Alder exists because of a gap almost every mother falls into.
For nine months, someone checks on you constantly. Then the baby arrives — and suddenly every appointment, every question, every worried midnight search is about them. Your midwife visits end around week six. The recovery you’re living through runs a lot longer than that.
Alder is a daily companion for those months. One small check-in a day — thirty seconds, honestly. Week-by-week guidance for weeks one through twelve, matched to how you gave birth, because a C-section recovery and a vaginal birth recovery are not the same journey and shouldn’t get the same advice. Gentle exercises with calm demonstrations. And red-flag alerts that tell you plainly when something needs your midwife or GP — those are free for everyone, always, because some things shouldn’t sit behind a paywall.
Alder is not medical advice, and it will never pretend to be. It doesn’t diagnose, it doesn’t treat, and it will never tell you a symptom is fine. What it will do is help you notice your own patterns, and tell you clearly when it’s time to call someone who can help. Your midwife, your GP, and New Zealand’s Healthline (0800 611 116, free, 24/7) are always the right call — Alder’s job is to make sure you never hesitate to make it.
One payment, everything included, nothing renews. We priced Alder the way we’d want to be treated at 3am with a newborn: no subscription quietly charging while you’re too tired to cancel. Your check-ins belong to you — they exist to show you your own patterns, they’re never sold, and our advertising never sees them. Our privacy policy says this in writing.
Alder is made in Auckland, New Zealand.
Questions? support@joinalder.com