Well into solids for those who started at six months, and refusals are normal while milk continues. Here is what is normal.
Typical day · week 25
- Feeds: 5 to 7 milk feeds in 24 hours
- Sleep: 14 to 15 hours across day and night
- Naps: 3 naps, wake windows of 2 to 2.5 hours
- Diapers: 5 to 6 wet per day
Feeding
Keep offering a wide range of foods, including iron-rich ones, meat, fish, beans and lentils, and fortified cereal, since iron is the nutrient most at risk from six months as birth stores run down. If your baby refuses a food, drop it for a week and try again; repeated, pressure-free exposure is what works. Milk remains the main nutrition.
Sleep
Sleep varies widely; some six-month-olds sleep well, others still wake often, and night waking remains biologically normal even though it is tiring.
Diapers
Stool reflects the new diet. Steady output and comfort are what matter.
Growth
Sitting is consolidating, from several seconds to minutes of tripod sitting, freeing the hands for object play. Babbling is consonant-heavy (ba-ba, da-da, ma-ma) but not yet intentional words, which usually arrive between ten and fourteen months.
This week's leap
More deliberate object play and object-permanence games, hide a toy fully under a cloth and cheer when they find it. Let your baby topple safely during sitting practice; the falls build the skill.
From three months, 101.3°F (38.5°C) or above warrants assessment, and nursery brings more colds and ear infections. Severe, repeated gagging or vomiting at meals beyond the normal response to new textures can mean a feeding issue worth support. A significant drop across weight centiles since the three-month check should be investigated. A sudden severe food reaction is urgent. None of this is medical advice; every baby is different, and your midwife, health visitor or doctor is the person to ask about your own child.
The calm way to follow all of this is to log it in one tap as it happens, then read the pattern over a few days rather than carrying it in your head. Little Bean shows this same week-by-week guidance inside the app, beside your own baby's log.
Quick answers: 25 weeks
How often should a 25-week-old eat?
Most babies this age take 5 to 7 milk feeds in 24 hours. Feed on demand rather than by the clock; steady weight gain and enough wet diapers are the real signs intake is fine.
How much sleep does a 25-week-old need?
Roughly 14 to 15 hours across day and night. 3 naps, wake windows of 2 to 2.5 hours. The range is wide, so treat these as averages rather than targets.
What are typical wake windows at 25 weeks?
3 naps, wake windows of 2 to 2.5 hours. An overtired baby fights sleep harder, so watch the clock and the tired signs together.
Milestone reference: CDC developmental milestones, 6 months checklist.
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