Register for help, not just onesies

Your people want to help. Give them a list.

One link. Dinners, night shifts, errands and visits that your people sign up for with just their name. No app, no account for them.

Free for every family. Takes two minutes. Private until you share it.

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Dinner · TuesdayJess

Night shift · Friday, 9 pm to 1 amMom

Groceries · this week

Short visit · Saturday, 20 min

An example. Tap "I'll take this" to see what your people would see.

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Free to usePrivate profilesNo diagnosis, no judgment

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Real life, not a highlight reel.Come as you are, on the good days and the heavy ones.

How it works

Three steps, then dinner shows up.

Tap what would help. Dinners, night shifts, errands, a sitter. We fill in the usual; you change anything.
Send one link. The group chat, the grandparents, the shower invitation, a card on the table.
They claim, you rest. A first name is all it takes. No account, no app. You see who's coming and when.

From the community

Conversations happening now

Real members, real questions. Peer support is not medical advice, and it still helps.

Events

Get out of the house. No pressure.

Coffee meetups, stroller walks, virtual support groups and nights for dads and partners. Plans that understand naps happen.

Our mission

Mothers deserve more attention after birth, not less.

Postpartum+ grew out of a family learning the care system in real time, at the moment they had the least capacity to. We are building the calm, honest guide we wish had existed, for moms, dads and partners, solo parents and everyone who loves them.

Education, not diagnosisWe explain options and help you prepare questions. Clinicians make clinical decisions.

Privacy by defaultProfiles are private, posting can be anonymous, and your notes are yours alone.

No pay-to-rankSponsored listings are labeled. Money never decides what care we show you first.

Postpartum+ Navigator

Tell us what's happening. We'll help you find the way through.

Say what's happening, in your own words. You get a plan for the next week or two: who to talk to first, what to ask, and what the people around you can do. Private, and never a diagnosis.

Community

Honest conversations, no judgment

Ask the 3 a.m. question. Share the win. Find people in the same stage. Peer support is not medical advice, and it still makes a difference.

Find Care

Find postpartum care near you

Search real provider directories for therapists, psychiatry, treatment programs, lactation support, pelvic floor therapy, doulas and childcare. We explain the options; you and your providers decide.

Understanding care

What outpatient, IOP, PHP, residential and inpatient actually mean

Levels of care describe how much structure and support a program provides. They are not a grade of how "bad" things are, and people do not always move through them in order. A clinical team recommends the right level; this page helps you understand the words.

Compare care

Compare options side by side

Keep the details that change family life in one private place: level of care, schedule, insurance, family involvement and childcare.

Family Assistance Fund

Help should not stop at "your insurance denied it."

The Family Assistance Fund is being built to help families overcome practical barriers to care: treatment costs, childcare, transportation and other verified needs, through a transparent application and review process.

Guides

Plain-language guides and trusted help

Short, honest guides for every part of postpartum, plus the organizations we trust. Written by the Postpartum+ team, checked against public guidance from organizations such as ACOG, AAP, NIMH and PSI, and never a substitute for your own care team.

For family & friends

Visiting a newborn without adding to the load

Timing, health, gifts, photos and the rules of the house. A short etiquette guide for grandparents, friends and relatives.

4 min read·Written by the Postpartum+ team, checked against public guidance·Updated September 26, 2026

A visit can be the best part of a new parent's week, or one more thing to survive. The difference is almost entirely about whether the visitor arrives to help or to be hosted.

Before you come

Ask which day and time works, and accept the answer, including "not yet."
Stay home if you have a cough, cold, fever or stomach bug, and follow the parents' requests about vaccines such as flu, COVID-19 and whooping cough (Tdap). Newborns cannot fight infections the way adults can.
Ask what they need from the shop on the way.
Keep the visit short unless you have been asked to stay and work.

While you are there

Wash your hands before touching the baby, every time, without being asked.
Do not kiss the baby's face or hands.
Follow the parents' rules on holding, feeding, soothing and sleep, even if you did it differently. Safe-sleep guidance in particular has changed: babies sleep on their backs, on a firm flat surface, with nothing loose in the sleep space.
Make yourself useful so the parents can stay on the couch with the baby: put the kettle on, load the dishwasher, fold the laundry, take the older child to the park.
Ask before taking photos, and never post them without permission.

Gifts that help

A meal train sign-up, grocery or food-delivery gift cards, or a cleaning service.
Practical supplies: diapers in the next size up, wipes, nursing pads, easy snacks.
An hour of your time, scheduled: "I'll come Thursday morning so you can sleep."
For the older sibling: a small gift and undivided attention.

Grandparents especially

You raised children and you know a lot. The most valuable thing you can offer now is steady, non-judgemental help that follows the parents' lead. Being the person they can hand the baby to without a lecture is a gift they will remember.

Drawn from public guidance including Safe to Sleep (NIH). Educational only; not medical advice.

Find care near you

Search real directories for perinatal therapists, psychiatry, lactation, pelvic floor and more.

Talk to people who get it

The community is organized by topic and always allows anonymous posting.

Make it a plan

Turn good intentions into who-does-what with Plan at home.

