The Bloom blog
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.
Together
One of you wants to start and the other is not ready. A calm method: private prompts, a talk structure, a worksheet of what would need to be true, and a date to talk again.
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
Together
Prompts for a couple's talk about money, work, home, traditions and family, in three short conversations, plus a sheet to record what you agree.
14 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
Tools and checklists
A folder map you can copy, a file-naming scheme, an index sheet and simple rules for sharing, so your baby plan never lives in five different places.
12 min read · Nov 6, 2026
Tools and checklists
Journal prompts for hopes, worries about money, time and your relationship, and what you want to keep of your life, plus how to turn pages into decisions.
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
Money and paperwork
A phased baby shopping list with fill-in columns for buy, borrow, second-hand or skip, who handles it and the cost, plus a worked example and a message to copy.
11 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
Tools and checklists
A copyable three-tab spreadsheet for planning a baby together: tasks with one owner each, a money ledger with blank cells, and a list of people to ask.
12 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
Together
Four conversations, a 20-minute weekly check-in and a worksheet that makes invisible household work visible, so the two of you start as a team.
11 min read · Nov 6, 2026
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