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Hi all. Hubbie and I were talking this evening and realised we've been really focused on preparing for babies arrival but have zero knowledge on development stages 🫣
Can anyone recommend some books /insta accounts on actually keeping your child alive, development stages please. Thank you!!!

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Your baby week by week is good but don’t read toooo much into it as babies all develop at different paces. But if you want a guideline of more or less what to look out for it’s really helpful. Then if you are interested in learning more about baby sleep I’ve found the just chill mama baby sleep book along with following her Instagram so informative and helpful!!

Books by Sarah Ockwell-Smith for parenting, sleep, potty training, etc.

Unconditional_parenting, nurturedfirst, and Sarahockwellsmith on Instagram for general parenting.

Wonder weeks app for what the hell is going on the first few months (for me it wasn't too accurate after then, but very helpful at first).

Solid starts Instagram for when you start weaning onto solids.

Olivia Lactation Consultant on Instagram for breastfeeding.

Iseethemoon_sleep and littlenestsleep on Instagram for sleep tips.

Early.explorer on Instagram for play tips.

These are some useful apps for once the baby is born, they all tend to give weekly updates depending on the stage you’re at:

The Wonder Weeks - kinda gives you a warning when you’re gonna go through a tough spell.

Huckleberry - helps with understanding sleep

BabySparks - helps give you ideas to help baby meet milestones and develop

Baby buddy - a uk focused app for parents

Wonder weeks app is good

Thank you all, will get downloading

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