Expecting You — A Keepsake Pregnancy Journal Diary – March 24, 2016

After moving everything out of our bedrooms for new carpeting, I was unpacking a box of books. There was the little yellow pregnancy journal I had written in while I was pregnant with my now four year old! I sat on the floor and ended up reading it cover to cover. I cried through the whole thing. I am SO grateful for this journal. To have all of those memories and intimate stories written to my daughter before she existed out of my womb….I wasn’t even the same person that I am now. This journal is now priceless to me. I can’t wait to have this to give to my daughter when she grows up. It’s now going in my fire safe. This is how much it means to me. So nearly 5 years later, I am writing this 5 ⭐️ review. Just get the journal and actually use it. It has beautiful quotes and prompts throughout it. Buy it, Buy it for your best friend or sister who just announced their pregnancy. They will thank you and treasure it ❤️

What an absolutely beautiful journal! I just received mine today and went through every page. It is a beautiful and very pretty journal book. The quotes and designs are really subtly feminine, but very gender-neutral for the baby.I like that it's not goofy, corny, or silly like other pregnancy journals. I bought a friend of mine From Pea to Pumpkin, which was very pretty, and had some beautiful, watercolor-y-like pictures, but some of the fill-in-the-blank or multiple-choice-like questions turn me off. This journal is definitely one for a writer. The questions are very open-ended, and you get a lot of space for writing. Some of the reviewers describe this as "repetitive," but I think of it as more open-ended. I also noted that a lot of reviewers mention that there's no place to put pictures, but there are many pages that only have stationary designs on them that you could put pictures on (but wouldn't necessarily have to put a picture on it for it to look pretty).I was a little turned off that it uses "months" and not "weeks," but on the other hand I am glad you don't have a whole page dedicated to every blessed week. (Like, I really didn't feel that different form week 4 to week 5!) I went through today and divided up the months as "Month 1: Week 4,5,6,7" "Week 2: Week 8,9,10,11" and doing that will bring you perfectly to the end of 39 weeks on the last month page. The open-endedness also means that the structure isn't so rigid: if you don't have a 12-week ultrasound for example, there wouldn't be a page you'll awkwardly have to skip; if you don't have a husband, male partner, or any partner at all, you won't have any problems.All in all, I think it's beautiful and I'm so glad I found it!

Love it!

It is a beautiful notebook to track moments during the pregnancy. While it has some sections specific to mothers, it is more focused on the baby rather than the mother's thoughts and feelings.

Good

I wasn’t all for a pregnancy journal until a friend recommended one, so I decided to purchase. So far I am very impressed and excited to give this to baby once they are older! I do wish it was not from a woman’s perspective, as I think it is important for dad to be included as well. My husband has also been writing in it with me, and I think it will make it that much more special for our kiddo when they’re older. Some of the prompts seem somewhat redundant with a little bit too much space, however, adding some photos will help keep it full. Definitely recommend!

I bought this as a gift for my best friend for her first pregnancy. She's been using it to track baby's weight and all the things she's experiencing. It's more of a journal/diary to share thoughts and feeling throughout the journey. It's been perfect for her and highly recommend!

Out of everything that I have bought for myself during this (first) pregnancy, this is at the top of the list. As I was writing some of the entries I often thought to myself how my future daughter will have so much fun reading it all. I know I would. It's a nice diary and keepsake for both you AND your baby as they get old enough to read it. I get behind at times when keeping up with the journal but I have managed to catch up each time. I LOVE the quotes inside as well. Some of my favorite questions that the journal asked was: I first heard your heartbeat on..., nicknames we have for you are..., after you're born my plan is to..., and my favorite and least favorite part about being pregnant. These make the journal entries much more interesting and really makes you reflect on your time being pregnant. Love it.