From the YummyYucky team, founded by Nancy Nash
Baby and toddler guides, from newborn to preschool
The whole journey, minus the panic, sorted by stage. Find where your little one is now and start there.
Expecting
Before the baby comes: do the diaper math, choose your app, and read ahead to the newborn guides while it is still quiet.
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How many diapers a day?Daily and monthly counts to 12 months, and the registry math.🧾
Baby apps, compared honestlyThe real yearly cost of the popular baby apps, feature by feature.🔎
Huckleberry alternativesWhat it costs, what it misses, and what it genuinely wins on.⚖️
YummyYucky vs Baby ConnectWhat each one does well, compared honestly.⚖️
YummyYucky vs Glow BabyWhat each one does well, with the prices checked.🔒
What baby apps do with your dataHow to check, and what we do differently.🤖
The AI in baby appsWhat it really does, and the questions that beat the label.Newborn 0 to 8 weeks
Feeds, sleep and diapers, around the clock. What is normal in the first weeks, and when to call.
Newborn basics
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Newborn diaper countsHow many wet and dirty a day, and what the number means.🍼
How often should a newborn eat?Feeding frequency, waking to feed, and cluster feeding.😴
Newborn sleepHow much is normal, and the safe-sleep basics.🤱
The fourth trimesterWhat is actually worth tracking (and what isn’t).🫂
Baby blues or postpartum depression?The two-week line, the other shapes it takes, and the helplines worth saving before you need them.Breast milk, formula and bottles
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Newborn hunger cuesEarly, late and comfort cues, and why crying comes last.🥛
Getting enough milk?The signs that tell you, and the ones that do not.🕐
Cluster feedingWhy the evening feed-a-thon happens, and how to get through it.📈
Growth spurts and feedingWhy they suddenly want to eat nonstop.💤
Falling asleep while feedingWhen it is normal, and how to keep a sleepy baby eating.🍼
How much formula?Rough amounts by age and weight, and the cues that matter more.⏱️
How long is formula good for?Room temperature, fridge, and opened-container times.🍼
Paced bottle feedingStep by step, so your baby sets the pace.🤱
Combination feedingBreast and formula together, and protecting your supply.🍼
Pumping and a small stashHow big a freezer stash needs to be, and when to start.🍼
Storing & thawing breast milkFridge, freezer, and the safe thaw-and-use rules.💊
Vitamin D and ironWhy babies need both, and where they come from.Sleep and crying
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Day-night confusionWhy newborns flip day and night, and the light-and-dark habits that help.🌙
The witching hour and cryingEvening crying, colic, what soothes it, and when to call.🌙
Grunting in their sleepWhy newborns are noisy sleepers, and the breathing signs to know.Diapers and poop
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Wet diapers and enough milkWhat the diaper count says about how much your baby is getting.🌗
Poop in the first weekBlack, then green, then yellow, day by day.💩
How often should a newborn poop?The first two weeks day by day, breastfed and formula-fed.🌭
Breastfed poopThe yellow, seedy normal, and the wide range of colors that are fine.🍼
Formula-fed poopThe colors and texture to expect, and what changes with a new formula.💩
Baby poop colorsWhat's normal, what's the food, what needs a doctor.💚
Green poopThe usual causes, and the colors that do mean call.🧱
Orange or brick-red stainsUrate crystals, how to tell them from blood, and what they say about feeds.🚼
Newborn constipationWhy a hard poop matters more than how often.😤
Grunting and straining to poopA normal phase of learning to poop, and when it is something else.🫧
Mucus in poopDrool, a cold, or something to ask about.🌊
Watery poop or diarrhea?How to tell when breastfed poop is loose anyway, and the red flags.🩸
Blood in the diaperThe usual causes, and when to call.Health and comfort
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Newborn jaundiceWhy babies turn yellow, and the signs that mean call.🍼
Reflux and spit-upThe happy spitter, what helps, and when to call.💨
Gassy baby: causes & reliefWhat is normal, what helps, when to worry.🫧
Newborn hiccupsWhy they come so often, and what helps.🤧
Why so many sneezes?How newborns clear their noses, and when it is a cold.🧴
Cradle capWhat it is, and how to gently wash it away.Braces, helmets and hearing aids
Coming from another app
2 to 5 months
A little more rhythm to the day, the tummy questions, and the signs that solids are coming.
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Formula at 2 monthsTypical bottles, daily totals, and how far apart feeds land.👀
Formula at 4 monthsBottle sizes, the intake plateau, and distracted feeds.🤱
Pumped milk per bottleHow much to put in, and how much to leave for a workday.🗓️
Breastfed, and no poop in days?Why the gaps often start after 6 weeks, and when to call.🥛
Cow’s milk protein allergyThe possible signs, and how it differs from lactose intolerance.🦶
Clubfoot boots and barThe wear schedule, putting it on, skin checks and sleep.⛑️
Life with a baby helmetThe daily routine, cleaning, skin checks, sleep and heat.🦻
Baby hearing aidsKeeping them in, the morning check, and daily care.⏱️
The wear time trackerHours on beside your care team’s goal, skin checks and the history. Free.🌱
The CDC milestone checklistEvery age in the CDC’s own words, and what to do if you have a concern.🥄
Ready for solids?The readiness signs to look for, around 6 months.Starting solids about 6 to 9 months
First tastes, the big 9 allergens, and how to keep every bite safe.
