There is nothing inherently wrong with this baby book, I just found it was very repetitive and asked silly sexist questions. There was very little room to write details and was very focused on mom only. The quality and look is lovely. These are the categories and prompts so you can decide if it’s for you: - finding out (all the basics when the test was taken, when you told partner etc) -1st doctors visit (date, # of weeks, doctor told us, questions asked, doctors answers, my current weight, doctor said to gain x amount of weight, I felt), two pages for doctor recommendations -1st ultrasound (before going I felt, when I saw baby I felt, observations, the tech said, my reaction when I heard the heartbeat, after we left I...) -Nutrition (good things for me and baby to eat, what I’m not supposed to eat, foods that I can’t stomach right now) - Exercise goals (What doc said about exercise, types of exercise I’d like to do, some exercise classes I’d like to take, some movements I’m not supposed to make) -Other things to keep in mind (meds not to take, supplements to take, foods, supplements etc to curb nausea, things to do to help sore breasts, ways to help acid reflux) Month 1-9 - all the same (Ways I feel different than last month, physically I’m feeling, I’m noticing the following changes in my body, I need to go to the bathroom (3 options), my current weight is, my doctor said it’s, I think I look, my fav thing to wear, emotionally I’m feeling, the morning I tend to feel, at night I feel, foods I’m craving, gross me out) - Looking back - one for each trimester (being a new pregnant mom is(only 1st trimester), it’s different than I thought it’d be in that (only 1st trimester), my favourite thing about this trimester was, Things I’m looking forward to in 2nd trimester, the things I’m not looking forward to in 2nd trimester are, the most special moment) Planning - What’s in a name (for a boy, for a girl, I especially like, my partner especially likes, other people have mentioned these names, we’ll decide on the name when) - Clothing the belly (people I can get hand me down clothes from are, I’d like to buy some clothes at, pregnancy looks that I like are, pregnancy looks I don’t like are) - Essential clothing checklist (baby clothes checklist) - The baby’s room ( I’d like to baby’s room to feel, the colours I’m thinking of are, I’d like to have, some things I’ve thought about buying to decorate are) - Essential baby gear (List of baby gear and I column on which one we want) - Planning for labour (I would like to deliver at, what I’m doing to prepare for labour, the advice I have received is, my thoughts on medication are, my partner thinks, the people I’d like to be with me during labour are, the people I’d like to have at the hospital are, other thoughts I have about labour and delivery are) - The hospital bag (List of what to pack) The big arrival - The story of my labour (I felt the first contraction on___ at ___ am/pm, it felt, when it happened I was, I called, I arrived at the hospital by, the story of my labour is, compared to what I expected the labour was) - At the hospital (the nurses at the hospital were, my favourite thing about the hospital was, my least favourite thing about the hospital was, the nurses/doctors taught me how to, other things I learned at the hospital were, people who visited, I was able to leave after ___ days, when I left the hospital I felt) - Throughout there are pockets and places to add pictures. I have also added some pictures of the pages I didn’t fill out.
