The first weeks with a newborn come with a lot nobody thought to explain.
Practical guides, and a companion that shows what matters on the day you are actually on.
- Instant digital access
- Read on any device
- Practical, not theoretical
- Sourced from AAP, CDC and NICHD guidance
The questions that come up first.
The first days
What coming home actually looks like, hour by hour.
Feeding, sleep, crying
Why newborns do what they do, and what helps.
When to call
Thresholds worth knowing before you need them.
Both parents
A shared place to start, so it is not on one person.
FreeThe First 7 Days Home Checklist
Four pages to get set up, get through the first night, and know when to call.
4 pages · PDF · Printable
- Know what to have ready before you come home
- Get through the first night with a plan
- Keep the when-to-call page somewhere close
No payment needed.
The First 7 Days Home
One week, handled one day at a time.
23 pages · PDF · Instant download
- Day by day through the first week
- Feeding, sleep, diapers and crying
- Thresholds for calling your pediatrician
- Printable checklists and the 2 AM page
FlagshipThe First-Time Parent’s “I Wish I Knew” Guide
The whole picture, not just the first seven days.
49 pages · 14 sections · PDF
- Why newborns behave the way they do
- The 20-entry Is this normal? reference
- When to call, with clear thresholds
- Quick-reference pages built to print
The full guide, plus the Companion.
The guide to understand the first weeks. The Companion for the moment you are in.
The 49-page Guide
- First night home
- Feeding sleep and crying
- Is this normal?
- When to call
- Quick references
The FIRST YEARS Companion
- Opens to the day your baby is on
- Checklists and essentials
- The Is This Normal? reference
- Partner Mode
- Runs in your browser
- The Guide on its own
- $24.99
- Add the Companion
- + $15.00
- FIRST YEARS Complete
- $39.99
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See what you are actually getting.
Real pages from the guides, and the Companion exactly as it looks.
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From the guide
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From the free checklist
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From the first week
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The Companion
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Quick reference
Where you are decides where to start.
Four options, one ladder. Each one stands on its own.
Free Checklist
“I just want somewhere useful to start.”
Free Get it free Step twoThe First 7 Days Home
“The baby is arriving, or already home, and I want help with the first week.”
The “I Wish I Knew” Guide
“I want to understand the first weeks before I am in them.”
FIRST YEARS Complete
Most Popular“I want the full guide plus the Companion.”
Built with trusted sources
Where the health information comes from.
Health and safety information is reviewed against guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC and NICHD. Sources appear throughout each guide.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Safe to Sleep, NICHD
General educational information. Not medical advice, and not a substitute for your pediatrician, midwife or healthcare team.
Instant.Digital.Simple.
Nothing ships. The link arrives by email and on the order confirmation page.
- A download link by email right after checkout
- Opens on a phone, a tablet or a computer
- Quick-reference pages built to be printed
- One-time purchase, no subscription
Questions
Before you buy anything
Who are these products for?
First-time parents, before and during the first weeks at home. No prior knowledge assumed.
Is this a physical product?
No. Everything is digital. The guides are PDFs and the Companion is a web app. Nothing ships and nothing needs installing.
Can I read them on my phone?
Yes. The PDFs open on a phone, a tablet or a computer, and type never drops below a size meant to be read one-handed in the dark.
Can I print the PDFs?
Yes. The quick-reference pages at the back of each guide, including the 2 AM page, are built to be printed or photographed.
What is the difference between The First 7 Days Home and the I Wish I Knew Guide?
The First 7 Days Home covers one week: what to do tonight, what can wait, when to call. The I Wish I Knew Guide covers the first weeks and why newborns behave as they do. Each stands on its own.
What is the Companion?
A web app that knows what day your baby is on, so it shows what matters this week rather than everything at once. It holds the 20-entry Is This Normal? library, checklists, an essentials planner, Partner Mode and a short parent check-in.
How does the Companion work?
Enter your baby's birth date once. After that it scopes what it shows to the current week, and at night it shows what is commonly happening instead of handing you tasks. Everything you enter stays on your device.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is general educational information and it does not diagnose. Where the guides describe what newborns commonly do they name the authority, and every source is listed at the back. If you are worried about your baby, contact your pediatrician. For an emergency, seek emergency care.
You don't need to know everything before the baby arrives.
You just need a useful place to start.