP, the CDC, the NIH, the NHS and the Lullaby Trust actually say, with US and UK advice side by side.

What is inside

More than 14,000 words across 14 chapters, written to be read in short moments, between feeds:

  1. The first hours and days. Skin to skin, vitamin K (with the CDC's facts on why it matters), newborn screening in the US and the UK, jaundice and when to act, the normal weight dip and the climb back, and umbilical cord care. Includes a weight tracker and a first-days checklist.
  2. Feeding: breast, formula or both. Hunger and fullness cues, the first days of breastfeeding, signs of good attachment, and the question every parent asks: how do I know my baby is getting enough? A day-by-day table of wet and dirty diapers from NHS and AAP guidance. Safe formula preparation step by step, the UK 70C method and the CDC precautions for babies under 2 months, sterilising, storage times, combination feeding and vitamin D.
  3. Diapers and stools. The colour story of the first week, how often is normal, and which colours mean picking up the phone.
  4. Bathing and everyday care. Topping and tailing, a first bath without panic, nails and skin.
  5. Crying and soothing. Why babies cry, the Period of PURPLE Crying explained letter by letter, 14 soothing ideas to try, colic and reflux, and a written walk-away plan for the hardest moments. Never shake a baby: the message every caregiver needs.
  6. Tummy time and early play. How much and when, according to the NIH, the AAP and the NHS, with a 12-week tummy time tracker.
  7. Safe sleep: the essentials. The AAP 2022 rules and the NHS and Lullaby Trust guidance in one comparison table, plus a printable safe sleep checklist.
  8. Car seat basics. AAP guidance for the US, the GOV.UK rules for the UK, and a pre-birth checklist.
  9. When to call. Fever thresholds by age (38C / 100.4F for babies under 3 months), the full list of 911 / 999 emergency signs, same-day warning signs, and what to have ready when you call.
  10. Checkups, screening and vaccines. The AAP well-baby visit schedule, UK reviews and the red book, and where to find the current official vaccine schedules.
  11. Looking after you. Baby blues or postpartum depression, verified US and UK support lines, and a support circle page.
  12. Week by week. Twelve weekly pages, each with a short note on what that week often brings, a checklist and a full log sheet for feeds, wet and dirty diapers, sleep, tummy time and crying.
  13. Your notes. Questions for the pediatrician or health visitor, an illness and symptom record, and a page for the firsts you will want to remember.
  14. Bibliography. 53 sources, including 4 peer-reviewed studies, each opened and checked, with full web addresses.

Who it is for

  • You are expecting your first baby and want to feel ready before the hospital bag is packed.
  • You have just come home and want one trustworthy place to check what is normal, at any hour.
  • You want to track feeds and diapers simply, so you can answer your pediatrician's questions with confidence.
  • You live in the US or the UK: every chapter shows both systems, with 911, 999 and NHS 111 where they apply.

What it is, and what it is not

This guide gives you official information, organized and explained, with trackers and checklists you will actually use. It does not replace your pediatrician, GP, midwife or health visitor, it contains no medicine doses, and every warning sign sends you straight to the right number.

Instant PDF, with your baby's name on the cover

Your guide arrives as a PDF the moment your payment goes through, with a personalized cover. Read it on your phone during night feeds, or print the log sheets and the safe sleep checklist for the fridge. $29.

Better together

Your Newborn's First 12 Weeks is part of the Baby & Toddler Pack (the Mamavela guides for babies and toddlers, $59), and of The Complete Mamavela Library (every thematic guide, from pregnancy to the toddler years, $99).