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First Years
FIRST YEARS Complete
The 49-page guide, plus the Companion that scopes it to the day your baby is on.
- The full 49-page I Wish I Knew Guide
- The Companion, scoped to the day your baby is on
- One purchase, both included, nothing to install
One-time purchase
Instant access · Digital download · No subscription
What's in the guide
- Before baby comes home
- The first night
- What newborns are actually like
- Feeding
- Sleep
- Crying and soothing
- Diapers and body changes
- Is this normal?
- When to call
- The home and the parents
- Partners
- The first pediatrician visit
- What parents wish they knew
- Quick references
What the Companion does
It opens to the day your baby is on and scopes the same material to it. The 20-entry Is this normal? reference is searchable, and there are checklists, essentials and Partner Mode. It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install.
Download & access
The guide arrives as a PDF download link by email right after checkout. The Companion opens on this site once you sign in with the email address you bought with, using a six digit code rather than a password. Nothing ships.
One purchase. Two things.
What Complete includes
The I Wish I Knew Guide
49 pages across fourteen sections. Yours to keep, and to print.
The FIRST YEARS Companion
The same material, scoped to the day your baby is on, in your browser.
Is this normal?
20 entries, searchable in the Companion.
When to call
Checklists and essentials
Partner Mode
The guide
Real pages from the 49-page guide.
What is commonly described, and when to ask.
Setting the house up before you need it.
Twenty entries, three columns.
Three levels, kept separate.
Printable, and scannable in the dark.
The Companion
The same material, scoped to today.
Instead of searching a 49-page PDF at 3 AM, it opens to the day you are on.
- Opens to the day your baby is on
- The 20-entry Is this normal? reference, searchable
- Checklists, essentials and Partner Mode
- Runs in your browser, nothing to install
Together
One to read. One to reach for.
- Read the guide before, and print what you want nearby
- Use the Companion in the moment, on whatever is in your hand
49 pages · 14 sections · 20 Is this normal? entries · 27 cited sources
How access works
Two things arrive, in two different ways.
The guide is a file you keep. The Companion opens on this site once you are signed in.
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Buy FIRST YEARS Complete.
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The guide arrives as a PDF download link, by email, straight after checkout.
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Go to the Companion page on this site.
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Sign in with the same email address you used at checkout.
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Shopify emails you a six digit code. Enter it.
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The Companion opens, and opens straight away whenever you come back.
Not another rigid schedule.
- A parenting philosophy
- A newborn schedule to follow
- An app to install
- A replacement for your pediatrician
- Practical preparation
- Realistic expectations
- Quick reference at 2 AM
- Sources you can check yourself
Built using guidance from trusted health and safety sources
- American Academy of Pediatrics / HealthyChildren
- CDC
- Safe to Sleep / NICHD
FIRST YEARS provides general educational information and practical preparation. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or a substitute for care from a qualified healthcare professional.
Digital. Instant. Simple.
Instant access
The guide is emailed right after checkout.
Read anywhere
Phone, tablet, computer or printed.
One-time purchase
No subscription, nothing to cancel.
Order support
If the file will not open, we fix it.
What exactly do I receive?
The 49-page PDF guide, and access to the FIRST YEARS Companion on this site.
Is the Companion an app I install?
No. It opens in your browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer. There is nothing to download from an app store and nothing to update.
How do I open the Companion after buying?
Go to the Companion page on this site and sign in with the email address you bought with. Shopify emails you a six digit code, so there is no password to set.
Does the Companion remember what I enter?
Yes, in that browser on that device. It does not sync between devices yet, so a checklist ticked on your phone will not appear on a laptop.
How is this different from buying the guide on its own?
The guide is the same 49-page PDF either way. Complete adds the Companion, which scopes the same material to the day your baby is on.
Is this medical advice?
No. General educational information, not diagnosis. Health claims name the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC or NICHD.
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