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Track your baby’s development, including all the big milestones like weaning, introducing your baby to solids, tummy time and advice on sleep training, co-sleeping, swaddling, treating common illnesses in babies like fever and tummy bugs at home, vaccinations and why your baby won’t stop crying.

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