You can't plan birth. But you can prepare for the moments inside it — together — so neither of you has to figure it out alone when things move fast.
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1 · Talk it through before
If things go sideways — emergency C-section, baby to the warmer, you separated for an hour — your partner shouldn't be standing in a hallway guessing what you want. Cradled walks you through the scenarios most couples never discuss, before birth, so the answers already exist when they're needed.
2 · Your village, already briefed
Meal trains. Errands. Someone to talk to. Build your village during pregnancy so they know how to help when you can't bring yourself to ask. Partners can raise needs on mom's behalf — "I think she could use a meal tonight" — and the village handles it.
3 · When labor starts
Cradled gives you Birth Mode — a stage-by-stage in-the-moment companion you open when contractions begin. Each stage tells you what's happening to her body, what to do, what to say, and which comfort techniques to try. The Birth Playbook you built together personalizes it: her affirmations, scents, touch boundaries, the things she does not want to hear. You're not winging it; you're following the plan she gave you.
4 · Check in with each other
When you're in survival mode and one of you was up all night, you forget to check on each other. Cradled makes it a 30-second tap, every day, for both of you. The other one sees it — no pressure, no performance. Just a quiet way of saying "here's where I am."
Built for both of you
Both mom and partner get their own check-in, their own view of how the village is showing up, and the ability to raise needs on each other's behalf when one of you sees something the other can't name.
You shouldn't be the only one who can ask for help. Cradled makes sure you're not.
Built by
Registered Social Worker · Certified Doula
Ian Field
Husband · Co-creator
Cradled is what we wished we'd had with our own two boys. Kristi's sat with hundreds of families through this. Ian built the thing that lets it scale.
Start in pregnancy. Set everything up while you have the bandwidth. When baby arrives, your village is ready.
Get CradledFree to download. iOS and Android.