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The first week

• Getting a full feeding in a baby's first few days of life
• The signs of a newborn hunger
• Babies two days old are the most troublesome
• How to use formula to aid breastfeeding
• The goal after the first few weeks of a newborn life is full feeding each meal

The second week

• How to get child on insurance plan
• The colour of baby poop might be informative of hunger state

Beyond the first two weeks

• Feed-wake-sleep is the pattern we train for
• Weeks 3-5 will gradually see splitting of feeding and waking times
• Feeding pattern for weeks 6-12 will separate out more clearly
• Swaddling while feeding and burping helps baby go to sleep
• Tummy bicycle exercise may help with gas
• White noise is surprisingly effective to help newborns sleep
• Crying baby checklist
• How much milk to feed a newborn

This rhythm comes from a place of a deeper "why": that the Lord God created an orderly world for humans to live in, and the deep conviction that humans thrive and flourish with order and repetition.

The pattern we are going for is "feeding", then "waking", then "sleeping".

The first two weeks will have feeding and waking basically merged together.

After the first two weeks, feeding and waking will gradually separate out. At week 3, a pertinent reminder is that Weeks 3-5 will gradually see splitting of feeding and waking times