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A month of meals
The thing parents ask for more than anything else.
For the first weeks at home · UK & worldwide
The part of the baby registry that's actually about you.
The support new mothers need after birth — from meals and recovery care to rest, healing, community, and practical help. Because recovery deserves support too.
The problem
Nobody expects a broken leg to heal overnight.
So why do we expect mothers to?
A mother's body goes through one of the biggest physical, emotional, and hormonal changes it will ever experience.
Yet within days, she's expected to care for a newborn, navigate feeding, function on broken sleep, and somehow "bounce back."
All while her body is still healing.
The truth is:
Most mothers don't need more baby stuff.
They need more support.
What goes on it
The kinds of things parents actually put on theirs.
- A month of meals
- A postnatal doula visit
- Pelvic-floor recovery
- An hour with a lactation consultant
- A cleaner for a few weeks
- Night-nanny hours
- A new parent support group
- Therapy sessions
- A nappies & formula fund
- Grocery deliveries
In practice
What it looks like in the wild.
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Postnatal recovery care
A pelvic-floor visit, a postnatal doula, a proper massage.
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A lactation consultant
An hour with the right person can change the whole week.
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A cleaner for a few weeks
One less thing to think about while you're healing.
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A few hours of sleep
A night-nanny fund — or a friend on baby duty for the afternoon.
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Dog walks, older kids, the food shop
The small life things that don't pause for a newborn.
How it works
How it comes together.
- Step 1
Add what would actually help
Meals, recovery, sleep, a hand around the house — anything you'd be relieved to see turn up.
- Step 2
Share one link
Send it the same way you'd share a baby registry. People pick whichever wish they want to be part of.
- Step 3
You focus on your recovery
Support lands where it's needed most, so you can spend your energy healing, resting, and caring for your baby.
Why it works
Why support beats another gift.
Beyond the baby registry
The baby has a list. This is the support that helps the parents.
Built for the fourth trimester
Recovery, rest, sleep, meals, and healing. The support mothers need after birth.
Friends know exactly how to help
Most people genuinely want to help. A support registry makes it easy to know where to start.
Support that changes a day
A meal. A cleaner. An hour to nap. Small things become huge in the fourth trimester.
A few common questions.
What is a postpartum support registry?
It's a shareable list of the things that would genuinely help in the first weeks after birth — a month of meals, a postnatal recovery visit, a cleaner, a few hours of sleep, help with older kids — instead of (or alongside) a traditional baby registry of gear. Friends and family pick whichever wish speaks to them and chip in.
How is a support registry for new parents different from a baby registry?
A baby registry is about the nursery — the cot, the pram, the tiny socks. A support registry is about the parent — food, recovery, sleep, the mental load of the first month. Most parents end up with both: one for the gear, one for the fourth trimester.
Is KindList free?
Yes. Free for parents and free for friends. No platform fees and no cut taken from contributions.
Do you handle the payments?
No — on purpose. You add your own details (bank transfer, PayPal.me, Monzo.me, Venmo) and friends send contributions straight to you. We never touch the money.
Can I use it alongside Amazon, Babylist or John Lewis?
Yes. You can link your existing baby registry from your KindList page, so friends see gear and support in one place.
When should I share it?
Most parents share theirs in the last few weeks of pregnancy — the same window they'd share a baby registry — so meals and help are already lined up for the first foggy weeks at home.
What kinds of things work best on it?
Specific and doable. 'Meals for week one'. 'A cleaner for the first month'. 'A postnatal doula visit'. 'An hour with a lactation consultant'. 'Dog walks while we find our feet'. 'A night-nanny fund'. The more concrete, the easier it is for someone to say yes.
Keep reading
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