Most people prepare for the baby. Fewer people prepare for what it does to them.

The New Father Prep Guide is the companion workbook to the New Father Care Plan — designed to take what you've read and turn it into actual decisions before baby arrives. Before you're running on no sleep and trying to think straight.

This is less about information and more about action. Sleep setup, shift plans, care teams, finances, paternity leave, and honest questions about your own mental health — worked through before you need the answers.

It follows you through the whole first season: a prenatal check-in, space to reflect on the birth itself, and two-week, six-week, and three-month check-ins so you're not just surviving the postpartum period — you're paying attention to it.

Fill it out alone, fill it out with your partner, come back to it later. Use it however works for you.

Pair with the New Father Care Plan for the full picture.

The New Father Care Plan is a 30-page handbook created by Laura Parry, LCSW, PMH-C — certified perinatal mental health specialist and founder of Roots & Branches Wellness — to help new and expecting dads show up for their families without losing themselves in the process.

Because how you care for your partner and your baby is shaped by how well you're doing yourself. And most fathers are never asked.

Inside, you'll find honest, practical, clinically-informed guidance on caring for your newborn, supporting your partner through postpartum recovery, managing work and the mental load, and understanding your own mental health during one of the most demanding seasons of your life.

This isn't a to-do list. It's the information you actually need — delivered directly, without the assumption that dads are just bystanders.

Pair with the New Father Prep Guide for planning tools and checklists.