Bump To Birthday: Pregnancy & First Year Journal To Capture Memories Of the Growing Bump, the Birth & the New Baby

I cannot fault this gorgeous journal. So much so, I've bought it again because I made too many errors when I wrote in my first copy and would like a cleaner journal to reflect on with my little girl as she grows. I have also bought the "Our Story for my daughter" Journal created by the same Author. The Bump to Birthday Journal is so well laid out and has plenty of prompts that made me note down information that I'd have otherwise forgotten. It's a lovely, neutral theme that doesn't point toward either gender which I loved as I didn't find out my babies gender during my pregnancy. The book generally feels good quality, durable and is a lovely size inbetween A5 and A4. The paper is thick and handles pen well. The pages share lovely amounts of infomation about the stage of pregnancy you're at, and have cute little added note bubbles for cravings, weight etc as things progressed. After the pregnancy section, there is then a section for the birth, first month, gifts recieved, first milestones, pages to make first footprints, first birthday/Christmas and so much more. If I could improve anything, it would be the spaces left for pictures. They are landscape orientation and smaller than the average 4x6 print, so I need to get photos printed smaller to fit in those spaces. But maybe I'm just being a bit picky. I genuinely cannot fault this journal aside from that, and will happily purchase more for future pregnancies or as gifts!

I was originally going to put my own memories/keepsake book together - including a few notes and photos. When I saw this I thought it would be better because it was already laid out and just needed filling in. I wasn't able to view all the book (obviously, buying it on the web) but liked the sound of it. When I received it I was surprised at how detailed it was. I love the way it is set out, giving info on baby week by week - whilst still in the tummy, and a place to write a bit about you and what you have been up to - plus photo space. It has been a lot of work filling it in, because it's a kind of diary starting at week 9 and I didn't buy it until I was week 20! Luckily I keep a diary so was able to look up each week and fill it in. But if you buy it early and write weekly it would be not trouble at all. It is a lovely keepsake to look back on with your child in years to come and carries on until they are 1 year old. Highly recommended if you want a more detailed record book of your pregnancy, labour and 1st year with the little one.

Definitely buy this. I bought this as a gift for a friend when we found out she was expecting and she loved it! So much so, that she burst into tears of joy (but that could be the pregnancy hormones!). It's beautifully set out with delicate pictures in neutral tones, so it's ideal for both baby boys and baby girls. There's plenty of room given for each part you fill in and areas for photographs too. You really can enjoy filling this in and looking back through it for years to come. It's great that it combines the pregnancy and first year of baby's life after the birth. There aren't many pregnancy journals around and it's lovely to look back on experiences and watch baby grow from Day One! This is a lovely book, to buy as a gift for someone or to buy for yourself! I wish I'd had one when I was pregnant. I'd highly recommend!

I think this will be a lovely gift to give my daughter if/when she is pregnant with her own children. Who knows if this book will make it that far though, if she waits as long as me! My mum has Alzheimer's disease, so I wasn't able to find out anything about her pregnancy or early years experience with me. That was my main incentive for getting this book. Now on to the negatives, this book is a lot of work to fill in. In total, it's probably more writing than the dissertation I did for my masters degree! Then there's lots of photos to collate, get printed, cut to size and fix into the book. A 6x4" standard photo size is too large for the photo sections, so you will need to print them with a white border, or chop them down considerably to make it look nice. My daughter is now 18 months old and I'm going back and completing some of the final bits (e.g. we only just went on our first holiday). It's definitely easier if you can commit to filling it in as you go along, rather than playing catch up later. Honestly, once you start it, there's a danger that it becomes a millstone around your neck, as you feel you must complete it without too many blank pages. I would prefer more blank pages, so I could of added photos of special events and outings along the way, without having to write so much. You can hijack a few of the pages (but not many) by covering the writing with photos and doing your own thing. I would suspect that this is often a touching baby shower gift, but only a tiny fraction of the recipients actually get around to completing the book! Certainly it took me over a year to be able to write about my birth experience, which was somewhat traumatic and I for the sake of this book, I felt I needed to temper it, so as not to seem so negative and scary!

I purchased this a second time as I actually got bought this as a gift when I was pregnant with my first. I re purchased when I found out I was pregnant with my second as I absolutely love this book more than anything. It's the perfect journal to fill in through out your whole pregnancy, has lots of fun questions to answer throughout, a section to fill in about the birth and how everything went with relevant questions, as well as pages to record all your babies 'firsts' including their first Christmas and even birthday! Tons of pages to fill in to make it fun and memorable, isn't something that can be completed over night which is good as it gives you something to look forward to each week, lots of spaces for pictures to be added throughout the whole book and it starts from week 9 of pregnancy! Very fun to do! Would order again if I was to ever have a third for sure!

This baby book is really beautiful and a truly special diary to keep during your pregnancy. It starts with week 9 which for me was early enough. You write in it once a week, which I found excellent as you don't have to keep record every day. And there is lots of space for photos and scans etc. And they give lovely little prompts of what to write. Also there are little pages in between with star signs, birth stone information etc. Which I find really lovely. They give a brief average of what an average baby should measure at each week which is also lovely. Really recommend this book, I look forward to gifting it to my unborn child for a 20th or 30th birthday present. Also a beautiful gift for an expecting mom.

Love this journal!! Beautiful design and very cute illustrations. It is a bit repetitive for those who aren't used to writing in a journal, just be creative. There are pages with birthstones, birth signs, birth flowers etc. A few first moments, spots for pictures etc. This will be a beautiful keepsake for your future child to cherish forever. I highly recommend this journal.

Every thing you need to track during this 9 months journey is there... Bang on . Space for pregnancy kit to each week progress from 8 th week and scheduled ultrasound scan finding you can paste.. my wife was super happy... Not used the other half of the book.. but definitely a decent cute and simple scrapbook for 9 months..

I love this journal and fill it in every week. It has spaces for what is going on in our lives, as well as other details such as cravings, scan results etc. Also space for pictures to stick in every week. Would really recommend it.

Amazing item. Great keepsake. Quick delivery