Week-by-week pregnancy app for dads

The operating system for modern fatherhood.

Becoming a dad is exciting. It's also a flood of information. The Dad Center turns it into one briefing a week, tasks that show up when they're due with everything you need to know, a budget that prices 200 baby items, and checklists from the hospital bag to the car seat. You stay two steps ahead.Becoming a dad is exciting, and a flood of information. Get one briefing a week, tasks on time, a budget and checklists.

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Why this exists

Everything written about pregnancy is written for her.

65% of dads say antenatal staff rarely or never discussed their role. So we wrote the one page a week that's about you: what's happening, what she needs, what you do next.

Sources: Fatherhood Institute 2018 (1,873 UK fathers) · Watkins et al., BMJ Open 2024 (37-study review)

How it works

One page a week, written for dads.

What's changing for baby, for her, and for you — then the two or three things to actually do. Five minutes on a Sunday night. Here's week 28.

Week 28 · Baby · 1 of 4

Baby.

Eggplant size — 14.8 inches, 2.5 lbs. REM sleep is active: baby is dreaming. Movements are strong and regular now, which is why daily kick counts start this week.

Week 28 · Her · 2 of 4

Her.

Fatigue comes back hard — she's carrying 15 to 25 extra pounds. Sciatica as baby presses on nerves. OB visits move to every two weeks.

Week 28 · You · 3 of 4

You. Do this.

Kick counts are your job from now on: once a day, 10 movements within 2 hours. Never had a Tdap shot? Book one at least two weeks before baby arrives. Get the car serviced — it's the hospital car now.

Week 28 · Together · 4 of 4

Together.

Take over every floor-level chore — vacuuming, mopping, picking things up. She can't bend over comfortably. Don't wait to be asked.

Read week 28 in the free guide

Smart tasks

Every task lands on the right week.

242 tasks, timed from your due date and sorted into nine phases from Trimester 1 to 18+ months. You never ask "what should I be doing?" — it's already on the list.

Nine phases · tap one

Your timeline, not a generic one.

Enter your due date once. Every task, briefing and checklist organizes itself around it.

Trimester 3 · Weeks 28–36 · 35 tasks
Learn kick counts togetherBoth
Check her seatbelt positionDad
Update beneficiariesEither
Buy the first diaper stockDad

Yellow, not red

Missed one? It waits.

Nothing turns red. A missed task moves to "catch up" and quietly waits for a free minute. Tasks that stop mattering expire on their own.

26 tasks to catch up

Partner coordination

She assigns the task. You get the ping.

Every task can be assigned to mom, dad, both or either. Completed tasks show up for both of you in real time.

S
Sarah assigned you Install infant car seatTrimester 3 · due in 2 weeks

Baby budget

Budget for baby. No surprises.

200 items, each priced at best value and premium, grouped by phase. Build your list, see the real total, and stop guessing what the first year costs.

Two prices for everything

Best value or premium. Your call, per item.

The same list, two ways. Pick the premium stroller and the best-value bottles — the total updates as you go.

Best value
$1,050
  • Infant car seat · $250
  • Stroller · $300
  • Bassinet · $200
  • Glider · $200
  • High chair · $100
Premium
$6,350
  • Infant car seat · $1,100
  • Stroller · $1,500
  • Bassinet · $1,500
  • Glider · $1,800
  • High chair · $450

The same five big-ticket items, priced both ways. Mix tiers per item and the total follows.

See what every phase costs in the baby budget guide

Browse by phase

Buy what this phase needs.

Pricing

Free should feel complete.

Start free, no card needed. Premium opens every briefing and the full timeline. One subscription covers both partners.

Free

$0forever

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  • Briefings within 4 weeks of your signup week
  • 30-day task window
  • All 32 checklists
  • Full budget planner
  • Partner sync & task assignment
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The trial needs a card; you won't be charged until it ends.

Ready to step up?

Stop winging it. Start showing up prepared.

Two minutes to set up. Enter your due date once and the whole plan builds itself around your week.

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Weekly briefings

A weekly briefing written for dads.

Each week, a detailed update on what's happening with baby, what mom is experiencing, and exactly what you should be doing as a dad.

65Briefings
6Sections each
5 minSunday read

Baby, her, you. Then the list.

Every briefing opens with Baby update (size, what's developing, what's new this week), then What she's experiencing (the symptom that explains why she's up at 3 am), then You — the part other apps skip. It closes with a short list of things to actually do, each one already sitting in your task list.

Source-referenced, not forum-sourced.

Claims link to the guideline or study they came from. When the evidence is mixed, the briefing says so instead of picking a side.

It doesn't go quiet after the birth.

