🇩🇪 Your Family Guide in Germany

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Pregnancy in Germany
Mutterpass, Hebamme, birth options, Elterngeld and health insurance.
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Children 0–3 Years
Birth registration, U-checks, vaccinations, Kindergeld, and Kita.
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International Families
Anmeldung, residence permits, citizenship and moving to Germany.
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Single parents, students, low-income families and migrants.
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Quick answers to the most common questions about family life in Germany.
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Emergency numbers, family helplines and mental health support.
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From pregnancy to Kita

Every German office, deadline and form in the right order. Tap a step to open the guide with documents and official links.

🤰During pregnancy9 steps · swipe →

Weeks 5–12Confirm the pregnancy, get your Mutterpass📍 Gynaecologist (Frauenarzt)Guide →1st trimesterFind a midwife (Hebamme)📍 GKV HebammenlisteGuide →When you're readyTell your employer: Mutterschutz starts📍 EmployerGuide →Before birth · freeUnmarried parents: paternity & joint custody📍 JugendamtGuide →During pregnancyStart the Kita search📍 City Kita portal / JugendamtGuide →Before birthChoose a paediatrician📍 KinderarztGuide →Weeks 30–36Register at your hospital📍 Klinik / GeburtshausGuide →~7 weeks before due dateApply for Mutterschaftsgeld📍 KrankenkasseGuide →7 weeks before it startsRequest Elternzeit in writing📍 EmployerGuide →

👶First weeks after birth7 steps · swipe →

Within 1 weekRegister the birth, order 3–5 certificates📍 StandesamtGuide →Right after birthAdd your baby to health insurance📍 KrankenkasseGuide →Day 3–10 · week 4–5U2 and U3 check-ups📍 KinderarztGuide →3–8 weeks after birthYour own check-up at the gynaecologist📍 FrauenarztGuide →Max. 6 months backApply for Kindergeld (259 €)📍 FamilienkasseGuide →Max. 3 months backApply for Elterngeld📍 Elterngeldstelle / ElterngeldDigitalGuide →Within 6 monthsNon-EU baby: residence permit📍 AusländerbehördeGuide →

🏡First year and Kita5 steps · swipe →

From 2 monthsFirst vaccinations (rotavirus by week 12)📍 KinderarztGuide →Max. 1 month backSingle parent? Unterhaltsvorschuss📍 JugendamtGuide →In the first yearPension credits for child-raising (V0800)📍 Deutsche RentenversicherungGuide →Before Kita startsMeasles vaccination proof📍 KinderarztGuide →From 1st birthdayLegal right to a Kita place📍 Jugendamt / KitaGuide →

Children 0–3 years

Offices, deadlines and check-ups first. Everyday baby health below.

Useful apps

Popular apps for pregnancy, birth and the first years. Swipe to see more.

Pregnancy tracking

Pregnancy+

Week-by-week baby development with 3D models, plus a kick counter, contraction timer, hospital bag list and birth plan.

Free, premium optionsApp StoreGoogle Play
Flo

Cycle tracker with a pregnancy mode: weekly updates and checklists. Offers an anonymous mode.

Free, premium optionsApp StoreGoogle Play
Glow Nurture

Tracks symptoms, mood and weight week by week, with an active community of parents-to-be.

Free, premium optionsApp StoreGoogle Play

Tips & planning

BabyCenter

Daily tips and articles, a pregnancy calendar and “birth clubs” of parents with the same due month.

Free, with adsApp StoreGoogle Play
amma

Weekly calendar on your baby, your body and nutrition, plus kick and contraction counters. Available in German.

Free, with adsApp StoreGoogle Play

During labour

Contraction Timer 9m

One tap per contraction. Analyses length and frequency and tells you when it may be time to go to the hospital.

Free, with adsApp StoreGoogle Play
Storky

Simple contraction timer with intervals. Share the history with your midwife or doctor.

Free, with adsApp StoreGoogle Play
Freya

Hypnobirthing app: breathing guidance for each contraction, relaxation and a contraction log.

Paid (5.99 €)App StoreGoogle Play

After the birth: sleep & feeding

Huckleberry

Logs sleep, feeds and nappies, and suggests the best time for the next nap (SweetSpot, paid).

Free, premium optionsApp StoreGoogle Play
Glow Baby

Feeding, pumping, sleep and nappy logs in one timeline, plus articles on development.

Free, premium optionsApp StoreGoogle Play
Baby Tracker

All-in-one log for feeds, sleep, nappies, growth and vaccinations. Syncs between both parents.

Free, premium optionsApp StoreGoogle Play

These are independent apps, not checked by BabyBridge. They do not replace your midwife or doctor. Health apps store sensitive data, so check the privacy settings.

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