Pregnancy Journals

[ellewills618]

Anyone have a good recommendation for one?  What do you like or not like about it?  

I used from Pea to Pumpkin with my son (free from the CA 529 web site...or it was 2 years ago) because I wasn't sure I was going to get into it but I was glad I did it.  Pros: It was small and didn't involve too much writing.  There were spots for some photos but not too many (I'm not great about printing pics).  Cons: It was a little corny and I didn't like all of their prompts.  I'd love to find a journal that has a small spot for independent writing so I can talk about my feelings without being told what to write about.   

[doublehammock]

I made a private blog last time. Each week I wrote down basic info and then added more thoughts. I turned it into a book after with all my bump pics.

[Ashburn]

Same as doublehammock with the blog.

[Ann612]

I am not an incredibly sentimental person so a book would just fall to the wayside for me. Kind of like my wedding dress that I went into the ocean in and then took a year to get dry cleaned...

I started a blog shortly after our loss. I've been creating posts that document this pregnancy too - I just won't post them until after we announce. Plus then people can follow along if they want to, without me AWing on Facebook.

[ellewills618]

Jul 28, 2015 19:46:41 GMT -5 doublehammock said:

I made a private blog last time. Each week I wrote down basic info and then added more thoughts. I turned it into a book after with all my bump pics.

I love this idea but I just don't see myself following through.  I saw some really cute templates on Shutterfly but I can see myself saying I'll do my post next week and 2 months later being mad I blew it off.  I think a book staring at me from my nightstand will help me commit.

[LadyNymeria]

Lurking from M16...

ellewills618 - my BFF used the Belly Book when she had her daughter and loved it so I picked up a copy too. It gives you a page for a picture and some notes each week plus some extra pages to document other thoughts, appointments, etc. There's a page for each trimester where you write your cravings or aversions for each month in that tri as well as some general prompts (like first tri has some questions about dealing with MS).

They throw some humor in there too. The page where it asks if you think you're having a boy or a girl they have 3 options: boy, girl, boxer. Mid-1st tri one week they ask you if your complexion is glowing or green.

One week I did wish there was more room for my own notes, but I'm liking it so far. It definitely serves as a reminder to fill it out when it's sitting on a coffee table in front of the TV!

[Ashburn]

There are some nice ones on Etsy too if you do a search, a little more personalized, but I am not sure how the prompts are. I just got one that I liked the look of from Etsy shop Illustries.