Infant

The first year after the newborn haze: solids, sleep, milestones, and most of the gear you will ever buy.

Months three to twelve are when a baby starts doing things. Rolling, sitting, solids, and eventually sleeping for longer than you dare hope for. It is also the year you buy the most equipment, which is why a good half of this section is buying guides.

The guides below are grouped by what you are dealing with rather than by the baby’s age, because babies do not read the milestone charts. Feeding and sleep come first, since that is what most parents arrive here looking for.

If your baby is still in the first few weeks, our newborn section is the better starting point.

A baby in a high chair mid-laugh as a parent offers a spoon of pureed food 3–12 months

Feeding, bottles and pumping

Supply, storage, and the kit that makes it less of a production.

Sleep

Patterns, and the small number of products that genuinely help.

Health and safety

Weight, jaundice, reflux, immunisations, and baby-proofing a flat.

Getting out of the house

Prams, car seats and the rules that apply in Singapore.

Nappies, bath and skin

The daily grind, and what is worth spending on.

Play and learning

Toys that earn their shelf space.

Your life around the baby

Helpers, leave, work trips, and making the flat work.

Gifts and hampers

For the new parents, not just the baby.

Growing pains

The impossible standards, and the days your baby feels far away. Honest essays, not a checklist.

Tried and tested

All reviews

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