Expecting · Bump to birth
Feel ready for baby, with the money and leave sorted
See the likely birth bill, your leave and what to do before the due date, so the last weeks are about your baby.
Start here
Read first · 4 minWhere should we start when we are expecting a baby in Singapore?Read the start here guide →16 steps, a few minutes each. Go in order, or jump to the one you need.
- Step 1: When is my baby due, and what comes next?Due date and antenatal timeline
- Step 2: Can I eat this when I’m pregnant?Pregnancy food check
- Step 3: How much cash do we need for the birth?Delivery bill estimator
- Step 4: When do we pay for the pregnancy and birth, and from which pot?Pregnancy cash planner
- Step 5: How much paid leave do we get as a couple?Parental leave planner
- Step 6: What do I need to sort out before baby arrives?Confinement countdown checklist
- Step 7: What baby gear do we need to buy, borrow or skip?Baby gear checklist
- Step 8: What goes in our birth plan?Birth plan builder
- Step 9: How far apart are my contractions?Contraction timer
- Step 10: Which Chinese names go with our surname?Chinese name builder
- Step 11: How much government support will my baby get?Baby Bonus + CDA maximiser
- Step 12: What does a citizen, PR or foreign child get?Citizen, PR or foreigner
- Step 13: Which bank should hold our CDA?CDA bank accounts
- Step 14: MediShield Life or a shield plan?Shield plans
- Step 15: What will our baby's first year cost?First-year baby cost estimator
- Step 16: When is my fertile window this month?Ovulation and fertile window calculator
Also useful at this stage
Expecting 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 expecting
Confinement countdown checklist
A week-by-week list to the due date: confinement help, hospital bag and paperwork. Then register the birth and open the CDA within the official deadlines.
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Hospital bag and admission list
The documents Singapore hospitals ask for at admission and for birth registration. Plus a light packing list for mum, baby and partner, for heat and cold wards.
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Confinement nanny hiring kit
MOM's Work Permit steps for a Malaysian confinement nanny, interview questions, a duties and hours agreement to sign together, and a handover checklist.
Use it with: Confinement countdown checklist · What do I need to sort out before baby arrives?
Most asked
What should I do first when I find out I am pregnant?
Start with your doctor or hospital for your care. For the admin, date every task with the confinement countdown checklist.
Read: Where should we start when we are expecting a baby in Singapore? →How much is a normal delivery at a public hospital?
MOH’s latest median for a vaginal delivery was S$1,350 in Ward B2 and S$1,346 in Ward C, before MediSave. MediSave often covers it.
Read: How much does it cost to give birth in Singapore? →How many weeks of Shared Parental Leave do we get?
10 weeks for babies born or due from 1 April 2026, 5 and 5 by default. Babies born from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 get 6 weeks.
Read: How much parental leave do we get, and how should we split it? →Does my baby get the Baby Bonus or the SG Child Support Package?
Babies born from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027 get the Baby Bonus Scheme. Babies born on or after 1 April 2027 get the SG Child Support Package.
Read: How much will the Baby Bonus and CDA give my baby? →What is the deadline to register a birth in Singapore?
42 days from the birth, on LifeSG. It costs S$18 and you get a digital birth certificate.
Read: What do I need to sort out before baby arrives? →Short courses Paid
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All stages
- ExpectingPlan the costs, leave and birthYou are here
- BabyTrack feeds, sleep and jabs
- ToddlerFewer meltdowns, easier days
- PreschoolGet a place and know what you’ll pay
- PrimaryFrom P1 registration to the PSLE
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