Congratulations on your new baby! While this is a euphoric time, it is often also filled with doubt and even regret as you try to figure out how to be a parent. On this page, you will find all the info you need for newborn sleep success, newborn routine help, newborn wake windows, sleep training your newborn, playing with your newborn, and feeding your newborn!
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- Newborn Sleep
- Newborn Sample Schedules
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Twelve
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Six
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Eight
- McKenna Baby Summary: Week Fourteen
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week One
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 4
- Newborn Wake Time (Wake Windows)
- Adding Waketime to Your Newborn’s Day
- Wake Time Length (Wake Windows)
- Tips Know When it is Time to Extend Baby Awake Time
- How To Accurately Calculate Baby Wake Time Length
- Newborns and Waketime is a Slow Process
- How Long Should a Newborn Be Awake Between Naps
- Newborn Feedings
- Newborn Playtime
- Get My Weekly Email!
- Thank you!
- Newborn Night Sleep
- What To Do When Your Child Has Nightmares
- Importance of Consistent Bedtime for Babies
- Night Sleep Tips for Baby-Preschoolers
- 5-6 AM “Night” Wakings
- Baby Waking Shortly After Bedtime: What To Do
- When To Move Baby to Own Room
- Baby Joins a Family
- The Babywise Mom Nap Guide
- Recent Newborn Posts
- 9 Reasons Newborns Cry and How to Help
- 4 Must-Try Newborn Wake Window Activities
- Eat: The “Eat” Part of Your Routine
- How To Do Tummy Time Even if Baby Hates It
- Newborn Baby Sleep Patterns
- High Lipase in Breastmilk: Why and What To Do
- More Newborn Help
- How To Use Cluster Feeding to Get Baby Sleeping All Night
- How To Manage Baby’s Dreaded Witching Hour
- Newborn Products: What We Used Month 1
- When To Move Baby to Own Room
- Newborn Routines: Sleep, Schedules, and Play
- Best Things…Newborn 0-3 Months
- Necessary Newborn Items
- Reasons for Feeding Baby Sooner than 2.5 Hours
- 5 Things to Know With a Newborn
- Parent Directed Feeding (Babywise PDF) Explained
- Postpartum Survival Tips for New Moms
- Baby Growth Spurts: Everything You Need To Know
- Newborn Products: What we used month 2
- The BabyWise Mom Ultimate Nursery Checklist
- 9 Reasons Newborns Cry and How to Help
- Newborns
- Newborn Awake Time
- Newborn Feedings
- Newborn Naps
- Newborn Night Sleep
- Newborn Schedules
- Newborn Sleep
- Newborn Sleep Training
- Newborn Wake Windows (Wake Time)
- Newborn Information and Tips
- Newborn Preparation
- Brinley Newborn Summaries
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week One
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week Two
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week Three
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 4
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 5
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 6
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 7
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 8
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 9
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 10
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 11
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 12
- Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 13
- McKenna Newborn Summary Posts
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week One
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Two
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Three
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Four
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Five
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Six
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Seven
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Eight
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Nine
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Ten
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Eleven
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Twelve
- McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Thirteen
Newborn Sleep
If you have a newborn, you have questions about sleep. You are tired! You want to know what you need to do to get great sleep going. Start here with my newborn sleep hierarchy so you know what your priorities and goals need to be.
Newborn Sample Schedules
When you are trying to figure out a great schedule for your newborn, it will be very helpful for you to see schedules used by real newborns! Start here for sample schedules and routines for newborns. I also have weekly routine breakdowns for my youngest two children, linked just below.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Twelve
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Six
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Eight
McKenna Baby Summary: Week Fourteen
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week One
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 4
Newborn Wake Time (Wake Windows)
Understanding Wake Time and how to calculate it is VITAL for newborn routine success. If you want your baby to sleep well and be predictable, you must learn all you can about wake windows. Start with how to calculate baby wake time length.
Adding Waketime to Your Newborn’s Day
Wake Time Length (Wake Windows)
Tips Know When it is Time to Extend Baby Awake Time
How To Accurately Calculate Baby Wake Time Length
Newborns and Waketime is a Slow Process
How Long Should a Newborn Be Awake Between Naps
Newborn Feedings
You will have questions about everything with newborns, and feedings are no different. Don’t worry! I have a lot of answers for you! Start here to understand how long a newborn feeding should last.
