A baby playing with a toy. Text reads: Baby Week Cambridgeshire. What do babies like to play? There are lots of free and low-cost activities designed to help you enjoy special moments with your baby. Explore events near you at babyweek.co.uk/cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire County Council, early years and school readiness service.

From birth, children’s brains are building millions of neural connections every second. These early experiences – through play, relationships, and exploration – lay the foundation for lifelong learning, wellbeing, and success.
Learn more at buff.ly/vIfDn49

#BabyWeek #Cambridgeshire #TalkingTogether

Needing support with costs and guidance around babies? Calderdale’s Family Hubs can support parents and babies with various services, activities, and one-to-one support. Find out more on their website: calderdalefamilyhubs.org.uk #BabyWeek

Are you enjoying our new First Behaviors board books?
Which is your favorite?

We love When I am KIND and @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social's super cute little monsters!

More + NEW bilingual Spanish/English editions via our bio
#kidlit @pubspotlight.bsky.social #BabyWeek

Never too soon to enjoy books with baby
New board book series to get you started...

BABY VISION Professor Anna Franklin @andyrogyny.bsky.social
FIRST BEHAVIOURS @paulabowlesdraws.bsky.social
SO CAN WE! Jo Empson
SIGN AND RHYME #BSL
BABY RHYME TIME Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow

More via bio #babyweek

Brother reads Let's Play snuggled up with toddler sister

We love your #ReadingTogether moments!

Thanks Bubs and Brews for sharing this gorgeous photo of Cece and Ben enjoying LET'S PLAY by @alexstrick.bsky.social

Illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow, this + more books to share and read together via our bio 📚 #BabyWeek #SharedReading #KidlitUK

Our Family Hubs network is growing! A big welcome to Kiveton Family Hub who opened their doors to local families recently👦👧 

Find out more here➡️ www.rotherham.gov.uk/family-hubs
 
#BabyWeek

🧠It's #BabyWeek, and we can't stop thinking about the science behind reading with babies!

Find out how reading to babies gives them a head start in being able to focus, concentrate and learn.📚 https://bit.ly/47LdnNM

#BabyWeek2025

It's #BabyWeek, a week that promotes the best start in life for children.
If you're a new mum + are looking for support/contact with other mothers, take a look at www.treacle.me where there are 45 charities listed that support people with babies, as well as 78 baby/toddler groups listed.

A person holding a baby. Text reads: Baby Week Cambridgeshire. How to have fun with baby? There are lots of free and low-cost activities designed to help you enjoy special moments with your baby. Explore events near you at babyweek.co.uk/cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire County Council, early years and school readiness service.

Babies use smiles, babbles, sounds and gestures to communicate. When we respond to what catches their attention – a giggle, a glance, or a gurgle – we are building a powerful interaction.
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#BabyWeek #Cambridgeshire #TalkingTogether

Breastfeeding rates in London improve New figures show 66% of infants in London were being breastfed at least some of the time show Adam Care, Data Reporter

3. Ahead of #BabyWeek, new figures show 56% of babies were breastfed last year, a record high. @bfn-uk.bsky.social said "when families get good information and practical support early on, they can feed their babies in the way they want to"

📝 @adamcare.bsky.social
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A cartoon picture of a baby sat next to a tower of 5 blocks with a strong of four beads on the floor. The text at the top reads 'even young babies have a sense of numbers and can distinguish between small and large quantities!

That’s right, long before they can talk or count, infants can notice differences in amounts, showing that our number skills start earlier than you might think! 🍼💡 #BabyWeek #BrookesBabyLab #AmazingBabies #BabyFacts #EarlyDevelopment

A person holding a baby. Text reads: Baby Week Cambridgeshire. Where to find out what's on? There are lots of free and low-cost activities designed to help you enjoy special moments with your baby. Explore events near you at babyweek.co.uk/cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire County Council, early years and school readiness service.

From watching the leaves rustle to hearing your voice sing a lullaby, babies learn through the simple, everyday moments you share together – every experience matters.
Find activities to help your baby’s development through everyday fun at buff.ly/vIfDn49

#BabyWeek #Cambridgeshire #TalkingTogether

A cartoon of a pregnant woman with musical notes floating around her. The text above reads: babies can start hearing sounds and learning their language while still in the womb - from around 28 weeks!