Getting started
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Best first foods for babiesReadiness signs and great foods to start with around 6 months.🥄
What is weaning?The word that means two things, and when to start.🥄
Baby-led weaning vs. puréesPros and cons, choking vs. gagging, and why you can do both.🍌
Best finger foodsSafe first finger foods, the right size by age, and what to skip.🥤
Introducing a cupOpen, straw or sippy, and how to teach the straw.Purées, jars and pouches
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Homemade puréesSteam or roast, blend, and freeze in ice-cube trays.🍯
Baby food stages 1, 2 and 3What the jar labels mean, and why your baby is the real cue.🫙
Choosing store-bought baby foodReading the label: iron, salt, sugar and heavy metals.🧃
Are pouches good or bad?An honest take on the convenient ones.🧊
Storing & freezingFridge times, freezing, and the leftovers rule.How much, and when
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How much should a baby eat?Portions, meals by age, and reading fullness cues.🍽️
Can babies overeat?Big appetites, self-regulation, and when to just trust it.🥄
Formula at 6 monthsBottles once solids start, and how meals fit around them.📅
A 6-month-old’s dayHow milk, first solids and naps fit together.📅
An 8-month-old’s dayTwo naps, two or three meals, and milk still a big part.🍽️
A day of eating, by ageA sample day of meals from 6 months up.🕐
Feeding schedule by ageSample days from 6 to 12 months, milk and meals.Allergens
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Introducing allergens: the complete guideEarly introduction, the watch window, and how to do it safely.🔎
Signs of a food allergy in babiesMild vs. severe reactions, how fast they show up, and what to do.⏳
How long between allergensSpacing new allergens so a reaction is traceable.🔁
Keeping allergens in rotationIntroduced it? Here's how to keep tolerated allergens in the regular diet.🥜
How to introduce peanutA calm, safe, step-by-step introduction.🥚
How to introduce eggEarly, whole egg, fully cooked, and watching for a reaction.🥯
Introducing sesameThe 9th allergen. Use tahini or hummus, not loose seeds.🥜
Nut buttersAlways thinned, never a glob, and no whole nuts till 5.🐟
Fish (and canned tuna)Introduce early, choose low-mercury, remove every bone.🦐
ShellfishA separate allergen from fish. Cook it, chop it, watch it.🍼
Formula & the dairy allergenOn milk formula? Baby's already had the allergen.🥛
Reacted to dairy in breast milk?What that means when you start solids.🥄
Allergens for a baby who refusesWays in when spoons, lumps or solids are a no.🩹
Baby rash: when to worryHarmless rash or reaction? Plus the red flags.The big 9 allergens
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PeanutHow & when to introduce it🥚
EggHow & when to introduce it🥛
Milk (dairy)How & when to introduce it🌰
Tree nutsHow & when to introduce it🫛
SoyHow & when to introduce it🌾
WheatHow & when to introduce it🐟
FishHow & when to introduce it🦐
ShellfishHow & when to introduce it🫘
SesameHow & when to introduce itLiving with a food allergy
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Egg allergy: what to feedWhere egg hides, the label names, and what replaces it in cooking.🥛
Milk allergy: what to feedWhy lactose-free is not milk-free, and plant milks by age.🥜
Peanut allergy, day to dayLabel names, where it hides, and cross-contact at home and daycare.Safety
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Gagging vs chokingHow to tell the scary one from the normal one.🔪
How to cut food safelyQuarter the grapes, strips not coins, and sizing by age.⚠️
Choking hazardsThe full list, and how to make each one safe.🚫
Foods to avoid before age 1Honey, cow’s milk, salt, choking hazards, and more.⛔
Dangerous foods for babiesWhat to skip, and how to serve the risky ones.🖨️ Free printables for the fridge: a gagging vs choking chart, how to cut food safely, foods to avoid before 1, a poop color chart, and the first-foods checklist.
Fruit, veg, protein and grains
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Best first fruitsEasy starter fruits and how to prep each one safely.🥦
Best first vegetablesEasy starter veg and how to prep each one.🥩
Iron-rich first foodsWhy iron matters at 6 months and the best sources.🫒
Healthy fatsHow much fat babies need, and the best foods for it.🍖
Best first proteinsMeat, fish, egg, beans, tofu, dairy, and why iron leads.🍗
Meat for babiesThe top iron source, and how to make it soft.🫘
Beans (kidney-bean safety)Cheap protein and iron, and the cook-them-fully rule.🌾
Grains for babiesOats, rice, farro, and quinoa, cooked soft.🌻
Seeds for babiesChia, flax, and hemp, ground or soaked soft.🥣
Easy food combinationsPairings that work, and pairing for nutrition.🥦
Feeding a vegetarian babyIron, protein, and B12 without the meat.🥑
Foods for weight gainEnergy-dense foods for when your pediatrician has flagged slow gain.Food by food
When to introduce a specific food, how to prepare it for purées or baby-led weaning, and what to watch for.
