Every day · 7 AM – 10 PM
A mentor by text
You're matched with one trained mom who has been there. She answers questions about cravings, car seats, custody paperwork and everything between, for as long as you like.
Cradle & Co. · Omaha
Wherever you are in this, start here.
Just found outTalk to someone todayA mentor who texts back, a ride to your first appointment and no pressure about anything.
Baby's hereDiapers, sleep and other momsThe free baby closet, Tuesday group with childcare, and someone to call at 2 AM.
Want to helpStock the closet, drive a momDiapers in sizes 4 and 5, Saturday closet shifts and rides to prenatal visits.Who we are
Company, mostly
Cradle & Co. started in 2011 at a kitchen table in the Field Club neighborhood, when Mallory Kessinger, who had her first baby alone at nineteen, asked three women from her church to help one pregnant teenager get to her appointments. Fifteen years later we meet about 300 moms a year.
We are not a medical clinic. We help you find one, drive you there and sit in the waiting room if you want us to. We pray for every mom who comes through the door, and we'll never make our help depend on what you believe or decide.
Every week
What we do, week in, week out
Four things, done steadily. Come to one or all of them.
Tuesdays · 10 AM
Fourth Trimester group
Moms with babies under a year, coffee, a short devotion and an honest hour. Babies stay with you, toddlers go to the playroom.
Tue & Thu 3–6 · Sat 9–12
The baby closet
Diapers, wipes, clothes to 24 months, pack-and-plays and safety-checked car seats. Take what you need, come back next week.
Weekdays · book 2 days ahead
Rides to appointments
A volunteer drives you to prenatal and well-baby visits anywhere in Omaha, and waits.
From a mom
I found out on a Tuesday and texted Cradle on Wednesday because I didn't know who else to tell. Rocío wrote back in ten minutes. She drove me to my first appointment and she was there the day Amira was born.
The baby closet
A whole room of what new babies go through fastest
The back room of the house is floor-to-ceiling shelves: diapers by size, wipes, onesies sorted by month, sleep sacks, bottles and a corner of car seats that a certified technician checks before they leave.
Last year 1,140 bags went out the door. You shop it yourself, with a volunteer to help reach the high shelves, and you can come back every week.
- Tuesday and Thursday 3–6 PM, Saturday 9 AM – noon
- No ID or proof of income needed
- Car seats fitted in your car by a certified tech
- Text ahead and we'll have a bag ready
Classes this fall
Free classes at the house
Oct17
Car seat check day
9:00 AM – noon · Parking lot, 2418 Leavenworth
Bring your seat and your car. Fifteen minutes each, and you leave with it fitted right.
Oct22
Newborn basics
6:30 PM · Front room
Bathing, swaddling, safe sleep and what's normal in week one, with Celeste Danforth, RN.
Nov5
Feeding, any way it happens
6:30 PM · Front room
Breast, bottle or both. A lactation counselor answers questions without judgment.
Nov19
Thanksgiving pie and diaper party
5:30 PM · The whole house
Moms, babies, mentors and volunteers. We'll send everyone home with a pie and a pack.
Dec12
Christmas closet
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · The baby closet
Warm clothes, new toys and a photo with the baby by the tree, if you want one.
Nothing in that category this month.
You can text us right now.
(555) 014-2271. A real mom answers between 7 AM and 10 PM, usually within the hour.