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What’s new & what’s next
The latest improvements to When Baby’s Home, and what we’re working on to make organizing help easier.
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Less back-and-forth, clearer plans
A few new ways to help your friends know what’s agreed and when they’re coming.
- Feature
Ask a friend to confirm a private plan
Send the dates and details for them to confirm or decline. You can see their answer before counting on that help.
- Improvement
Your helpers can keep their personal link
Each helper’s emails now use their reusable personal link to return to their page. This is their own link, separate from the household link you share with people.
- Improvement
Helpers see their upcoming help first
Their dated commitments and plans awaiting an answer appear before choosing more help. They can check what’s next or cancel a date from their own list.
Coming up
Here’s where we’re putting our time. These aren’t available yet.
One household link to keep sharing
Reuse the same household link without needing a new one when it expires. You’ll still be able to replace it or turn it off.
PlannedNo date yetLet helpers save their dates to a calendar
Help your friends keep confirmed dates alongside the rest of their day. We’re checking how this works across calendar apps.
PlannedNo date yetOptional text reminders
We’re looking into reminders by text for people who choose to receive them.
ExploringNo date yet
Plans can change as we test and hear from you. We’ll update this page when they do.
Past updates
A few things that work better
Small fixes for finding your way back and choosing help on a phone.
- Fix
Older email links work throughout their valid lifetime
We fixed a timing mismatch that could stop a helper’s email link opening before it expired.
- Improvement
Clearer dates and notices on phones
Sign-up confirmations show the actual dates, and notices have more room to read on small screens.
- Fix
The homepage respects reduced motion
The video pauses when someone turns on reduced motion. They can still choose to play it.
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