Everything You Need to Know. Nothing You Don't.
This is not a generic blog post. It is a clinical guide written by paediatricians, designed to give new parents the same framework doctors use — in language that makes sense at any hour of the day or night.
Wet & Dirty Nappies
The single most reliable early indicator. What to look for on day one, day three, and beyond — including the stool colours that matter and the ones that need medical attention.
Steady Weight Gain
What the numbers on the scale actually mean, how to read a centile chart without panic, and what weekly weight gain looks like once feeding is established.
Contentment After Feeds
What a satisfied baby looks and feels like — and why a baby who seems hungry an hour later is not always a baby who is underfed.
Active & Alert During Awake Periods
Why alertness and feeding are directly linked, and what to watch for if your baby seems unusually difficult to rouse.
Hunger Cues Return Regularly
How to read your baby's hunger signals before they escalate to crying — and how often those cues should be returning in the first weeks.
Guidance You Can Actually Trust
ParentMed was built by three NHS Consultant Paediatricians with over 50 years of combined clinical experience between them. They work in hospitals across the south of England every day, caring for babies and children with everything from common newborn concerns to complex medical emergencies.
They created ParentMed because new parents deserve access to the same quality of guidance their patients receive — without the wait, without the jargon, and without having to sort through pages of conflicting information to find it.
This guide is where that starts.
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