Actual pages from the guide.
First Years
The First 7 Days Home
$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
PDF download. Delivered immediately after checkout.
What it is
A practical guide for the first week with your newborn.
Who it is for. First-time parents in the week either side of coming home.
What it solves. Knowing what to do tonight, what can wait until morning, and where the line is for calling your pediatrician.
How it differs from the other guides
A focused 23-page guide for the first week at home with your newborn. More detailed than the free checklist, but intentionally limited to the first seven days.
About the health information
General educational information. Not medical advice, and not a substitute for advice from your pediatrician, midwife or healthcare team.
Want the fuller picture?
The I Wish I Knew Guide covers the first weeks rather than the first week, and why newborns do what they do.
Questions
Before you buy
Is this digital?
Yes. It is a PDF you read on a phone, a tablet or a computer. There is nothing physical to ship and nothing to install.
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 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.