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Too much information. Not enough plan.
Apps, books, forums, and videos all say different things. What expecting couples need is a clear plan for what matters now, what can wait, and what to ask next.
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REAL PARENT PREP™
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COUPLES
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Before the baby comes,
get on the same page.
A practical prep guide for both partners — what to ask, what to skip, who owns what, how to support each other, and how to avoid the fights most couples don't see coming.
Most pregnancy content prepares you for the 24 hours. This prepares you for everything else.
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Launch Offer: $19 today · Reg. $39 · instant download · no app, no account
THEN:
family advice.
NOW:
too many tabs.
THIS GUIDE:
one clear plan for both of you.
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For Expecting Couples
built for both of you ♥
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Real Talk, No Fluff
honest > hype
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Save Time, Save Money
skip what doesn't matter
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Stronger Together
real support starts here
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Evidence-Informed, Human First.
facts + empathy
Launch Offer
Real Parent Prep — Launch Offer
- Real Parent Prep Guide
- Free Pregnancy Prep Checklist bonus
- Instant access
Regular $39 → Launch price $19 today
Educational & practical guide only — not medical advice.
An educational preparation & organization tool — not medical advice, and not a substitute for your doctor, OB, midwife, or care team.
Get the Guide + Free ChecklistWho we are
You're probably wondering who we are.
We're Dimitri and Letty — not parenting gurus, just a couple who learned the hard way that first-time parents are handed a lot of information, but not always the briefing they actually need.
We built Real Parent Prep because we wish we'd had it the first time: the questions, plans, scripts, and honest conversations that help both partners get on the same page before baby arrives.
Before you build the registry, get the skip list.
Most baby lists tell you what to buy. This free checklist shows what to skip, what to buy used, what to delay, and what money questions to ask before you pay.
Based on U.S. parent-spending research — about $391 of baby items per household go unused. See our sources.
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How it works
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Get the free checklist
Cut through the gear and money overwhelm today — what to skip, what to buy used, what to ask about.
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Get on the same page
Use it together so you both see what matters now — instead of one person carrying the whole plan.
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Get the Founding Edition
When you want the full system: the partner plan, communication scripts, visitor and night-shift tools. Instant download.
We learned the same problem from opposite sides.
Real Parent Prep started because we kept running into the same thing: one of us was carrying the baby and the invisible plan, and the other cared deeply but didn't always have the same briefing.
Dimitri's side
"I wasn't checked out. I cared. I just didn't know what I didn't know. I thought being supportive meant being willing to help — but I hadn't learned what needed to be owned until Letty had to stop and explain it to me."
Letty's side
"I was carrying the baby, the appointments, the questions, the research, and the mental load. By the time something came up, I wasn't just dealing with the issue — I was also having to explain why it mattered."
That's why we built Real Parent Prep: so both partners get the same briefing before baby arrives — what to ask, what to skip, what to plan, who owns what, and how to support each other without one person becoming the project manager of everything.
— Built by Dimitri and Letty, for both of you.
I thought I was helping. I didn't realize I was making her manage me too.
That was the gap. I cared. I showed up. But I didn't know how to support Letty the way she actually needed — mentally, emotionally, and practically — without her having to explain it first. So we put the part nobody tells you into the guide: what I wish someone had told me, what many partners wish was understood, and the conversations to have before baby.
The stuff nobody tells you until you learn it the hard way.
Get Instant Access for $19 Start with the free checklist →This isn't just my story.
Built from lived experience, public parent patterns, and credible research. Every factual claim is sourced — this is educational and practical, not medical advice.
67%of couples report a decline in relationship happiness in the first three years after a baby. (Gottman Institute)
View Research & Sources →BOTH OF YOU READ THIS
Get on the same page before baby arrives.
Our take:Most couples don't fight because they don't care. They fight because one person knows the rules, the other doesn't, and no one gave them a shared plan.
Pregnancy prep usually turns one person into the researcher and the other into the helper. That's where the arguments start. Real Parent Prep gives both of you the same plan: what to ask, what to skip, what money questions to check, who's on which job, how to handle visitors and nights, and how to support each other before the baby comes home. Not one person managing the other — both of you prepared.
Where are you two right now?
Tap what's true — you'll see you're not the only ones.
Three gaps most baby prep misses.
Partners care, but they're not given a role.
- ☐Which appointments matter?
- ☐What should they ask?
- ☐Who owns what?
Most partners want to help. They're just not given the same briefing: which appointments matter, what to ask, who owns what, how to handle visitors and nights, how to protect the relationship, and how to stop waiting to be told.
BABY STORE — RECEIPT
Stroller$329.00
Wipe warmer$39.99
TOTAL$1,248.92
Everyone shows you what to buy. Few show you what to skip.
