At no other time in her life will your baby change, grow and develop as dramatically as in her during her first 12 months of life.

Babies grow at different rates so rest assured that her rate of development is almost certainly normal and if she seems not to have reached the same stage as others her age, she very soon will do. Here’s what to expect your baby to be doing at one month old:

In the first month, new parents and baby will be struggling to get used to each other and, for mum and dad, it can seem like a constant stream of questions – Is my baby getting enough to eat? Does the crying mean she has colic. And how many times a day is it okay to call the doctor?

By the end of the first month, you’ll have got the hang of  breastfeeding, bathing, burping and handling your baby and will have settled into a comfortable routine that, though still exhausting, is much more manageable.

And although your baby has been able to recognise you since she was a few days old, by four weeks she might even be showing obvious signs of recognition and will react differently to you than she does to strangers – making the sleepless nights and worry all worthwhile.