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Careful, readable guides for the months before pregnancy. Every article lists its sources, says when they were last checked and never tells you what to do with your body.
Planning and first steps
A practical way for two people (or one) to put the life they want into one page: questions, a fill-in worksheet, an example and a yearly check-in.
11 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
Turn a vague "someday" into a one-year plan for two: five lanes, a one-page worksheet and a 90-minute quarterly review agenda you can copy today.
13 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
Planning a second baby with a child already at home: a look-back worksheet, a map of your days, money method and a six-week plan you can copy.
12 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
Too many lists about having a baby? A three-list method with a worked example of fifteen items, a sheet to copy and a script for sorting as a couple.
13 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
One list for two people, with an owner and a date on every line: the talks to have, the home, the money, the work and the people to line up before a baby.
11 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
A countdown for people planning to become parents: what to talk about, set up and prepare 12, 6 and 3 months ahead, with worksheets and owners.
13 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
Thirty questions on money, work, home, support and values, plus a way to answer them apart, compare, and end with one shared page instead of a vague talk.
12 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
Unsure whether to save, move or renovate before trying for a baby? Sort what must be true, what can wait, and run two timelines side by side.
16 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
The household side of planning a baby, six areas couples skip (money view, home, time, people, folders, invisible work), with a worksheet and a 45-minute script.
13 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Planning and first steps
Not sure where to begin planning a first baby? Five steps in order, a first conversation script, an owners worksheet and what can wait, for any family shape.
11 min read · Nov 6, 2026
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