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The paperwork nobody warns you about.
Insurance deadlines, Social Security, birth certificates, leave and benefits. Written in plain language, with the sources named and the date they were checked.
General information, not legal, tax or insurance advice. Rules change and differ by state, plan and employer — confirm anything that affects a deadline or a benefit with the agency, your employer or your insurer before you rely on it.
- Adding your baby to health insuranceFederal + stateHas a deadlineHow do I get my newborn covered, and how long do I have?
- Your baby's Social Security numberFederalHow do I get my newborn an SSN?
- The birth certificateVaries by stateWho issues it, and how many copies do I need?
- FMLA — unpaid, job-protected leaveFederalDo I qualify, and for how long?
- State paid family leaveVaries by stateDoes my state pay me while I'm off?
- WICFederal + stateCould I be eligible, and how do I apply?
- The hospital billsFederalWhy are there so many, and do I just pay them?
These answers are free. Keeping track isn’t the same job.
Knowing the deadline exists is one thing. Remembering it in week two, on no sleep, along with everything else, is another. FIRST YEAR, FIGURED OUT. turns all of this into a roadmap built around your dates, and ticks it off as you go.