A note from the founders
Built for the parents we became
NestReady wasn't built in a boardroom. It was built around a kitchen table, by two parents preparing for their first baby.
We're Allie and Tanner. Our daughter, Nora, was due June 11.
We knew early on she'd come a little ahead of schedule — the plan was an induction around 37 weeks. So we did what any first-time parents would do: we made lists. Then more lists. Hospital bag. Car seat. Pediatrician. Leave paperwork. Insurance. Every week brought a new stack of decisions and deadlines.
Somewhere in there, we realized we'd built a system — and that other expecting parents probably needed the same thing. That system became NestReady.
Then Nora wrote her own timeline.
She arrived at 34 and a half weeks — earlier than even the early date we'd been preparing for. She's in the NICU now, growing stronger every day, and we spend our hours holding her, learning her tiny rhythms, and counting down to the day we can bring her home.
Here's what surprised us most: we felt ready.
The hospital bag was packed. The car seat was installed. The leave paperwork was filed. The crib was assembled. The pediatrician was picked. The insurance was set. The list was done — because for months, NestReady had been quietly telling us what to do, week by week.
We never planned for a NICU baby. But the plan still worked. The logistics weren't the thing keeping us up at night. We got to be present. We got to just be parents.
That's the whole point of NestReady.
Whether your baby comes on the due date, two weeks late, or a month early like our Nora — the paperwork, the gear, the leave, the insurance, the appointments are all there waiting for you. We just made the list. And we made it adapt to you.
Thank you for being here. From our family to yours.
— Allie & Tanner