The First-Time Mom's Pregnancy Journal: Monthly Checklists, Activities, & Journal Prompts

Even when I'm feeling down, and I've struggled in lots of ways this entire pregnancy, this still brings me joy and I love thinking about how far I've come and it's nice to reread things I wrote before because my memory is not all there anymore so I barely remember the first trimester. I was struggling the hardest then. But I want my baby to know she is loved and I think about her all the time and how worth it she is. Worth every little ache, pain, and nightmare. I'm in my 3rd trimester now and though it doesn't have all 40 weeks it has 9 months for you to be specific about. I like most of the questions, it has size comparisons for how baby is growing, and spots for you to put your own pictures and thoughts. The checklists are nice too, for what you should be looking into/doing that month to prepare for baby. Its nice to have extra support and know you're on track to having a healthy beautiful baby. It even reminds you to drink plenty of water on several pages. I really love having it. I think it'll be one more thing in her baby box for her to read and know me better, and know what it was like to be pregnant.

This book is set up with prompts for each month of pregnancy that include a spot to include a monthly bump photo, simple written answer section to complex thought provoking paragraphs, a detailed check-list, activities that inspire creative responses and thinking, appointment tracker, and an area to write free-style each month. Each trimester also has a spot to include an ultrasound photo as well :) Pros: I adored filling it out each month and loved how unique every prompt and activity was. It did not seem like there were many (if any) duplicate questions during the 9 month journey. There is plenty of space to put your own answers as well, where other books felt very cramped. The set-up for each month was similar (e.g. short answer section, check-list section, activity section, ect.) which made journaling easy and allowed me to skip around the month if I didn't have an answer for the prompt/section yet. There is also a bit of extra space in some of the months where I was able to print off and add extra photos (positive pregnancy test, baby shower, maternity photos, gender reveal, nursery, ect.) to turn it into a fun scrap-book as well. Cons: Some (not many) of the monthly mile-stones are a little ahead of the game for a first time mom (e.g. question about feeling baby movement earlier than 20 weeks, which is the average when first time moms feel it). The final month has many prompts about the laboring process rather than what your experiencing during the final month, which meant waiting till the end of the pregnancy to fill out the prompts (the actives on the other hand could be done anytime during the final month). Over all as a first time mom, I really enjoyed filling out this book and highly recommend it to any other momma's-to-be who love colorful/fun/creative journaling :)

So fun for a 1st time mom. Lots of great reminders and questions to think about while being pregnant!

Great for first time moms to keep track of appointments and different things throughout their pregnancy. Nicely put together. I got it for a co-worker for Christmas. She says it's a great book to record her pregnancy memories. I recommend this journal.

I got this journal for my niece, for her first pregnancy, and she couldn’t be happier! A great way to track all the steps of this beautiful journey of bringing a new baby to the world.

Bought for my sister and she’s so excited to start using this journal. I love that it offers checklists and she found it cute that it gives you baby size comparisons every month. She loves that there’s spaces for her to add ultrasound photos.

My daughter was very excited to get this. She’s a writer and loves to write stories and about things she’s going through. So I got her this for her first Preganant Mommy Mother’s Day. She’s been filling it up!

I originally bought this as a Christmas gift for my girlfriend, however I could not wait for her to start using it. This is such a great idea, especially for first time expecting parents. Reading what my girlfriend writes in this journal makes me extremely happy and also reminds me that she will be a great mommy, we both can’t wait for our first child! It shows me how much she is scared and excited for this baby, most importantly how much she already loves our baby. Once again, we can’t wait for this baby in 7 more months and I can’t wait to marry this woman! All donations towards a wedding ring and the wedding/reception will be gladly accepted!!! :)

Brilliant book! Gave it as a present to my wife, she started filling it in straight away. It also can be a beautiful gift for your child later on in their life as a memory.

Great journal, if you like to write a lot. I am leaving a lot of blank pages, but it is really good for people who like to describe things in detail.

Just buy it. Trust me. It's beautiful, it's clear and easy to fill out. It's a beautiful keepsake for an incredible journey that (I hope) will one day be a great keepsake for my baby as well.

Fue un regalo y a la futura mamá le encantó. Buen precio y la calidad de la impresión es increíble

Pro: I absolutely adore the artwork and lettering. Also the tips are helpful and the space to add our own pictures is thoughtful. Very interesting prompts and questions that I look forward to reading years from now. Cons: Content can be a little repetitive, I liked the activities a lot and would enjoy more new activities throughout the pregnancy progression. I also think the monthly checklists are lengthy and take up a lot of page space (4-5 pages a month). While they are helpful, I cant really imagine them being keepsake worthy and would prefer more pages for other activities that can better document my experience. (Maybe in a new edition you can remove the blank lines in the checklist?)