Your baby at twenty-nine weeks.

Many babies are crawling or nearly there, and separation anxiety is often at its peak. Here is what is normal.

Feeding

Two to three small meals a day plus the usual milk feeds is typical now. Keep moving textures along, lumpy purées, soft finger foods, things that need a chew, since babies kept only on smooth purées past eight or nine months can develop texture aversions. Milk remains the main nutrition.

Sleep

Sleep can wobble around the leap into crawling, as babies even practice new skills in their sleep. Keep the routine steady and it settles.

Diapers

Stool reflects the diet; steady output is the marker.

Growth

Crawling is a major leap for independence and for your home. Communication is advancing fast: pointing with the index finger, looking from a thing of interest back to you (joint attention), and clear communicative intent in the babble.

This week's leap

Separation protest often peaks around seven to nine months and reflects healthy attachment; brief, calm, consistent goodbyes and returns work best, while sneaking out tends to increase anxiety. Baby-proof completely now, get down on hands and knees to spot cables, small objects and sharp corners, and build in settling-in visits if nursery is starting.

From three months, 101.3°F (38.5°C) or above warrants assessment. Not crawling or showing any interest in moving, not sitting independently, or not using gestures like pointing and waving by nine months can benefit from early physiotherapy or a developmental review. A plateau or significant drop in weight is worth monitoring. A fall from height, head injury with loss of consciousness or vomiting, a seizure or breathing difficulty 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: 29 weeks

How often should a 29-week-old eat?

Most babies this age take 4 to 6 milk feeds plus 1 to 2 small solid meals. 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 29-week-old need?

Roughly about 14 hours across day and night. 2 to 3 naps, wake windows of 2 to 3 hours. The range is wide, so treat these as averages rather than targets.

What are typical wake windows at 29 weeks?

2 to 3 naps, wake windows of 2 to 3 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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