What is this
When becoming a new parent you will have questions, something as trivial as “lets give them a bath” becomes a 30-minute internet crawl about water temperature, and if you should use shampoo or not. Problem is that much of the information available online is scattered, incomplete or simply factually untrue.
This is the resource I wish I had when becoming a dad in 2024. It focuses on your baby’s first year and is concerned with the practical aspects and minutia of parenting (sleep safety, ambient temperature, car-seat types, types of baby-formula etc).
I will do my best to:
- Aggregate advice from reputable sources, providing citations where possible.
- Keep a clear distinction between what’s advice from me and what’s advice from experts.
- Be concise and to the point.
Note
This document is based on the research I did when my daughter was born. I’m good at researching and as a parent I had a vested interest to “do the right thing”. But I’m not a pediatrician so read this with a healthy dose of skepticism and do your due diligence when in doubt.
There are no paywalls, affiliate links or monetization of any sorts here. This is and will remain a fully free resource.
No AI was used creating this.
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