What we recently updated

We keep My Baby Stages current: every two weeks we re-verify our guidance against the official sources (NHS, UKHSA, the Lullaby Trust). Below is an overview of recent improvements to the UK edition.

21 August 2026
Night mode. Between 7pm and 7am My Baby Stages switches to a warm, dark theme all by itself — no more bright screen at the 3am feed. Prefer always light or always dark? Pick your own under 'Theme' at the bottom of the page, and there's a button in the top right of the dashboard to dim straight away.
25 July 2026
Expecting? You can now add your little one before the birth: enter the due date and the dashboard counts down the weeks — with per period roughly how big your baby is, fun facts and help with what to arrange: from the whooping cough vaccine and the pram to the hospital bag. After the birth, tap 🎉 Born! and everything switches over. Also new: name and birth date can be edited via the pencil next to the name, plus an explainer at mybabystages.com/en-gb/pregnancy.
22 July 2026
Smarter logging, based on parent feedback: switching breasts now continues as the same feed (new switch button while feeding), wet + dirty within the same nappy change counts as one nappy, and you can now browse back through previous days with the arrows — with daily totals (feeds, sleep, nappies) per day.
17 July 2026
New card on the dashboard: 'Play & do together' — play and language ideas that grow with every stage, from tummy time and peekaboo to role play and first board games (0–5 yrs). Based on NHS play & learning guidance and BookTrust. Milestone emails now include a play tip with every new stage too.
17 July 2026
For babies born early (3+ weeks before the due date) the dashboard now shows stages at the corrected age — exactly how the health visitor assesses development, until age 2. Immunisations and other calendar items stay on actual age and are clearly marked. Enter the due date under 'Nappy size & growth' and everything adjusts automatically.
16 July 2026
New, based on parent feedback: teething advice (chilled teething ring, no teething gels), sun protection for babies (out of direct sunlight the first 6 months, SPF 30+ after), an explicit 'breastfeeding simply continues on demand' line in the later stages, and guidance on reading the 60-day plan when doing baby-led weaning.
14 July 2026
My Baby Stages is now also on the App Store for iPhone and iPad — free, just like the Android version, and using the same family link. Search for 'My Baby Stages' or use the button on the homepage.
13 July 2026
Two new cards for the first weeks: a tickable checklist with the paperwork (registering the birth, newborn screening, GP registration, health visitor review) and a calm 'When to call the doctor' card with the official red flags for babies under 3 months — following NHS guidance.
11 July 2026
My Baby Stages is now also available as a free Android app on Google Play. Same app, same family: your family link works everywhere, so phone and computer always look at the same dashboard. Search for 'My Baby Stages' in the Play Store or use the button on the homepage.
8 July 2026
The 60-day plan can now also be opened as a standalone, print-friendly page — handy to stick on the fridge, without printing the rest of the guide.
8 July 2026
New: a full weaning guide based on NHS guidance — from the very first tastes to family meals, including how to introduce peanut and egg safely. The dashboard now follows your little one's solids stage automatically: tell it once whether (and when) you started, and tick off the peanut and egg introductions once done. Also new: a 60-day plan that suggests what to make each day — tick the days off in the dashboard, so there's barely anything left to think about.
8 July 2026
Two new quick tools: check which nappy size fits your baby's weight (with the full size chart) and work out how much formula your baby needs per day. You'll find them at the bottom of the homepage and on every age page.
7 July 2026
Milestone emails can now go to two addresses: add your partner's email alongside your own, each with its own confirmation. The emails themselves got a redesign in our house style, and every milestone email now has a one-click unsubscribe link at the bottom.
6 July 2026
Four new features: milestone emails (get a message when your little one enters a new stage), a 'lost your family link?' recovery via your confirmed email address, optional password protection for your family page, and a view-only link for grandparents (they can watch along, not change anything). Also new: daily totals above the log, and your weight entries are now kept as history.
6 July 2026
New: a log on the dashboard for feeds, sleep and nappies — one tap records the moment, including a breastfeeding timer with left/right side. So you (and your partner via the family link) always know when the last feed was.
6 July 2026
The full dashboard is now available in English: enter a birth date once and see each week's sleep, feeding and development guidance — all based on NHS/UKHSA sources, with nappy sizes and UK vaccination schedule built in.
6 July 2026
All UK guidance was verified against the official sources (NHS, UKHSA, gov.uk). The vaccination schedule was updated to the changes effective 1 January 2026: MenB second dose at 12 weeks, pneumococcal moved to 16 weeks, MMRV at 1 year, a new 18-month appointment, and the revised pre-school booster. The milk advice was also widened: semi-skimmed is fine from age 1 (NHS).
4 July 2026
Every two weeks we re-verify all our guidance against the official sources — for the UK edition that means the NHS, UKHSA and the Lullaby Trust — so the information on Babyfases stays current.