Growing upBirth to 12
Child development stages from 0 to 12: what to expect and how to help
Birth to 12
Parenting babies (0–12 months)
The first year is about feeding, sleep and getting to know a brand-new person, often on very little rest. These guides cover baby sleep from birth to 12 months, starting solid food, bonding, and the help and advice that arrive from every side in a Bangladeshi home. Take what fits your family and leave the rest.
17 guides
Newborn: the first 12 weeks
The first weeks at home: feeding, sleep, crying, the 40 days, and the signs that mean going to hospital now.
Guides on the way
We are writing these now, for families in Bangladesh. Each one appears here as soon as it is published.
- Newborn care: the first weeks at home
- Newborn danger signs: when to go to hospital now
- How to breastfeed: the first days and weeks
- When a baby cries and cries: what to try
- Newborn jaundice: what to watch for
- The 40 days after birth: rest, help and customs
- Warning signs after birth: when to go to hospital now
- Low mood after birth: when it is more than tiredness
Newborn danger signs
If your baby has any of these, don’t wait: go now.
Call 999 and go to hospital now
Call 999- Blue or grey lips, or breathing pauses
Go to hospital now
- Not feeding, or feeding poorly
- A fit
- Fast breathing or the chest pulling in
- Fever of 38 °C or more under 3 months, or feeling cold
- Floppy, or hard to wake
- Yellow skin in the first 24 hours, or yellow palms and soles
- A red or smelly cord
- Fewer wet nappies
What’s normal at this age
Most common worries
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Leaving child with a nanny or house help: a safe, simple plan
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Quality time for working parents: small daily rituals, less guilt
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Grandparents undermining parenting rules? A kind, respectful plan
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Parenting in Bangladesh: what's different about raising children here
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