The Pregnancy Journal; A Day-To-Day Guide to a Healthy and Happy Pregnancy

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Summary: Glad I have such great gift giving friends!!
Review: Though I am pregnant with my 3rd child, it has been 14 years since the last. This book was a pleasant surprise after looking at numerous pregnancy & baby books. I bought the "what to expect", "what to eat", etc books, but this gift is one I read everyday & it gives me the same type of info, but on a time line I follow. It also gives you a notes section every few days, but I have found myself making little notes on days even without a notes section. I even caught my husband looking at it & commented on how cool it was that it tells you how many days we have left.... This was a great gift!!

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Summary: Great Pregnancy Journal!
Review: I loved having this daily information about my baby's growth and development. There are lots of helpful hints and parenting tips, and I like reading the quotes on the bottom of each page. It helped my husband to connect with the pregnancy too, because he would ask "what's happening in babyland today?". My mom also was fascinated with the development that was occurring and liked the updates. I am also a labor and delivery nurse, so I feel pretty well-informed, but I really liked to have this personal attachment with my baby by jotting things down every few days.

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Summary: Fun and educational
Review: I purchased this book when I found out I was pregnant, and each night before bed my husband and my daughter and I would read what was going on with the pregnancy. It was great to know each day what was happening and it was helpful for my husband since this is his first child and he had never dealt with a pregnant woman before. A super book. I reccomend it to all pregnant women and their families.

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Summary: Buy it for all your pregnant friends!!
Review: I recieved this book as a gift from my mom for my first pregnancy. I loved this book. it was the best thing that I recieved during my pregnancy. It tells you what is going on in your body every day and what part of your baby's body is growing and what foods you should eat at those times. I looked forward to getting up to read this book every morning to see what was growing that day, my husband loved it too. It also gives you room to write about how you are feeling that day, what you are craving, how much you weighed at each appointment and how your mood is. I also enjoyed reading the quotes at the bottom of each page, there is a new one every day, if you are into scrap booking the quotes make great statements in your picture book as well as giving you something to think about. It is just a great book. I also have the first year book about what is going on with your child the first year of life..... It goes by so quickly so write it down, cherish it and save it!! I have since given 3 of these books as gifts pregnant friends!!

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Summary: Think twice
Review: If you are smart and want to feel a bit dummy or you are dummy and want to feel a bit smart - get this book. Otherwise don't bother.

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Summary: Absolutely amazing!!
Review: I simply loved this book. It was more like a Bible to me all throughout my pregnancy. I loved the notes & details and How are you feeling today section. I have spaces for pictures of my ultrasounds, etc. Best of all, I kinda related to all symptoms mentioned. I felt like the journal was helping me time my pregnancy. I had a 3 day labor and all through those days, I could enter details into the journal. This is a must-have if you're intending to get pregnant and if you are!

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Summary: The Best Baby Gift Ever
Review: I LOVED this book. It provides daily facts about the physical developments of the baby as well as information about the changes your body is going through and cultural items from around the world. There is space to jot down each day any thoughts, symptoms or exiting firsts (I felt the baby kick today). You can chart your waist size, weight gain, symptoms and emotional well being. What a tremendous resource for this and future pregnancies and a WONDERFUL keep sake for the baby. I recommend this book to every pregnant woman I meet!

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Summary: Will have great memories!
Review: I absolutely loved this journal! It gave daily information that my husband and I enjoyed reading together. There was also room to write thoughts, feelings, and other information specific to my pregnancy, without pressure to write something everyday. I never got tired of it. The only minor complaint that I have about the journal was that it calculated pregnancy weeks from the date of conception, rather than from the last menstrual period date, which made it off by two weeks.

Get this as early as possible in your pregnancy. You definitely will not regret it! I just had a beautiful baby girl 2 weeks ago and I look forward to looking back on my pregnancy and sharing those memories with my daughter one day.

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Summary: Fascinating Information
Review: My husband and I began each morning with this book. Before we even got out of bed he would turn off the alarm and ask "What's the baby doing today?" I would open the journal and read to him about the development of our child. It was amazing to realize how early certain things develop and I appreciated the hints of what foods to especially avoid or eat extra of. Throughout the day if I became upset or stressed, I would just think of those tiny fingers or lungs developing and it really put things into perspective and helped me to relax. This is a wonderful book, no matter if it is your first or fifth child.

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Summary: Kept me on top of journaling
Review: This was a gift from my mom and I love it! In the beginning I wanted to write every day and journal everything. I tried! This journal had spaces every few days asking me questions and reminding me to journal the way that I felt. As time passed, there was not much to tell and writing every few days was just the right amount. This book kept a good pace and I was never too tired to write a few words. I love that this book informed me on the day to day growth of my little baby. There was also a lot of information on what was happening to me. They even included some parenting tips and various traditions about women and babies around the world. Now my son is 7 months old and I love to look back at the pregnancy and see that the "kick" was him.