Your newborn, week 2
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Placeholder: a short summary of week 2 with your baby — feeding, sleep, your recovery and the checks that happen this week.
Placeholder: newborn week overviews can be added as a content collection, in the same way as the pregnancy weeks.
Checks and key dates this week
- Register the birthWithin 42 days in England and Wales
Day by day this week
- Day 8 with your newborn (day 288)You are entering the second week. It may not feel easier yet, but it may start to feel slightly more familiar — and that matters.
- Day 9 with your newborn (day 289)Night-time with a newborn can feel endless. The quiet, the feeds, the waking, the strange little noises — it can make the world feel very small.
- Day 10 with your newborn (day 290)People may be excited to meet your baby, but your recovery still matters. Visitors should make life easier, not harder.
- Day 11 with your newborn (day 291)Nappies are one of the clearest ways to see how your baby is doing. It is not glamorous, but it is reassuring information.
- Day 12 with your newborn (day 292)You may be starting to recognise your baby's feeding cues: stirring, rooting, sucking hands, turning their head, or becoming unsettled.
- Day 13 with your newborn (day 293)It is easy for attention to move entirely to the baby. But you are still a patient too. Your recovery is not background noise.
- Day 14 with your newborn (day 294)Two weeks in, you may still feel like a beginner. That is because you are. But you are no longer on day one — and that is progress.
This is general information based on NHS guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your midwife, health visitor or GP about anything that worries you. If your baby has a high temperature, isn't feeding or is unusually sleepy, or you're worried about your own bleeding, pain or mood, get advice straight away from NHS 111 or your GP. In an emergency, call 999.