Your newborn, week 6
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Placeholder: a short summary of week 6 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
- 6 to 8 week checks
Day by day this week
- Day 36 with your newborn (day 316)You are entering the sixth week. This does not mean everything should be easy now. It means you have made it through five intense weeks of learning and recovery.
- Day 37 with your newborn (day 317)Your six-week postnatal check is not only about whether the baby is fine. It is also about you — your body, mood, recovery, and questions.
- Day 38 with your newborn (day 318)There is no universal moment when you are supposed to feel ready for sex or intimacy again. Readiness is physical, emotional, relational, and personal.
- Day 39 with your newborn (day 319)You may be wondering when exercise can return. The answer is usually gradually, with your body leading rather than your expectations.
- Day 40 with your newborn (day 320)It is easy to focus on what still feels hard. Today, make room for pride too. You have cared for a newborn while recovering from birth.
- Day 41 with your newborn (day 321)Six weeks is often spoken about as though it is the finish line. It is not. It is a checkpoint in a much longer recovery and parenting journey.
- Day 42 with your newborn (day 322)Six weeks ago you met your baby. Since then, you have lived through one of the most intense transitions of your life — and you are here.
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.