A weekly companion for first-time fathers — honest, practical, and written from the inside. Nine months through the first three, one week at a time.
From the first test to the fourth trimester — what's happening with baby, how mom's feeling, and what she actually needs from you.
Birth registration deadlines, paternity leave rules, buying guides — written for the Netherlands, US, UK, France, Germany, and seven more.
Stroller, car seat, crib, breast pump — curated local picks with honest tradeoffs. Not sponsored. Not translated. Just true.
Pregnancy red flags, labour triggers, postpartum signals, newborn emergencies — with the correct local emergency numbers, every time.
Every pregnancy app we tried spoke to mothers. Nothing was written for dads trying to figure out kraamzorg, geboorteverlof, or what the hell a combinatietest is.— Cem, founder
Kraamzorg in the Netherlands. FMLA in the US. Elterngeld in Germany. Babalık izni in Türkiye. Each locale is written from the inside — not translated from a template.
Hi, I'm Cem. I built Papa while my wife Yekbun was pregnant with our first son, Levi.
We're an expat couple in the Netherlands. Our first pregnancy was an incredible ride — and a confusing one. The Dutch system is brilliant, but nobody tells you how it works. Every app we tried spoke to mothers. None spoke to first-time dads trying to figure out kraamzorg, geboorteverlof, and what the hell a combinatietest is.
So I built what I wished I'd had. Papa writes each country from the inside — the real rules, the real numbers, the real brands — and says the quiet parts out loud.
Made with love in Amsterdam. Cem, Yekbun & Levi
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