The moms you know. The sitters they love. The village you share.
Find trusted babysitters, pet sitters, and house sitters through recommendations from the moms you meet at New Mom School — and the people they trust.
Pick up your personal code at your local New Mom School.
From class to village
The friends you make in class are the first people you'll ask.
New Mom School brings moms together in in-person classes grouped by your baby's birth month — the same weeks, the same questions, the same not-quite-sleeping.
Sooner or later, one of you asks the group, “Do you know a good sitter?” REC'D BY gives the answers somewhere to live: every sitter your classmates trust, who recommended them, and what they're like — long after your class series ends.
New Mom School helps you find your village. REC'D BY helps you keep it.
Classes for every stage of the first year — newborn, infant, and rising toddler — plus series for second-time moms and a breastfeeding support group, at locations across the country.
Made for the first year
Why REC'D BY, when you have a new baby
The first time you leave your baby with someone, you want more than a name and a phone number. You want to know who trusts them.
- Keep your class closeAdd the moms you meet at New Mom School as friends, and see the sitters they already know and love.
- Good sitters are worth sharingNo more digging through group chats or an outdated spreadsheet for the sitter someone mentioned months ago.
- See who recommends themBefore you invite someone to care for your baby, see which friends trust them — and ask those friends first.
- Everything your sitter needs to knowFeeding, naps, the bedtime routine, and who to call — written once, and shared only with the sitters you choose.
- Booking without the back-and-forthAsk several sitters at once and keep every booking, message, and payment together in one place.
- The whole householdBabysitters, pet sitters, and house sitters — because the dog still needs a walk when you're at the pediatrician.
How REC'D BY works
Bring your village together.
Connect with your people
Invite the moms you know and trust — from your class, your neighborhood, and your life before the baby — to join your village.
Share your sitters
Add the sitters you already love, recommend them to friends, and discover the sitters your friends recommend.
Find care when you need it
Save your favorites, request a sitter, and keep your bookings and your little one's care details organized in one place.
A little gift from one mom to another
Your first year of REC'D BY is on me.
I'm giving New Mom School moms a full year of membership, free. After your free year, membership is $6.99/month or $39.99/year — and sitter accounts are always free.
- 1Pick up your cardYour personal code is printed on a REC'D BY card at your local New Mom School. One code per mom — made just for you.
- 2Create your accountSign up with your email or Google, and give your household a name.
- 3Choose Annual and enter your codeWhen you start your membership, pick the Annual plan and enter the code from your card. Your first year is free.
A note from me
Nicole · Founder + Mom
Hey mama! I'm a fellow New Mom School alum, and these classes helped me find my village. But when our shared sitter spreadsheet started getting outdated, I knew there had to be a better way. So I built REC'D BY — during nap time, inspired by the very village I found here. I hope it helps you grow yours, too.
Your village is already forming.
Bring the moms from your class, the sitters you trust, and your baby's care details together in one place — free for your first year.
Pick up your personal code at your local New Mom School.