Guides for new parents

Short, sourced answers to the questions that come up at 3am. Written by the team behind Coo.

• Baby wake windows by age

  How long a baby can stay awake between sleeps, month by month, from newborn to 2 years.

• Baby sleep schedule by age

  How many naps a day, how much total sleep, and when the nap transitions usually happen.

• Newborn feeding schedule

  How often and how much babies eat in the first months, for breastfeeding and bottle feeding.

• How many diapers should a newborn have?

  Wet and dirty diapers by day of life, what normal looks like, and when to call the doctor.

• White noise for babies: volume, distance and timing

  How loud is too loud, where to put the speaker, and whether to keep it on all night.

• The best baby tracker apps for sharing with a partner

  Which baby trackers let both parents log the same baby, and which ones charge for it.