Baby · 0 to 12 months
Enjoy your baby’s first year, with less worry
Log feeds and sleep, see when each jab is due and line up care before leave ends, so there’s less to keep in your head.
Start here
Read first · 4 minWhere should we start in baby’s first year?Read the start here guide →8 steps, a few minutes each. Go in order, or jump to the one you need.
- Step 1: When is my child's next jab due?SG vaccination schedule tracker
- Step 2: Where does my child sit on the growth chart?Growth percentile calculator
- Step 3: What should I mention at my child's next check-up?Milestone checker
- Step 4: How much has baby fed and slept today?Baby sleep & feeding log
- Step 5: When can my baby start solids?Starting solids planner
- Step 6: Which bank should hold our CDA?CDA bank accounts
- Step 7: Which kids’ savings account suits us?Children’s savings accounts
- Step 8: What will a helper really cost us?Helper true cost calculator
Also useful at this stage
- What baby gear do we need to buy, borrow or skip?Expecting tool · Baby gear checklist
- How much childcare subsidy will I get?Preschool tool · Childcare subsidy calculator
- How many days of childcare leave can I take?Preschool tool · Childcare leave entitlement checker
- Which hours does no one cover on our shift roster?Family life tool · Shift roster care planner
- What can we do today that fits our kids, budget and time?Family life tool · What can we do today?
- What does each care option cost us?Toddler tool · Baby and toddler care compare
- When should I join preschool waitlists?Toddler tool · Preschool waitlist timeline planner
Baby guides
Help if money is tight: what can we ask for?
ComCare, KidSTART, fee help for preschool and school, student care, CDC Vouchers and Child Credits: who each is for and how to ask, and what GCR really is.
Born early or twins: bills, grants and leave
Corrected age, NICU bills and MediShield Life, the MediSave Grant and CDA, maternity leave after a hospital stay, infant care leave and how twins count.
Adding another child: support, subsidies and leave
Birth-order support for a new baby, how a bigger family can lower siblings’ preschool fees, and what changes for parental leave, childcare leave and costs.
Printables for baby
Birth registration, Baby Bonus and CDA steps
The steps in order: register the birth on LifeSG within 42 days and enrol in the same flow. Then open the CDA for the First Step Grant and co-matching.
Use it with: Baby Bonus + CDA maximiser · How much will the Baby Bonus and CDA give my baby?
Vaccination record card
Every visit on Singapore's National Childhood Immunisation Schedule, from birth to Secondary 2. Write in the date, clinic and next appointment.
Use it with: SG vaccination schedule tracker · When are my child’s vaccinations due in Singapore?
First 42 days newborn calendar
Your newborn's first six weeks: register the birth within 42 days and set up the Baby Bonus and CDA. Date the jaundice review, first jabs and postnatal check.
Use it with: Confinement countdown checklist · What do I need to sort out before baby arrives?
Most asked
When is my baby’s first vaccination after birth?
At 2 months: the 6-in-1 (DTaP, IPV, Hib and hepatitis B dose 2). BCG and hepatitis B dose 1 are given at birth. Try the SG vaccination schedule tracker to date it.
Read: When are my child’s vaccinations due in Singapore? →When are the developmental check-ups in Singapore?
The Child Health Booklet lists 7 screening touchpoints: 4 weeks, 3 or 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 30 months and 48 months.
Read: What can I mention at my child’s next developmental check-up? →Can baby start solids before 6 months?
HealthHub says to start after 6 months, led by readiness signs. If you think baby is ready earlier, discuss it with your doctor first.
Read: When can my baby start solids, and what comes first? →What does the 50th percentile mean?
About half of the children of the same age and sex in the WHO reference measure less, and about half measure more. It is not a target. Try the growth percentile calculator with the numbers from your Child Health Booklet.
Read: What does my child’s growth percentile mean? →How much childcare leave do I get in Singapore?
Each parent of a Singapore citizen child under 7 gets 6 days a year: 3 paid by the employer and 3 paid by the Government. Try the childcare leave entitlement checker.
Read: Where should we start in baby’s first year? →Short courses Paid
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