Growth & percentiles
Making sense of growth charts — weight gain, percentiles, corrected age for prematurity, and why your baby's own curve matters far more than any single number.
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Baby growth spurts: signs, ages and what the evidence says
What growth spurts are, the ages often quoted and how strong that evidence is, the signs, and how to tell a spurt from illness, a sleep change or low supply.
Baby milestones 4–6 months: rolling, reaching, laughing and babbling
What most babies do by 4 and 6 months on the CDC checklists, how skills change in between, how to help through play and when to talk to a professional.
Fussy eating in toddlers: why it happens and what helps
Why toddlers become picky eaters, calm strategies that help, what to avoid, an example day of meals and snacks, and when fussy eating needs a doctor.
How much formula does my baby need? Amounts by age and weight
Typical formula amounts per feed and per day by age and weight, how intake builds in the first week, signs of enough or too much, and when to get help.
Iron-rich first foods for babies: what to offer and why
Why babies need iron from around 6 months, the best iron-rich first foods and how to prepare them, what helps absorption, and when iron drops come in.
Is my baby getting enough breast milk? Signs by age
How to tell your breastfed baby is getting enough, using nappies, weight, swallowing and behaviour, plus what isn't a reliable sign and when to get help.
Vitamin D drops for babies: who needs them, by country
Which babies are advised vitamin D drops in Australia, the UK and the US, how formula changes the advice, giving drops safely, and where iron fits in.
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