Before baby
Start before they arrive
Add your pregnancy with a due date and follow the countdown. Get a head start on the plan so the first days feel calm and prepared, not chaotic.
Free on iPhone & Android · Research-backed
Raising curious little minds from the very first day.
A free, calm app that starts before your baby arrives. Count down to the due date, celebrate every milestone, log each feeding, diaper, and nap, and set gentle reminders so the next one is never a guess. Follow a development plan built for their age, and raise them together with your partner in one shared family.
The registry and pregnancy checklists are available on iPhone and coming soon to Android.
7 stages · all tools · free
Scroll to explore
A quick tour
See the app, screen by screen.
Real screens from the app. Swipe through the pregnancy tracker, development plan, milestones, daily log, reminders, the registry, sharing a list with family, and inviting a partner or caregiver.
New in the app
Your baby registry, now in the app.
Browse a curated catalog, add your own finds, and share one list with the people who want to help. Calm and organized, with no spammy sharing.
-
Browse a curated catalog
Recommended baby gear and toys, organized by category, so you always know what to look for next.
-
Add your own finds
Save anything you love with a link and a note, right alongside the curated picks.
-
Share with friends and family
Send one list or registry so the people who want to help can buy from it and check things off.
The registry is available on iPhone and coming soon to Android.
What's inside
Everything in the free app, with you through every stage.
Seven tools that work together, built to grow with your family from belly to age two.
Per child
Milestone tracker, for every child
Add every child you're tracking. Walk through 50+ research-backed milestones across seven stages, and add the moments that matter to you. 'First time petting a dog' counts.
In the app
The complete development plan
Seven stages, seven categories per stage. A calm, structured guide to focus, materials, and rhythms at each age, open in the app whenever life slows down.
New
A registry you can share
Browse a curated catalog of baby gear and toys, add your own finds, and share your lists or registry with friends and family so they can buy from it.
Day to day
A daily log for the little things
Track feedings, diaper changes, and sleep with a tap, filed under a calendar for each child. See the day at a glance and spot the rhythms as they settle in. No streaks, no guilt.
Never miss the next one
Reminders for feeds, diapers, and sleep
Set gentle reminders for each child and let your phone nudge you when the next feeding, change, or nap is due. Quiet notifications, on your schedule, no pressure.
Together
Invite your partner to the family
Share one family account so you and your partner see the same milestones, log, and plan. Everyone stays on the same page, whoever's on duty.
The registry and pregnancy checklists are available on iPhone and coming soon to Android.
7
Stages from 0 to 24 months
50+
Research-backed milestones
100%
Free, no card
From the blog
Latest from the blog
Sleep
Baby Sleep From Birth to Two: A Rhythm, Not a Perfect Schedule
Baby sleep changes constantly in the first two years. Here is the calm, stage-by-stage rhythm I keep coming back to, from newborn wake windows to one toddler nap.
Tantrums
Tantrums Are Not Bad Behavior: What I Am Building Before They Begin
Tantrums are a developmental collision between big wants and limited skills. Here is the Montessori-inspired plan I am using to prevent what I can and stay close through the rest.
“Never do for a child what he can do for himself. The extra five minutes it takes him to put on his shoes is the most developmental five minutes of his day.”
Maria Montessori 0–3 Months
The Nido: Newborn Wonder
- Tummy time protocol (starts day 1)
- Munari mobile setup guide
- Daily rhythm template
- Sensory narration scripts
6–9 Months
The Explorer Stage
- Object permanence activities
- Weaning table introduction
- Crawling prep techniques
- First practical life chores
18–24 Months
The Independent Mind
- Morning independence routine
- Tantrum prevention toolkit
- STEM activities (age-exact)
- Milestone checklist
Inside your account
Hundreds of hours of research, organized for you.
Seven developmental stages, seven categories of focus per stage. A calm, structured guide to what to do and what to look for at each age, open in the free app whenever you need it.
- Physical milestones + tummy time by week
- STEM activities for each age stage
- Montessori home environment setup
- Age-appropriate chores (yes, from 6 months)
- Tantrum prevention research and tools
- A curated registry to browse, add to, and share
The registry and pregnancy checklists are available on iPhone and coming soon to Android.
Explore by topic
Everything you need, organized.
Free
Your complete 0–24 month app.
Download the free app to count down to your due date, open the development plan, track milestones, and keep a daily log of feedings, diapers, and sleep with reminders.
- Pregnancy tracker with a due-date countdown before baby arrives
- The complete 0 to 24 month development plan, always open in the app
- Milestone tracker for every child you add
- A daily log for feedings, diaper changes, and sleep
- Reminders and notifications for the next feed, change, or nap
- A shareable registry to browse curated items, add your own, and share with friends and family
- Invite your partner to the same family
Our story
Hi, I'm a first-time mom going deep into the research as I raise our baby.
I started Raising Intentionally during my third trimester, while preparing for how much life was about to change. I spent that pregnancy reading about the Montessori method, child development research, and STEM learning principles. What began as notes for our own family turned into something other parents kept asking to see.
Raising Intentionally has grown into more than a blog. I built a free mobile app that carries the research into everyday family life: a pregnancy tracker, a stage-by-stage development plan, 50+ milestones, care logs for feedings, diapers, and sleep, reminders, partner sharing, and a baby registry families can build and share.
Now that I'm a mom, I keep shaping both the app and the writing around the real, everyday experience of raising our baby. No perfection here. Just honest, evidence-based guidance and practical tools from a first-time mom learning alongside you.
First-time mom, based in North Carolina.
Kristen