For first-time parents
The first weeks with a newborn come with a lot nobody thought to explain.
Practical guides and tools for the first weeks at home with your newborn.
- Free
- $9.99
- $24.99
- Complete
Start here
Not sure where to begin?
Begin with the free four-page checklist for the first days at home.
Free
- What to have ready before you come home
- The first night, and who does what
- Days one to seven, nothing marked overdue
- When to call, on a page worth keeping close
- Free
- $9.99
- $24.99
- Complete
The first paid step
Need more than a checklist?
Practical help for the first week, day by day.
$9.99
- What the first week actually looks like
- Feeding, sleep, diapers and crying
- Clear thresholds for calling your pediatrician
- Printable checklists and a 2 AM page
Where it describes what newborns commonly do, it names the authority.
Actual pages from the guide.
- Free
- $9.99
- $24.99
- Complete
The flagship guide
The First-Time Parent's “I Wish I Knew” Guide
The bigger picture for the first weeks, and why newborns do what they do.
$24.99
- Understand the first weeks before you are in them
- Set out as expectation, reality, what helps, when to ask
- A 20-entry Is This Normal? reference
- Printable quick references, including a 2 AM page
It describes what is commonly observed. It is not a diagnosis.
Actual pages from the guide.
The Companion, showing day six.
- Free
- $9.99
- $24.99
- Complete
Recommended
FIRST YEARS Complete
The full FIRST YEARS system.
The full guide, plus the Companion to use alongside it during the first weeks. For a first-time parent this is the version we would point you at.
$39.99
- The full 49-page I Wish I Knew Guide
- A dashboard scoped to your baby's week
- The 20-entry Is This Normal? library
- Checklists, essentials, Partner Mode, parent check-in
The guide on its own is $24.99. Complete adds the Companion for $15 more.
What you actually get
Everything is digital.
The Checklist
4 pages, printable PDF
The first days at home, and when to call.
The First 7 Days Home
23 pages, PDF
One week, day by day, with a 2 AM page.
I Wish I Knew
49 pages, PDF
The first weeks, and why newborns do what they do.
The Companion
Web app, any browser
Tools scoped to your baby's week.
Read on any device. Quick-reference pages are made to print or photograph. Nothing ships.
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.
Which one
Where you are decides where to start.
Practical today, and not ready to buy anything.
The baby is arriving, or already home, and you want the week handled.
You want to understand the first weeks before you are in them.
You want the guide to read, and the Companion for the day you are on.
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.