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First Years
The First-Time Parent's "I Wish I Knew" Guide
A practical guide to the first weeks with your newborn.
- Prepare for the first night home
- Understand common newborn behaviors
- Know what may be worth asking about
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What's inside
- 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
Download & access
A download link arrives by email right after checkout, and on the order confirmation page. It opens on a phone, a tablet or a computer, and the quick references are built to print. Nothing ships.
Questions before buying
One-time purchase, no subscription and nothing to cancel. General educational information rather than medical advice, with every health claim sourced to the AAP, the CDC or NICHD. If a download will not open, contact us and we send a working link.
- What is commonly described
- What helps, and what can wait
- When it is worth asking your pediatrician
49 pages. 14 practical sections.
What is inside
First night home
What those first hours can actually feel like.
Feeding, sleep and crying
Realistic expectations for the biggest daily adjustments.
Is this normal?
20 quick-reference entries.
When to call
Home and partners
Quick references
What it looks like
Peek inside the guide.
What is commonly described, and when to ask.
Setting the house up before you need it.
Twenty entries, three columns.
For the moments you do not want to search the internet.
Three levels, kept separate.
You prepared for the baby. Did you prepare for the first week?
- Nursery
- Car seat
- Diapers
- Clothes
- Bottles
- The first night home
- Frequent feeding
- Noisy newborn sleep
- Crying
- Knowing when to call
- Sharing the workload
That is the gap FIRST YEARS was built to help with.
Not another rigid schedule.
- A parenting philosophy
- A newborn schedule to follow
- A giant shopping list
- 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.
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Who is this for?
First-time parents preparing to bring a newborn home, and parents already home finding there is more to work out than expected.
What exactly do I receive?
A 49-page PDF across fourteen sections, including the 20-entry Is this normal? reference and the printable quick references.
How do I get the guide?
A download link by email, right after checkout.
Is this medical advice?
No. General educational information, not diagnosis. Health claims name the AAP, the CDC or NICHD, and every source is listed at the back.
Is this a subscription?
No. One-time purchase, no recurring charge.
What if I cannot open my download?
Contact us and we will send a working link. Purchases are generally non-refundable once the download has been accessed. Refund policy
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