Health | lists You Have to Walk Before You Can Run Avoid the five most common mistakes parents make with newborns By Sophie Goldstein Posted Sep 12, 2007 10:27 AM CDT Copied Paul Frank's Small Paul infant apparel. (PRNewsFoto/Paul Frank Industries) (Associated Press) See 4 more photos Babies don't come with manuals, so it's hard to get everything right. CNN asked pediatricians to spill: What are the most common mistakes new parents make? Their responses: Letting your newborn sleep through the night. Locking your baby's feeding time to a schedule. Taking your baby to crowded places. Staying cooped up inside. Not trusting your instincts. Read These Next John Bolton could face a maximum sentence of 180 years. Andrew is still a prince, but he's no longer a duke. ChatGPT is going to get sexy. Lots of people are worried. Author of bestselling memoir about depression dies at 35. See 4 more photos Report an error