Actual pages from the guide, and the Companion.
First Years
FIRST YEARS Complete
$39.99
- The full 49-page I Wish I Knew Guide
- The Companion, scoped to the day your baby is on
- The 20-entry Is This Normal? reference, searchable
- Checklists, essentials, Partner Mode, parent check-in
The guide arrives as a PDF download after checkout. The Companion opens on this site when you sign in with the email you bought with. Nothing ships.
What it is
The guide and the Companion together, for the first weeks with your newborn.
Who it is for. First-time parents who want the full guide to read before and during the first weeks, and something practical to open when they need one answer quickly.
What it solves. The guide explains the first weeks. The Companion is where you go at 3 AM, scoped to the day your baby is on, so you are not searching a 49-page document one-handed in the dark.
How it differs from the other guides
The guide on its own is $24.99. Complete adds the Companion, which is the same material rearranged for the moment you need one specific thing rather than the whole book.
About the health information
General educational information. Not medical advice, and not a substitute for advice from your pediatrician, midwife or healthcare team.
Just want the guide?
The I Wish I Knew Guide is available on its own, without the Companion.
What you get
Two formats, one subject.
The I Wish I Knew Guide
49 pages, PDF
Read it before, and use it as reference after. Why newborns do what they do.
The FIRST YEARS Companion
Web app, any browser
Opens to the day your baby is on, for the questions you have at 3 AM.
The guide is a PDF you keep. The Companion opens on this site after you sign in with the email you bought with. What you enter in the Companion is saved in that browser on that device, and does not sync between devices yet.
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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Companion access is included. Nothing extra to buy, and no separate Companion account to create.
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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.
What you enter in the Companion is saved in that browser on that device, and does not sync between devices yet.
Built with trusted sources
Where the health information comes from.
Health and safety information in both the guide and the Companion is reviewed against guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC and NICHD.
- 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.
Questions
Before you buy
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 or remember. After that the Companion opens straight away whenever you return.
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. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
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 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 takes the same material and scopes it to the day your baby is on, so you are not searching a long document one-handed at night.
Is the information medical advice?
No. It is general educational information and it does not diagnose. Where it describes what is commonly observed in newborns it says which authority describes it (the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC or NICHD) and lists every source. 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.