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Milestone Checklist (27)

First hour after birthStrong research

Skin-to-skin and breastfeed in the first hour

No honey, ghutti or water. Colostrum is the first protection.

Day of birthStrong research

Vitamin K and birth vaccines

Vitamin K, BCG, OPV-0 and hepatitis B.

Within 21 days of birthGuidelineLegal step

Register the birth

Free within 21 days. Get the digital certificate.

First dayGuideline

First bath after 24 hours

Wipe gently and keep the baby warm. Nothing on the cord.

Before you leave hospitalGuidelineWith your doctor

Before discharge: eye and jaundice checks

Ask for an eye (red reflex) check and a jaundice reading.

Every car tripStrong research

Car seat from the first ride home

Rear-facing, in the back seat. Never on a lap.

Every summer and heatwaveGuideline

Hot days: keep the baby cool

Feed more often, light cotton, shade. Never leave a baby in a parked car.

First monthGuidelineWith your doctor

Newborn hearing and blood screening

A hearing test, and a heel-prick test where your state offers it.

Whole first yearStrong research

Safe sleep, every sleep

On the back, on a firm flat surface, nothing in the cot.

Whole first yearGuidelineWith your doctor

Vitamin D drops daily

400 IU a day through the first year, if your paediatrician agrees.

First three monthsStrong researchWith your doctor

Know when a fever needs a doctor today

Any fever under 3 months old means a doctor the same day.

Within 90 days of birthGuidelineMoney step

Add baby to health insurance

Most policies give a short window, often 90 days.

Days 2 to 14Guideline

Postnatal checks at 2–3 days and 1–2 weeks

For mother and baby, after at least 24 hours in hospital following a normal birth.

First six weeksGuideline

Expect the ASHA's home visits

On days 3, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 42 after birth.

First 3 monthsGuideline

Sore, red breast? Know the new first steps

Keep feeding, use ice, take paracetamol. No hard massage or heat.

Weeks 2 to 16Strong research

Calming a crying baby, and never shaking

Crying peaks at 6 to 8 weeks. If you feel overwhelmed, put the baby down safely and step away.

Weeks 2 to 26Guideline

Tummy time every day

Build up to 30 minutes a day, awake and watched.

Weeks 2 to 26Strong research

Mood check for mother and father

A short questionnaire (EPDS) for low mood and anxiety, for both parents.

Every month in the first year (and on to age 2)Guideline

Plot weight and length every month

At the Anganwadi or vaccine visit, on the WHO growth chart.

First yearGuideline

Get Baal Aadhaar and an ABHA health ID

The health ID keeps vaccine and doctor records together.

First year (any time before she turns 10)GuidelineMoney step

For a daughter: open a Sukanya Samriddhi account

From ₹250 a year. Check the current interest rate at the post office or bank.

Months 1 to 5Strong research

Learn infant CPR and choking first aid

Under 1: five back blows, then five chest thrusts.

Around 6 weeks after birthGuidelineWith your doctor

Mother's six-week check

BP, stitches or wound, bleeding, mood, haemoglobin and contraception.

Weeks 6 to 16Strong research

Vaccines at 6, 10 and 14 weeks

Pentavalent, polio, rotavirus and PCV.

4 weeks before you returnGuidelineLegal step

Going back to work: plan feeding

Practise expressing milk, and ask HR about nursing breaks and the crèche.

6 to 8 monthsStrong research

Start solid foods at 6 months

Thick, iron-rich foods. Include egg and peanut paste early.

9 to 10 monthsStrong research

Vaccines at 9 months

MR-1, and JE where it is common.

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