Week by Week

Everything below is written for breastfeeding.

Day 1 – 7 · one-glance sheet

Week 1

Everything is new and a little alarming. Almost all of it — the crying, the weight drop, the strange noises — is exactly on track.

1
Breastfed babies typically feed 8–12 times in 24 hours
Formula-fed babies roughly every 2–3 hours.
2
On the back
On a firm flat surface, for every sleep from day one.
3
A rear-facing car seat
Installed and checked, before you leave the hospital.

8–12

feeds / day

on cue

amount

2–3 h

typical gap

No measuring. Feed whenever they ask, both sides offered, and let them finish. If it hurts every time, ask for latch help now.

Draft figures for this age, pending clinical review.

Trust the worry. None of this is an overreaction.

A temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, rectally, in a baby under 3 months — call immediately, even with no other symptoms.
Fewer than the expected wet or dirty diapers for their age in days, or no diaper output at all in 12 hours.
Yellowing that spreads to the arms, legs, or whites of the eyes, or that appears in the first 24 hours of life.
Bleeding, oozing, redness, or a bad smell from the umbilical cord area.
Floppy, very hard to wake, refusing to feed, or breathing that is fast, grunting, or labored.

If you want the detail

Drafted from public sources — see the full source list. This is not medical advice — call your pediatrician with any concern.