The Mimou Babywear Blog

The witching hour — predictable evening fussiness that nothing seems to fix — catches almost every new parent off guard. Here’s what causes it, how it differs from colic, the strategies that genuinely shrink it, and the reassurance that it has a built-in expiry date.

Babies triple their birth weight in the first year, and it happens in bursts. Here’s when growth spurts occur, the science behind why feeding and sleep both go haywire at the same time, and how to manage each one.