Keep reading

For family & friends·3 min read

Gifts for new parents that actually help

The best postpartum gifts are time, food, sleep and help with the house. Ideas for every budget, what to skip, and how to give help instead of stuff.

Read the guide

For family & friends·5 min read

How to actually help a new family

Grandparents, siblings, friends and neighbors want to help. Here is what helps, what quietly makes things harder, and how to offer.

Read the guide

For family & friends·4 min read

What to say, and what not to say, to a new parent

Words land hard on no sleep. Small scripts that make new parents feel seen instead of judged.

Read the guide

Lived this, or work with families who have? Write a guide with us.

For moms & birthing parents

You can love your baby and still find this hard.

Your body is healing, your sleep is gone and your mood has a mind of its own. Here is what's common, what helps, and when to call someone, in plain words. Other moms who get it, and a plan so the people around you actually help.

For dads & partners

Supporting someone you love can be hard too.

You can care deeply about your partner and still feel lost, scared or exhausted. These guides are practical, specific and written for you. Nothing here requires you to become the clinician.

For family & friends

You want to help. Here's how to actually help.

Grandparents, siblings, friends, neighbors and chosen family make an enormous difference after a birth, when the help is the right kind. These guides are short, specific and honest about what makes things harder.

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Village · Plan at home

Decide who does what at home, before everyone is exhausted.

Ten minutes, together: nights, food, visitors, the warning signs you'll all watch for, and the numbers to have ready. It saves as you type. Print it, or share it by link.

Village

Let your people help.

One place for the help around you: the dinners, nights and errands people sign up for with just a name, who's bringing what and when, and the plan at home for nights, visitors and the numbers to have ready.

The Village Score

How strong is your village?

Eight honest questions about the weeks after the baby, sixty seconds, a score out of eight, and the gaps to close this week. Take it before the birth if you can.

Free for every family

Postpartum+ is free. All of it.

There is no paid membership. Every tool that keeps a family organized comes with a free account, for you and everyone helping you.

About Postpartum+

No parent should navigate postpartum alone.

Postpartum+ was created from a simple belief: no parent should have to navigate the postpartum period feeling alone, overwhelmed, or unsure of where to turn.

Trust & safety

Trust has to be designed into the product.

Postpartum+ touches mental health and family life. These are the commitments we build against.

Editorial standards

How we write our guides.

Who writes the Postpartum+ guides, what they are checked against, how AI is used, and how to tell us when something is wrong.

For organizations

Be useful to families, not intrusive.

Treatment programs, therapists, doulas and local family businesses can ask about clearly labeled listings, events and sponsorships. Payment never changes organic search results.

Trust & safety

Report an intimate image shared without consent

No account needed. We hide it as soon as your request arrives, and complete valid requests within 48 hours.

Trust & safety

Copyright

How to tell us something on Postpartum+ infringes your copyright, and how to respond if your post was removed.

Trust & safety

Child safety

Zero tolerance for anything that sexualizes, exploits or endangers a child. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911.

Legal

Terms of Use

Plain-language terms for using Postpartum+. Please read them; they explain what Postpartum+ is and is not.

Legal

Privacy Policy

What Postpartum+ collects, who can see it, and the choices you have. Written to be read, not skimmed.

Legal

Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy

The health information Postpartum+ collects, why, who it is shared with, and how to see it, delete it or withdraw your consent.

Email

The Sunday email

Community

Community Guidelines

How we keep the Postpartum+ community kind, honest and safe for people at a vulnerable time.

Contact

Get in touch

Questions, account or data requests, concerns about content, press or partnerships. A person reads every message.

Help us build it

What would help you?

Tell us what you wish Postpartum+ had, what's missing, or what didn't work. A person reads every note, and it decides what we build next.

Write for Postpartum+

Help write the guide you wish you'd had

Parents, dads and partners, grandparents, doulas and clinicians can ask to write for Postpartum+. We edit every piece with its author and check anything medical against public guidance before it goes up.

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The link may be old, or the page may have moved. Everything on Postpartum+ is a tap away from home.

Your people want to help. Give them a list.

Three good first steps

Three steps, then dinner shows up.

Conversations happening now

Get out of the house. No pressure.

Mothers deserve more attention after birth, not less.

Tell us what's happening. We'll help you find the way through.

Honest conversations, no judgment

Find postpartum care near you

What outpatient, IOP, PHP, residential and inpatient actually mean

Compare options side by side

Help should not stop at "your insurance denied it."

Plain-language guides and trusted help

Visiting a newborn without adding to the load

Before you come

While you are there

Gifts that help

Grandparents especially

Find care near you

Talk to people who get it

Make it a plan

Keep reading

Gifts for new parents that actually help

How to actually help a new family

What to say, and what not to say, to a new parent

You can love your baby and still find this hard.

Supporting someone you love can be hard too.

You want to help. Here's how to actually help.

Decide who does what at home, before everyone is exhausted.

Let your people help.

How strong is your village?

Postpartum+ is free. All of it.

No parent should navigate postpartum alone.

Trust has to be designed into the product.

How we write our guides.

Be useful to families, not intrusive.

Report an intimate image shared without consent

Copyright

Child safety

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy

The Sunday email

Community Guidelines

Get in touch

What would help you?

Help write the guide you wish you'd had

We couldn't find that page