Newborn Playtime
In your daily newborn routine, you will follow an eat/wake/sleep routine. The “wake” is when play will happen. However, a newborn might only be able to handle eating and a diaper change before it is time to sleep again. Here are some newborn toys and activities for when you can have some play time.
Newborn Night Sleep
Some newborns are born great sleepers and others take some time. A very common sleep issues for newborns at night is known as day/night confusion. This is when your newborn wants to sleep all day and be awake at night. Learn how to fix that here.
What To Do When Your Child Has Nightmares
Importance of Consistent Bedtime for Babies
Night Sleep Tips for Baby-Preschoolers
5-6 AM “Night” Wakings
Baby Waking Shortly After Bedtime: What To Do
When To Move Baby to Own Room
Baby Joins a Family
When you have a new baby, you want to find a balance where the family makes sacrifices for the newborn and at times the newborn makes sacrifices for the family. Read all about that balance here.
The Babywise Mom Nap Guide
The Babywise Mom Nap Guide eBook helps you establish successful naps from birth through the preschool years. It is a great resource!
Gary Ezzo, co-author of Preparation For Parenting and On Becoming Babywise, states: “Whether it is talking about establishing good nap behavior or offering solutions to sleep disruptions, this is a practical resource that I trust and recommend. The book is well laid out and answers just about every question a new or seasoned mom might have about babies, toddlers and sleep. We view this as more than a nap guided; it is a resource of encouragement that comes with compassion.”
Recent Newborn Posts
9 Reasons Newborns Cry and How to Help
4 Must-Try Newborn Wake Window Activities
Eat: The “Eat” Part of Your Routine
How To Do Tummy Time Even if Baby Hates It
Newborn Baby Sleep Patterns
High Lipase in Breastmilk: Why and What To Do
More Newborn Help
How To Use Cluster Feeding to Get Baby Sleeping All Night
How To Manage Baby’s Dreaded Witching Hour
Newborn Products: What We Used Month 1
When To Move Baby to Own Room
Newborn Routines: Sleep, Schedules, and Play
Best Things…Newborn 0-3 Months
Necessary Newborn Items
Reasons for Feeding Baby Sooner than 2.5 Hours
5 Things to Know With a Newborn
Parent Directed Feeding (Babywise PDF) Explained
Postpartum Survival Tips for New Moms
Baby Growth Spurts: Everything You Need To Know
Newborn Products: What we used month 2
The BabyWise Mom Ultimate Nursery Checklist
9 Reasons Newborns Cry and How to Help
Ready for the next step? See Everything You Need to Know for Your Baby
Newborns
Here is all of the newborn information you need broken down into categories.
Newborn Awake Time
Newborn Feedings
- Baby Growth Spurts: Everything You Need To Know
- Babywise Newborn Night Feeding Schedule
- How Long Should a Newborn Feeding Last?
- Hunger Cues: How To Know if Baby Is Hungry
- Keeping a Newborn Awake During Feedings
- Reasons for Feeding Baby Sooner than 2.5 Hours
- Sleepy Newborns: Work to Feed for 10 Minutes
Newborn Naps
- The Complete Guide to Troubleshooting Short Baby Naps
- An Easy Short Nap Fix that Works
- How to Finally Stop the 45 Minute Intruder
- When Baby Wakes Early From Nap, Wait 10 Minutes
- The Vital Importance of the First Nap
Newborn Night Sleep
- 5-6 AM “Night” Wakings
- Fix Your Baby’s Day/Night Confusion
- How To Use Cluster Feeding to Get Baby Sleeping All Night
- Baby Nighttime Sleep Guidelines: 9-15 Weeks Old
Newborn Schedules
- Newborn Routines: Sleep, Schedules, and Play
- Common Schedule Difficulties for Babies 0-6 Months
- Babywise Sample Schedules: The First Month
- Sample Babywise Schedules: One Month Old
- Sample Babywise Schedules: Two Months Old
- Schedule Overview: The Newborn Weeks
- Sample Schedules for a Formula Fed Baby
- One to Two Children Transition: How to have success
Newborn Sleep
- How To Manage Baby’s Dreaded Witching Hour
- Inclining the Bassinet
- My Sleep Hierarchy For Newborns
- Newborn Sleep Patterns
- When To Move Baby to Own Room
Newborn Sleep Training
Newborn Wake Windows (Wake Time)
- Adding Waketime to Your Newborn’s Day
- How Long Should a Newborn Be Awake Between Naps
- Newborns and Waketime is a Slow Process
Newborn Information and Tips
- 5 Things to Know With a Newborn
- 9 Reasons Newborns Cry and How to Stop It
- Baby Head Concerns: Looking at head development
- Baby Standard Time
- Balancing Baby’s Needs With Family’s Needs
- Best Things…Newborn 0-3 Months
- Common Newborn Questions from Moms
- Every Time a Child is Born, the World is Renewed in Innocence
- Helpful Tips to Survive the Colicky Newborn
- Surviving the Fourth Trimester
- Tips for Making the Newborn Days Easier
- Tips to Successfully add Your Baby to the Family
Newborn Preparation
- Adding Baby To the Family: A Balanced Approach
- Baby Stuff I Love: Newborn List
- The BabyWise Mom Ultimate Nursery Checklist
- Must-Read Posts to Prep for Baby
- My First Baby Was So Easy…
- Necessary Newborn Items
- Newborn Products: What We Used Month 1
- Newborn Products: What we used month 2
- Overcoming the Challenges of Adding Baby to the Family
- Postpartum Survival Tips for New Moms
- Prepping Siblings for Baby Tip: Establish Consistency
Brinley Newborn Summaries
A list of all of the baby newborn summaries for Brinley. Get a week by week summary of what is going on and a typical weekly schedule and routine for a newborn baby.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week One