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AvocadoAround 6 months🍠
Sweet potatoAround 6 months🍌
BananaAround 6 months🥦
BroccoliAround 6 months🥣
OatmealAround 6 months🥕
CarrotAround 6 months, cooked soft🍎
AppleAround 6 months🍐
PearAround 6 monthsSee all baby foods → · See all baby-safe spices →
Raising an adventurous eater
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Introducing spices & herbsFlavor from day one. Salt and sugar are the limits, not taste.🌍
Feeding babies global flavorsBland is a habit, not a rule. Ideas from world cuisines.🍛
Indian first foodsDal, khichdi, ragi, idli and dosa, with gentle spices.🍲
West African first foodsPap, mashed yam and cassava, beans, groundnut and leafy stews.When can babies have…
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HoneyNot before 12 months, and why (including baked honey).💧
WaterSmall sips from 6 months, and why not before.🧃
JuiceNot before 12 months, and the limits after.🥛
Cow's milkDairy foods at 6 months, the drink at 12.🧀
Yogurt & cheeseFine from 6 months, even before the milk drink.🍓
StrawberriesFrom 6 months. The red mouth rash is just acidity.🍊
CitrusFrom 6 months; segment pieces, membrane off, from about 9.🍞
Bread & toastToast it for safety, watch the salt, hello wheat.🍝
PastaCook it soft, shape it right, watch the sauce.🧂
SaltKeep it very low under 1, and why.🍬
SugarNo added sugar before 2, and where it hides.🍫
ChocolateBest after 2: sugar, caffeine, and hidden allergens.🫧
Carbonated drinksSparkling water vs soda: the fizz is not the problem.Everyday questions
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Won’t eat solids?Why it’s normal, and how many tries it really takes.🌙
Late-night feeding worriesCalm answers to the what-ifs that hit at 11 PM.🦷
Teething and eatingFeeding through sore, drooly gums.🚼
Constipation on solidsWhy it happens and the foods that help.🩺
Feeding warning signsWhen a feeding bump is worth a doctor or specialist.👵
For grandparents and nanniesThe safe list, the avoid list, and how you feed.Keeping track
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Tracking the allergensOne at a time, a running checklist, and keeping them in rotation.🍽️
Choosing a food and allergen trackerWhat separates a useful one from the rest.🥄
The best app for starting solidsWhat it should do at each step, and how to pick one.The bigger picture
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First-food myths, debunkedThe stubborn ones the evidence has moved past.📜
A short history of first foodsRice cereal, the allergen U-turn, and how advice changed.🍼
Who invented baby food?Pre-chewed food, gruel, ancient milk bottles, and Gerber.🗺️
First foods around the worldWhat babies eat first, from okayu to avocado.🌍
Baby food names by countryCourgette, aubergine, capsicum, and what "weaning" means.🔬
How we check our food adviceHow the food pages are rechecked, and where corrections go.9 to 12 months
Lumpier textures, little fingers doing the feeding, and more of what the family eats.
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When do babies walk?First steps, why to skip walkers, standing, and first shoes.🍴
From purées to finger foodsWhen to move on to lumps and soft pieces.🥄
Baby food textures: beyond puréeGagging vs choking, the pouch trap, and progressing lumps.🤏
Teaching baby to self-feedFrom fists to the pincer grasp, no rush.🍲
From baby food to family mealsMaking the family dish safe for your baby.🎄
Holiday foodsWhat your baby can share at the table, and what waits.🥨
Snacks for babies & toddlersPuffs, crackers, and pretzels, decoded.🍘
Baby snacks & the salt trapDo babies need snacks, and why the packet matters.🍼
Milk drops as solids grow?Why milk eases off, rough amounts by age, and when to worry.🌙
Night weaningDropping night feeds gently, once your baby is ready.Toddler 1 to 3 years
Whole milk, fewer bottles, appetites that come and go, and the potty when they are ready.
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Feeding your one-year-oldWhole milk, the bottle, and what changes at 1.🥤
Off the bottle, onto a cupWhen and how to make the switch.🥄
Suddenly eating less?Why appetite often dips around the first birthday.🍽️
How to prevent picky eatingVariety early, repeated exposure, no pressure, and where nuggets fit.🚽
Potty trainingThe readiness signs, and a calm way to start.🩹
Lazy eye patchingKeeping the patch on, sore skin, glasses and daycare.Preschool 3 to 5 years
Dry nights are their own milestone, and they often come later than dry days.
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Start tracking for freeLast updated November 2026. Next review February 2027. How we write these: built from current published guidance from the AAP, CDC, FDA/EPA, NIAID, WHO, and other pediatric and public-health authorities. See our editorial and medical policy for how we research, source, and update these, and how we double-check the food advice.
This is general information, not medical advice, and is not individualized for your baby. Always talk to your pediatrician about your baby's diet, introducing allergens, and any reaction. In an emergency, contact emergency services.
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