  • 40 pregnancy briefings, week 1 to week 40
  • 12 weekly briefings for the first three months home, when the questions change daily
  • 13 monthly briefings from month 4 to month 24, as sleep, solids and walking arrive
  • Newborns in their first days get the week-1 briefing on day one

What's free.

The free plan unlocks the briefings within four weeks of your signup week. Premium opens all 65 — read ahead to delivery, or back to the week you missed.

Smart tasks

Every task lands on the right week.

Pre-loaded tasks that appear based on your due date. No guesswork about what needs to happen when.

242Tasks
9Phases
32Checklists

Timed from one date.

Enter your due date (or your baby's birthday) once. Each of the 242 tasks has a week it belongs to, so "research pediatricians" shows up in the second trimester and "install the car seat" shows up when there's still time to get it checked.

Yellow, not red.

Miss a week and nothing turns red. Each task knows what to do when it's late: most move to a catch up list and wait; some are marked likely done and step aside; a few expire because they no longer matter. You never open the app to 40 overdue items.

Assign it. Ping them.

  • Every task can be for mom, dad, both or either
  • Assigning a task sends one notification with the week it's due
  • Completions sync to both phones in real time

Checklists live here too.

32 preparation checklists — hospital bag, nursery, car seat, baby-proofing, first week home — all free, all tied to the week you'll need them.

What's free.

Free shows a rolling 30-day window of tasks. Premium opens the full timeline so you can plan the whole third trimester in one sitting.

Baby budget

Budget for baby. No surprises.

Plan the real costs of having a baby. From gear to childcare, know what to expect financially.

200Items priced
2Tiers per item
FreeFull planner

Two honest prices.

Every item carries a best-value and a premium price, most with a named product behind each, so you can see where premium buys safety or time and where it just buys a logo.

Browse by phase, build your list.

  • Browse what each phase actually needs, from Trimester 1 to 18+ months
  • Tap Add to move an item to My list; the total updates as you mix tiers
  • Mark items bought and watch the progress on your dashboard

Share it with your partner.

One list for both of you. When she adds the monitor, it's on your list too — and the grandparents' registry questions finally have an answer.

Best value, five items
$1,050
Premium, five items
$6,350

Same five big-ticket items (infant car seat, stroller, bassinet, glider, high chair), priced both ways.

Dad journey

Built for the part nobody talks about.

7 core challenge areas from finances to anxiety. Personalized guidance for what matters most to you.

Tell us what's on your mind.

A two-minute personalize step asks what you're actually worried about. Your dashboard then surfaces two "On your mind" tiles at a time — short, specific, for the stage you're in — instead of a wall of generic articles.

The seven pillars.

  • Knowledge — what's actually happening, without the forum noise
  • Planning — leave, logistics, the hospital run
  • Finances — the first-year number and how to hit it
  • Anxiety — "am I ready?" gets a plan, not a pep talk
  • Baby bonding — skin-to-skin, night shifts, finding your groove
  • Relationship — staying a team when nobody has slept
  • Extended family — boundaries, visitors, unsolicited advice

Tracker

Track kicks & time contractions.

One tap to count. Every session saved. After the birth, the same tab becomes the baby log you'll share with your partner.

During pregnancy.

  • Kick counter — tap for each movement, see the session time and count
  • Contraction timer — start, stop, and watch the interval; the app tells you when the pattern says "go"

After the birth.

  • Feeding, diapers and sleep on the free plan
  • Premium adds temperature, medicine, growth, milestones and full history
  • On Premium, whatever your partner logs feeds your Shift Briefing before you take over

Partner access

One subscription covers you both.

She assigns you a task, you get the ping — and every completed task shows up for both of you in real time.

Invite once. Share everything.

Send one invite link. Your partner joins the same family, sees the same due date, the same task list, the same budget — and if either of you is Premium, you both are.

The app is the neutral third party.

Tasks come from the plan, not from a partner. When she assigns you something, you get a notification with the task and the week it's due. Nobody has to nag; nobody has to remember who said what.

Role-aware, not role-locked.

  • Same five tabs for both of you
  • Her home screen leads with partner activity; yours leads with the briefing and your "On your mind" tiles
  • Her copy of the briefing is written to her: the "What she's experiencing" section becomes "Your body"

Compare

Free vs Premium.

Free is a complete app, not a demo. Premium removes the time windows and adds depth.

FeatureFreePremium
Weekly briefingsWithin 4 weeks of your signup weekAll 65
TasksRolling 30-day windowFull timeline
Checklists (32)AllAll
Budget planner (200 items)FullFull
Partner sync & assignmentYesYes
TrackerKicks, contractions, feeds, diapers, sleep+ temperature, medicine, growth, milestones, full history
Push notifications30 daysOngoing
Covers your partnerYesYes
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