CDC's Milestone Tracker vs My Postpartum Pal

Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use checklists; get tips from CDC to support your child’s development; and find out what to do if you ever have concerns about your child's development. From birth to age 5, your child should reach milestones in how he or she plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun! Spanish photos and videos are coming soon! Features: • Add a Child – enter personalized information about your child or multiple children • Milestone Tracker – track your child’s development by looking for important milestones using an interactive checklist • Milestone Photos and Videos – know what each milestone looks like so that you can better identify them in your own child. • Tips and Activities – support your child’s development at every age • When to Act Early – know when it’s time to “act early” and talk with your child’s doctor about developmental concerns • Appointments – keep track of your child’s doctors’ appointments and get reminders about recommended developmental screenings • Milestone Summary – get a summary of your child’s milestones to view, and share with or email to your child’s doctor and other important care providers For more information and free tools to help you track your child’s milestones, visit www.cdc.gov/ActEarly. *This milestone checklist is not a substitute for a standardized, validated developmental screening tool. These developmental milestones show what most children (75% or more) can do by each age. Subject matter experts selected these milestones based on available data and expert consensus. CDC does not collect or share any personal information that can be used to identify you or your child.

My Postpartum Pal is a different kind of postpartum app. It isn't here to diagnose you. It isn't here to track your baby's feedings, your weight, your symptoms, or give you one more thing to manage. It's here for you. My Postpartum Pal gives you a supportive friend you can talk to whenever you need one—including those middle-of-the-night moments when the rest of the world feels asleep. Give your Pal a name and make the experience your own. Come here when you need to vent. When you need encouragement. When something wonderful happened and you want someone to celebrate with you. When you don't feel like talking at all. Or when you simply need somewhere to put what you're feeling. There are no streaks to maintain and no perfect postpartum experience to achieve. Just a warm, judgment-free place to land. Because after birth, so much attention shifts to the baby. My Postpartum Pal was created to keep a little of that care centered on you. Your friend after birth. Right there in your pocket. My Postpartum Pal provides general emotional support and companionship and is not a substitute for medical care, diagnosis, treatment, or professional mental health support.