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name: new-baby-logistics
description: "Turn 'we're having a baby' into a calm, timed logistics plan — the admin, leave, registrations, and prep that has to happen, sequenced so nothing critical is left to the newborn haze. Use when asked to plan for a new baby, what do I need to do before the baby comes, new baby checklist, or help me prepare for a newborn. Produces a trimester/countdown checklist of the non-obvious admin (leave, benefits, insurance, registration, pediatrician, essentials), what to set up before vs after birth, and a lean 'actually need it' gear list — not a fear-driven mega-list."
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# New-Baby Logistics

The parenting advice online is endless; the *logistics* — what admin to do and when — is what actually trips people up, and the newborn fog is the worst time to figure it out. This turns the arrival into a timed plan: the leave and benefits paperwork, the insurance and registration steps, the pediatrician and essentials — sequenced so the important boring stuff is handled before the baby (and sleep deprivation) arrives.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A countdown checklist** — admin and prep bucketed by when to do it (early pregnancy → before birth → first weeks after)
- **The non-obvious admin** — parental leave, benefits/allowances, adding baby to insurance, birth registration, choosing a pediatrician, and any deadlines
- **Before vs. after birth** — what must be set up in advance vs. what waits until the baby's here
- **A lean essentials list** — what a newborn actually needs first, not a fear-driven mega-registry
- **A support plan** — lining up help for the first weeks (meals, visitors, recovery)

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **Timing** — due date or how far along
- **Situation** — work (both parents' leave), insurance, first baby or not
- **Location** — drives benefits, registration, and leave rules
- **What's done** — anything already sorted
- **Priorities/constraints** — budget, space, help available

## Framework: Front-Load The Admin, Keep Gear Lean

1. **Work backward from the due date.** Bucket tasks by lead time so the paperwork with deadlines (leave notice, benefits) happens early, not in the newborn haze.
2. **Prioritize the admin nobody mentions.** Leave arrangements, benefits/allowances, insurance addition, birth registration, and a pediatrician are the real to-dos — surface them clearly.
3. **Split before/after.** Set up in advance what you can't do sleep-deprived (leave, insurance, install the car seat, hospital bag); leave the rest for after.
4. **Keep gear minimal and staged.** A newborn needs a short list first; resist the everything-registry. Buy the second wave later.
5. **Arrange support.** Plan meals, help, and recovery for the first weeks — logistics includes not doing it all alone.

## Output Format

### New-baby plan: due [date] · [first baby?] · [location]

**Countdown**
- Early: [leave notice · benefits · pediatrician research · insurance check].
- Before birth: [register-ready · hospital bag · car seat installed · essentials bought · support lined up].
- First weeks after: [birth registration · add to insurance · benefits claims · appointments].

**Don't-forget admin:** [leave · benefits/allowances · insurance · registration · deadlines].
**Lean essentials (first):** [short real list]. Later: [second wave].
**Support:** [meals · help · recovery plan].

## Quality Checks
- [ ] Tasks are bucketed by lead time, backward from the due date
- [ ] Surfaces the non-obvious admin (leave, benefits, insurance, registration)
- [ ] Splits before-birth setup from after-birth tasks
- [ ] Essentials list is lean, not a fear-driven mega-list
- [ ] Includes a first-weeks support plan
- [ ] Tailored to location and work/insurance situation

## Anti-Patterns
- **A giant gear registry** with no admin/logistics.
- **Leaving deadline paperwork** (leave, benefits) to after the birth.
- **A generic list** ignoring location-specific registration/benefits.
- **Fear-driven over-buying.**
- **No support plan** for the exhausting first weeks.

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "We're having a baby in three months — what do we actually need to do?"
- "New baby checklist, first-time parents, help me get organized."
- "What admin do I need to sort before the baby comes?"
- "What does a newborn actually need vs. what's marketing?"
- "Help me plan parental leave and benefits before the due date."