From around 28 weeks, babies start hearing sounds and begin learning the rhythm of their native language. Oxford Brookes Babylab carries out a vast amount of research focusing on how infants learn language
#BabyWeek #PrenatalLearning #BabyHearing

A cartoon of a baby in the womb with strawberries pictured in the aminotic fluid. The text on the image reads: By 16 weeks, babies in the womb can taste! The amniotic fluid gets flavoured by what mum eats—and if it tastes sweet, babies swallow more of it! Baby week @ Brookes Babylab

By 16 weeks, babies in the womb can taste! The amniotic fluid gets flavoured by what mum eats—and if it tastes sweet, babies swallow more of it! Our babylab is a lovely area, a great place for babies and infants to explore and play.
#BabyWeek #WombWisdom #EarlyTaste

A cartoon of a baby exploring a toy with their mouth

Babies use all their senses to learn—especially their mouths! That’s why you’ll often see them tasting toys and objects. It’s their way of discovering the world.
#BabyWeek #SensoryLearning #EarlyDevelopment

A big turtle and a small turtle with the words 'Baby week @ Brookes Babylab' above them

This week is #babyweek. #BrookesBabyLab do some amazing research with babies looking at early language learning. To celebrate all things baby we are going to share one amazing fact about early development of babies each day this week.

A RADAR map, showing the difference in breastfeeding rates across England

NEW: Breastfeeding

Ahead of #BabyWeek, new figures show the proportion of infants being breastfed at eight weeks in England has hit a record high.

@bfn-uk.bsky.social said the figures were "really encouraging"

🔗: app.radarai.com

A baby with a colourful circle and text. Text reads: BABY Week Cambridgeshire, 14-20 November 2025. Events and activities for professionals, parents, carers, and under five's. Baby Week brings sectors and services together to promote the 'Best Start in Life' and raise awareness about the importance of early childhood. babyweek.co.uk/cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire County Council, early years childcare and school readiness service

Baby Week in Cambridgeshire brings lots of free and low-cost activities designed to help you enjoy special moments with your baby. Explore events near you at buff.ly/QSisvEm and across the county at buff.ly/vIfDn49

#50ThingsToDo #BabyWeek #Cambridgeshire #EarlyYears #TalkingTogether

An image of a baby and text. The text reads: 14 - 20 November 2025 Baby Week now open for events! Add your events! Baby Week is back! www.babyweek.co.uk

Baby Week is coming to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough this November. You can get involved and help promote the best start in life for children. Sign up for Baby Week at buff.ly/OIfIDoL, and add your own event.

#BabyWeek #Cambridgeshire #Peterborough #EarlyChildhood #BestStartInLife #LearnTogether

#showmeyourknits #babyweek

A matinee jacket for a friend’s baby, from a vintage 1960-ish pattern I found on the internet archive

A tiny green knit hat with colorful flowers over stitch on it

A purple knit set for a little girl with a poncho with flour buttons and green light, blue and dark blue, a hat with a pom-pom, and leg warmers.

A newborn hat and mittens set in gray wool. Features cables and large ribbed edge to keep baby’s ears warm.

#showmeyourknits #babyweek

I’ve only made a handful of baby items because there’s not a lot of babies in my life. Upon second thought, maybe there are babies and I just avoid them. 😉

#showmeyourknits #babyweek
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Three weeks we did this week 🚨

We reacted to today's #PriceCap news, shared important safety messages during #CarbonMonoxideWeek and supported new and expectant parents during #BabyWeek.

Have you seen our new books specially designed for babies?
Perfect first book gifts! #babyweek

BabyVision by Professor Anna Franklin, illustrated by Andy Passchier, find out more: www.childs-play.com/collections/... 🤗 #guidedbyscience
#booksforbabies #boardbooks #raisingreaders

⭐️ What’s been going on in the Child’s Play HQ warehouse lately?

@kelseamae.bsky.social leads the way... it’s where book wishes come true 🤩🎁📚
#babyweek #boardbooks #picturebooks #kidlit #growagenerationofreaders #bookswithusallin

As part of #BabyWeek, our Energy Adviser Shelley had a stall at Little Bear Cubs Stay & Play in #Gloucester. Shelley spoke to parents about how to keep their homes and their families warm this coming winter, which is especially important today as temperatures across the UK have dropped.

Last chance to book on to our North East North Cumbria Child Health and Wellbeing Network huddle on Infant Voice

📅 20th November 10-12

#InfantVoice #BabyWeek

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Photo of an Infant Mental Health Strategy with a museum in the background

Congratulations Newcastle on the new Infant Mental Health Strategy.

A pleasure to come along to your hugely successful event.

Great progress in a year since our North East strategy development event.

#InfantMentalHealth #BabyWeek #ListeningToOurBabies #ParentInfantRelationships #StartForLife

It's #BabyWeek!

Our research shows that there are real benefits if babies are read to from the earliest age.

Discover the findings and learn how #Bookstart can help here 👇

www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/p...