BabyParenting

Bringing your baby home from hospital is a huge milestone for parents. All those months of preparing , packing your bags, planning your take home outfits all lead up to that very special moment when you bring baby home. But what happens now? How do you care for baby? How do you know what’s normal and how to adjust to life with a new born baby? If only babies came with manuals! Then the fourth trimester would be so much easier.

The newborn period can be incredibly overwhelming and it’s a huge time of adjustment, for both you and your baby. Whilst each baby is different and will follow their own journey, it's good to know what to expect in those first few weeks at home. After all, all babies do is sleep, poop, eat and repeat right? Wrong! As a mother and a paediatrician, I have summarised what’s normal for your baby in those first few weeks of life.

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