FREEBuilding Your Village: Free Postpartum Support Guide
Plan who will support you, your baby, your partner and your home after birth, before baby arrives.
Free
What’s inside
- Your support team for you
- Your baby
- Your partner
- Your home
- Your finances
Tools for pregnancy, postpartum and life with a new baby
Checklists, guides and planners to prepare for baby, organise your support system and carry the mental load, from pregnancy to the first 40 days and beyond.
Free
Start here
Begin with the people who'll support you.
FREEWho will help after birth?
A practical postpartum support checklist: agree the jobs, name your people, and plan a backup.
Pregnancy
Get ready
Prepare your support, your home and your shopping list before baby arrives.
COMING SOON
The Complete Village Toolkit: Postpartum Planning Toolkit
Editable planners, questions to ask each specialist and a Mubaraka planner to organise your support system before birth.
What’s inside
- Everything in the free guide
- Questions to ask each specialist
- Editable household planner
- Mubaraka planner (what and when to prepare)
- Bonus: favorite postpartum & parenthood books & podcasts
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Mom & Baby Essentials Planner
Your pregnancy checklist and baby essentials shopping tracker: what to buy, how many and when, plus your hospital bag list.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- What baby needs, in one list: feeding, sleep, bathing, nappy changes and clothing, with how many of each
- What you need for recovery, comfort and nursing through the first 40 days
- Your hospital bag, packed in three sections: for you, for baby, for the ride home
- Home and safety setup: the nursery, safe sleep and the childproofing people forget
- On the go: car seat and outings kit, plus the documents and registrations to sort before baby arrives
- Sizes by month, so you buy less and buy it at the right time
- Your buy tracker: where you bought it, what you paid and what's still on the list
- What you'll need when: what to buy in pregnancy, before your due date, and at 3 and 6 months
COMING SOON
The Home Help System: Nanny & Housekeeper Hiring and Training Kit
Interview questions, job descriptions and training plans to hire your nanny, housekeeper or night nurse and keep everyone doing things the same way.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- Interview questions for nannies, housekeepers and night nurses
- Job descriptions
- Onboarding and training plan
- Roles & responsibilities
- Editable room-by-room guides, from daily tidying to deep cleans
COMING SOON
The Partner Plan: Pregnancy & Postpartum Guide for Partners
A resource for new parents: how to support her through pregnancy and postpartum recovery, plan your parental leave, adjust to new routines and stay close as a couple.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- Supporting her
- What recovery really looks like
- Week by week: before birth, the first 40 days and up to 3 months
- The night plan: sharing feeds, shifts and sleep
- Managing visitors and family, including Mubaraka visits
- Signs she needs more support, and how to help
- Your own adjustment
- Your new normal: identity, sleep and time for yourself
- Finding your role and bonding with baby
- Planning your paternity leave and return to work
- Staying close as a couple
- A different stage in your relationship: why attention and affection shift, and why it's temporary
- Talking openly: simple check-in prompts for both of you
- The "who does what" conversation, revisited at 1 and 3 months
- Protecting time together, from small daily moments to date nights
Postpartum
The first 40 days
Nourishment and rest for the weeks right after birth.
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Postpartum Recipes for the First 40 Days
Nourishing postpartum meals, broths and snacks inspired by food traditions from around the world, with make-ahead and freezer plans.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- The science, simply explained: what your body needs in the first 40 days
- Postpartum food traditions from around the world, and what they have in common
- Your 40-day food map: what to eat, and when
- Homemade electrolyte drinks, soups and broths, nourishing meals, and healthier lactation desserts and snacks
- Make-ahead tips on every recipe, plus a freezer plan for your third trimester
- Easy protein portions, no counting or guesswork
- Shortcuts for when there's no time, and budget swaps that keep the benefits
- Watch-outs, including what to know if baby seems sensitive to something you eat
- Recipe cards your cook or helper can follow, and weekly shopping lists
Not a substitute for medical advice.
Beyond
Life after baby
Settle into new routines and plan your return to work.
COMING SOON
The Return to Work After Baby Planner
A countdown, childcare handover and daily routines to help you return to work after maternity leave with your home, baby and you ready.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- Your countdown: what to do 8 weeks, 4 weeks and 1 week before, and on your first day
- Childcare handover: trial days, your nanny's or nursery's daily routine, and a daily handover note
- Feeding plan: pumping schedule and storage, or moving to formula, whichever fits you
- The conversation with your manager: what to ask for and how to phrase it
- Morning and evening routines for the whole household
- Your backup plan for sick days and when help is off
- Looking after you in the first weeks back
Family life
Also in the works
The Family Household Planner
Shared calendar, meal plans and cleaning schedule to run family life together.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- Weekly family rhythm
- Shared family calendar (colour-coded for "us time" vs kids' activities and appointments)
- Meal plan and grocery list
- Cleaning schedule at a glance
- Shared to-do list
The Family Budget Planner
Monthly family budgeting, a bills calendar and saving for your kids' future.
Expected price: coming soon
What’s inside
- Monthly budget for you, your partner and the household
- Find your leaky buckets: subscriptions, small repeat spends and forgotten charges
- Bills and payments calendar (monthly, quarterly, yearly)
- A 15-minute weekly money check-in for the two of you
- Big expenses ahead: school fees, rent, car and travel
- Planning for your kids' future: education savings, emergency fund and milestones by age
- Your money snapshot: what you own and owe, including savings and investments
- Who pays what between partners
A planning tool, not financial advice.
Questions moms ask
What should I prepare before my baby arrives?
Start with your support team: who will help you, your baby, your partner and your home after birth. Our free Building Your Village guide walks you through it, and the Mom & Baby Essentials Planner covers what to buy and when.
What are the first 40 days after birth?
Many cultures treat the first 40 days after birth as a time for the mother to rest, eat nourishing food and be cared for. Our tools help you plan support, meals and rest for this period.
How do I plan my return to work after maternity leave?
Plan your childcare handover, feeding routine and household routines in the weeks before you go back. The Return to Work After Baby Planner gives you a countdown and checklists.
Are these tools medical advice?
No. Our guides and planners help you prepare and organise. Always speak to your doctor or a qualified specialist about your health and your baby's health.