How this works, in plain language

Four things worth knowing before you start.

It saves by itself. There's no save button. Every tap is stored the moment you make it — watch for "Saved ✓" at the top of the Baby List page.

You can both use it. Share your link with your partner and you'll see the same list. Press ↻ Sync to pull in changes the other has made.

There's a spreadsheet behind it. Open Sheet ↗ gives you a Google Sheet that fills itself in — a summary, a page per stage, your purchase log, and a baby-shower wishlist you can send to whoever's organising.

Your list is private to you. Each couple gets their own space and their own spreadsheet. Nobody else sees what you've chosen.

Your details

Saved automatically. Used to time reminders around your due date.

Weekly reminders

Choose which gentle nudges you'd like. Turn any on or off at any time. (Sending begins once we switch the mailer on — your preferences are saved now.)

🛒 When to buy what

A rough rhythm. The golden rule from every friend: secondhand hunts take time, so start the big ones early.

• As soon as you can
  Start watching for the slow secondhand finds: pram/travel system, cot, high chair (Tripp Trapp), feeding/rocking chair, compactum.
  These take weeks to appear at a good price — early watching beats last-minute panic buying.
• By ~28–32 weeks
  Baby shower and wishlist out with invites; run a nappy drive; finalise the big decisions.
  Gives people time to contribute and lets you fill gaps deliberately.
• By ~34–36 weeks
  Buy and wash the newborn essentials; pack both hospital bags; fit and practise the car seat.
  Babies arrive on their own schedule — being ready by 36 weeks removes the scramble.
• First weeks home
  Buy the "test first" items once you know baby: bottles, monitor, sleep-sack sizes, dummies.
  Every baby is different — waiting saves money on things they may not take to.
• Around 6 months
  Bring in the later items: cot (if not already), high chair, weaning gear, camp cot.
  No need to own these early; the space and money are better spent nearer the time.

🩺 The typical antenatal journey — general information, not advice

A broad sketch of what commonly happens and roughly when, so you know what to expect and what to ask your own team about. Timing and specifics vary — follow your specialist.

• Early / first trimester
  First contact with a doctor or midwife; confirmation of pregnancy; early bloods and general history.
  Baseline information commonly gathered early to plan care.
• ~11–14 weeks
  A dating and early screening scan is commonly done around this window.
  Often used to confirm dates and offer first-trimester screening. Your team will explain the options.
• ~18–22 weeks
  The detailed anatomy scan commonly falls here.
  A thorough look at the baby's development is typically offered around mid-pregnancy.
• Mid-pregnancy onward
  Routine checks commonly become more regular; various routine screens are often offered along the way.
  Frequency usually increases as pregnancy progresses — your team sets the schedule.
• Third trimester
  Visits commonly become more frequent; growth and wellbeing are monitored; many people book their hospital bed / delivery place around this stage.
  A good time to ask your team when they'd like you to book, and to finalise your birth preferences.

This is intentionally general. Specific tests, timings and thresholds belong to a conversation with your own doctor or midwife.

🏃‍♀️ Movement & exercise — general information, not advice

A summary of what major exercise bodies (ACSM, and consistent with ACOG and physical-activity guidelines) generally recommend for healthy pregnancies without complications. Whether any of it suits you is a conversation for your own doctor or midwife — some conditions make exercise inadvisable, and only they can screen for those.

• How much
  Around 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week, spread across most days rather than crammed into one or two.
  Commonly framed as 20–60 minutes a session, 3–7 days a week, built up gradually if you're starting out.
• How hard is "moderate"
  The talk test is the usual guide: you can hold a conversation, but not sing. On a 6–20 exertion scale this is roughly 12–14 — "somewhat hard".
  Heart-rate targets are considered less reliable in pregnancy, which is why perceived effort is generally preferred.
• What kinds
  Rhythmic activities using large muscle groups — walking, stationary cycling, swimming and aqua classes, low-impact aerobics — plus light-to-moderate resistance work and pelvic floor exercises.
  Swimming and water-based activity are often especially comfortable later on, as the water takes the weight.
• Generally advised against
  Activities with a fall or collision risk (contact sports, horse riding, downhill skiing, mountain biking), scuba diving, exercising in hot or humid conditions, and prolonged flat-on-your-back positions after the first trimester. Heavy straining and breath-holding are usually discouraged.
  Aims are avoiding trauma, overheating and reduced blood return — your team may adjust any of this for you.
• Sensible habits
  Drink well before, during and after; eat enough to support the activity; avoid getting overheated; and let intensity change as pregnancy progresses — balance and centre of gravity shift.
  Most people find they naturally scale back in the third trimester. That's expected, not failure.
• Stop and seek advice if
  Vaginal bleeding, regular painful contractions, fluid leaking, chest pain, dizziness or headache, breathlessness before you've exerted yourself, calf pain or swelling, or muscle weakness affecting balance.
  These are the warning signs commonly listed. If any appear, stop and contact your care provider.
• Afterwards
  Activity is usually resumed gradually once your provider is happy, working back toward a similar weekly amount.
  Timing varies a great deal — especially after a caesarean or a complicated birth.

Deliberately general. It leaves out anything individualised — your history, your pregnancy, and any complications all change the picture, and only your own clinician can weigh those.

🙏 A verse for every week

Forty passages about children, the womb, birth and family — one for each week — following the shape of the pregnancy: being formed and known in the early weeks, growth and God's care through the middle, then birth, blessing and raising a family toward the end. If you've entered your due date, this week's verse is highlighted for you.

Scripture quotations taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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