Newborn schedule for baby’s first week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the first week of life. Read all about this baby’s first week.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week Two
Newborn schedule for baby’s second week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the 2nd week of life. 1-2 week old newborn routine.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week Three
Newborn schedule for baby’s third week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the 3rd week of life. 2-3 week old newborn routine.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 4
Newborn schedule for baby’s fourth week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the 4th week of life. 3-4 week old newborn routine.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 5
Newborn schedule for baby’s fifth week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the 5th week of life. 4-5 week old newborn routine.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 6
Newborn schedule for baby’s 6th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the 6th week of life. 5-6 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, how to respond when a newborn is sick, newborn growth spurts, and wonder weeks at this age.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 7
Newborn schedule for baby’s 7th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the seventh week of life. 6-7 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, newborn playtime activities, newborn growth spurts, and witching hour at this age.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 8
Newborn schedule for baby’s 8th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the eighth week of life. 7-8 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, feeding intervals, and playtime activities.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 9
Newborn schedule for baby’s 9th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the ninth week of life. 8-9 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, feeding intervals, and playtime activities.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 10
Newborn schedule for baby’s 10th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the tenth week of life. 9-10 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, feeding intervals, and playtime activities.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 11
Newborn schedule for baby’s 11th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the eleventh week of life. 10-11 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, feeding intervals, and playtime activities.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 12
Newborn schedule for baby’s 12th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the twelfth week of life. 11-12 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, feeding intervals, and playtime activities.
Brinley Newborn Summary: Week 13
Newborn schedule for baby’s 13th week. Baby newborn schedule and routine for the thirteenth week of life. 12 week old newborn routine. Find out what to do with a newborn all day, feeding intervals, and playtime activities.
McKenna Newborn Summary Posts
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week One
Baby schedule for newborns. Babywise newborn schedule and routine for the first week of life. Read all about this baby’s first week.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Two
Baby schedule for newborns. Babywise newborn schedule and routine for the second week of life. Read all about this baby’s second week.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Three
Newborn sleep schedule for a two week old. Babywise newborn schedule help. 2 week old newborn routine for On Becoming Babywise.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Four
Babywise 4 week old schedule. Babywise one moth schedule for the one month old newborn baby. Babywise tips for newborns from a Babywise mom of 4.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Five
Baby schedule for a 5 week old. Get details on the the fifth week of life for this Babywise baby. See how to get great newborn baby sleep.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Six
6 week old newborn routine and schedule. See what each day is like for this six week old Babywise baby and get ideas of what to expect for your baby.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Seven
7 week old newborn routine and daily life. See how this Babywise baby spent her days and helpful resources for parenting newborns.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Eight
All about the days of a 7-8 week old Babywise baby. Read about concerns, growth spurt, naps, and feeding schedules for an 8 week old.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Nine
Babywise baby newborn summary for weeks 8-9, or two months old. Read all about life for this newborn babywise baby and see a 2 month old routine.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Ten
Schedule and routine for a 9-10 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Eleven
Schedule and routine for a 10-11 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Twelve
Schedule and routine for a 11-12 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day.
McKenna Newborn Summary: Week Thirteen
Schedule and routine for a 12-13 week old newborn baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and what her routine was each day.
>>>See all of my newborn posts here