The baby industry is full of registry links and must-haves. Real prep means knowing what to skip, what to buy used, what to delay, and what money or benefit questions to ask before you pay.
What's inside the Founding Edition
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Start here
Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before Baby Came
The both-sides opener — what I wish someone had told me, what many partners wish was understood, and the conversations to have before baby.
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Couple Prep Profile
Know your styles before baby comes.
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Partner Role Map
The 5 jobs of the non-pregnant partner: Learn · Notice · Own · Protect · Stay connected.
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Before-Baby Ownership Checklist
Who's on which job, written down.
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Money, Gear & Benefits
Skip, buy used, claim — and the questions to ask.
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Visitor Boundary Plan
Set expectations before everyone shows up.
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Night-Shift Logistics Plan
Who owns which part of the night.
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Appointment Question Cards
What to ask, when to ask it.
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Birth Partner Support
Be useful in the room, not in the way.
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First Weeks Logistics
Meals, visitors, nights, who owns what.
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Communication Scripts Pack
The exact words for the hard conversations.
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Gentle Support Resources (appendix)
Vetted hotlines and resources, clearly labeled.
Built for both of you.
Expecting couples preparing together
Partners who want to help but don't know where to start
Pregnant people who wish their partner understood more
First-timers overwhelmed by too much information
Second-time parents who want a better plan
Anyone wanting honest practical guidance — no fear
Including if you're coming to this pregnancy after a loss — you're welcome here.
See what's inside the Founding Edition
A practical field guide & decision workbook — one downloadable PDF. No app, no account.
It’s a practical field guide & decision workbook — worksheets, checklists, scripts & plans. No app, no account. Print it or use it digitally. Built to be used together.
Before-Baby Ownership Checklist
TASKOWNER
Add baby to health plan (~30-day deadline)____
Install the car seat (~36 wks)____
Build the shared appointment calendar____
Each handles their OWN family's expectations____
Assign the real work before it silently lands on one person.
Night Shift Plan
WINDOWWHO OWNS IT
Evening 8p–12a____
Late night 12a–3a____
Pre-dawn 3a–6a____
Each person gets one protected 4–5 hr sleep block.
Decide who owns which part of the night — before the 3 a.m. fight.
Visitor Boundary Plan
- ☐ No visitors for the first ___ days
- ☐ Wash hands every time · no kissing the baby
- ☐ Sick? Stay home (fever/cough in last ___ days)
- ☐ Ask before picking up the baby
My family, my conversation.
Agree on the house rules before family shows up.
Money, Gear & Benefits Checklist
- ☐ Skip the wipe warmer (most-regretted buy)
- ☐ Car seat NEW · clothes & carriers USED
- ☐ Ask insurer about the breast-pump benefit
- ☐ Add baby to the health plan within ~30 days
Know what to skip, delay, buy used, and ask HR or insurance.
The part no birth class includes
Partner Role Map — How to Be the Partner She Doesn't Have to Manage
The five jobs of the non-pregnant partner, across pregnancy, labor, and the first weeks home:
LearnNoticeOwnProtectStay connected
A real job description — not "just be supportive."
Less than one birth class. Built for everything around it.
Birth classes prepare you for the birth. Real Parent Prep prepares you for the conversations, roles, visitors, nights, money decisions, and first weeks around it. Founding Edition: $19 (launch).
Launch price: $19 (Reg. $39).
Not to replace your doctor. Not to replace your birth class. To organize everything else.
Less than one birth class. Built for everything around it.
Get Instant Access for $19 Start with the free checklist →REAL PARENT PREP
Get the Founding Edition — instant download.
By the time your baby arrives, both of you have read the same briefing, made the real decisions, and know who owns what — so one person doesn't carry the baby and the entire plan.
$39$19USD
Launch price $19 today (reg. $39). Download immediately. No subscription, no app, no account.
If you and your partner sit down with this and don't finish it feeling more on the same page than when you started, email us within 30 days for a full refund. No form. No questions.
A practical field guide & decision workbook — worksheets, checklists, scripts & plans. No app, no account.
We made this because we wish we'd had it. The $19 launch price (reg. $39) helps cover the research, writing, tools, and updates while keeping it accessible for real couples.
- ✓Practical field guide & decision workbook — worksheets, checklists, scripts & plans
- ✓Partner Role Map — the non-pregnant partner gets a real job description
- ✓Before-Baby Ownership Checklist — who owns what, written down
- ✓Visitor + Night-Shift Plans — decide before the fights happen
- ✓Couple Prep Profile + First-Weeks Logistics — the practical foundation
- ✓Founding price locked in — your price stays yours as the guide grows
FOUNDING EDITION
Get the shared briefing before baby arrives.
Built from lived experience and public research.
Get Instant Access for $19Start with the free checklist →