https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:15:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2033795 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:48:20 +0000 bpcmarj 2033795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a journal that I wrote in throughout my pregnancy and also blogged a little bit. The journal I still try to write my thoughts in every once in a while. I hope that she will enjoy looking at it when she is older (like I enjoy looking at the one my Mom had). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2033768 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:38:10 +0000 LAZB 2033768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't journal, but I do send weekly emails to my baby girl, and plan to send occasional emails after she's born too. I usually just include a bump picture, info on how big she is, and something about my week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2033752 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:27:30 +0000 youboots 2033752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got the same one as @Smurfette </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2033592 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:50:42 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2033592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got a pregnancy journal as a gift from DH's aunt. I am not one for journaling so I didn't think I would use one but I actually spent time filling it out last night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2032077 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:07:32 +0000 MrsBrewer 2032077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: Wow!! That's really impressive though!!! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2032075 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:06:48 +0000 artsyfartsy 2032075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made a pregnancy book on shutterfly week by week. It's almost finished..just needs his hospital and newborn pics and my birth story and then I can order it.</p> <p>He's 11 months old. Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2032013 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:20:44 +0000 ineebee 2032013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a random app on my phone with a "note" function to journal. Not very Pinterest-worthy! I wrote several times a week in the first tri, but throughout the second and third, I'm now writing maybe once every week or two weeks, mostly when I get a new symptom or need to get something off my chest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031421 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:07:03 +0000 Torchwood 2031421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: Oh yeah, there are a zillion options out there. If you decide to go with one, be sure and research them some first. (I found it helpful to look at the negative reviews on Amazon, because people usually had specific things they didn't like rather than just saying "oh, it's great!") Some are written as if you're talking to the baby, others are more for you. Some have lots of prompts and structure (Like the Belly Book @Smurfette linked to), others have more open space for journaling or whatever you want. Some include advice/info/tips, others are just for what you write. It's just a matter of what you're looking for.</p> <p>The one I had last time was this- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615318541?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=natureblog-20" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615318541?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=natureblog-20</a> I really liked it. It was fairly hippie-ish, but I wanted that. The art is beautiful. I liked that it had a small space for every day (with a few blank pages every so often for pictures), since I usually didn't want to write a ton every day. As best as I can recall, it had pretty much no prompts other than the "day I found out" type stuff at the beginning.</p> <p>This time I got this one- <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1570616817/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1570616817/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a> It's pretty much straight space for journaling. With this being my 4th pregnancy, I'm just not that worried about tracking symptoms or anything. (And I'll have most of that on my blog and on my due date thread here if I really want to remember later.) There are little phrases at the bottom of each page like, "how tired I am," and "love the love." They're subtle enough that you don't have to consider them prompts, but if you can't think what to write it might give you an idea. It's also unlined so if you like to draw or anything else, you aren't limited. It has virtually no structure to it, which is what I wanted, and the art is very pretty, lots of butterflies and sunflowers and things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031331 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:09:34 +0000 Anya 2031331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: this is mine- it's very sweet</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Birthday-Pregnancy-First-Journal-Version/dp/1907048480" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Birthday-Pregnancy-First-Journal-Version/dp/1907048480</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031307 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:57:02 +0000 LuLu Mom 2031307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I just don't have the sense of commitment to stuff like this. I start off so good and slack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031304 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:54:46 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2031304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a pregnancy journal that was fill in the blank (like the ones linked) for my first. I would have never stuck with it other wise. I'm 27 weeks with my second and don't journal. I barely remember to take bump photos. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031294 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:44:23 +0000 MrsBrewer 2031294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: @Smurfette: I had no idea these existed?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031291 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:40:43 +0000 Smurfette 2031291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just did this</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Belly-Book-Nine-Month-Journal/dp/0307336182" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Belly-Book-Nine-Month-Journal/dp/0307336182</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031290 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:39:51 +0000 Anya 2031290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, weekly. It's a specific pregnancy journal so there are prompts. Just a few sentences each week about what we did, how I feel, any appointments and updates, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031270 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:33:22 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2031270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kept a journal via Google drive so I could add to it from home computer, work computer, and my phone. And I took a weekly picture. Then after she was born I made a Shutterfly album with each page having the weekly picture and the text from that week's journal. That sounds complicated but I swear it was super easy! We also included other pictures from when I was pregnant. It's so fun to look back at.</p> <p>I used journal prompts, so each week was-</p> <p>Week:<br /> Baby is the size of a:<br /> Food: (cravings or aversions went here - so funny to read now)<br /> Preparations:<br /> This week we: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031265 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:32:31 +0000 Astro Bee 2031265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: Yeah, I'm lucky. She also quilts and is making one for the baby. She told me she wants to do a really good job, so he can pass it in to his son someday! Good luck with your journal. I've been saying since Christmas that I should really start writing in mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031242 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:22:30 +0000 Torchwood 2031242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I blog(ged), so I have records of things. Last time I did have a pregnancy journal, but honestly I didn't do much with it. I think I hadn't filled anything in (it had a space for a sentence or two every day) for a month when we got our bad anatomy scan results, and I never picked it up again after that. This time I have a new journal, but I bought it at least 2 weeks ago and still haven't started it. So I'm guessing I need to stop spending money on them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031239 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:21:59 +0000 MrsBrewer 2031239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: Aww that's so nice of your mom! Ugh I wish I was more like that! But I'm just not.....boo</p> <p>I too bought a leather bound journal, it's really nice! But actually sitting down and writing in it.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031228 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:17:10 +0000 Astro Bee 2031228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a plain leather-bound journal to write weekly notes to baby to read down the road. But I never used it. I'm clearly not very sentimental either. My mom is very into scrapbooking (and very sentimental), and has been having me save stuff and send belly pics, so at least he will be getting something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031227 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:16:53 +0000 mrsjyw 2031227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I blogged my first pregnancy.<br /> I want to again, but finding the time this time is hard. I have an open word doc going, we'll see if I get around to blogging it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dodid-you-have-a-pregnancy-journal#post-2031220 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:12:58 +0000 MrsBrewer 2031220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a very sentimental person, but I've been really trying to keep a journal, and just write in it whenever I can. I have been slacking though, and probably haven't written in it in 4 weeks! oops. My goal was to make an entry once a week. Maybe I will step it up!</p> <p>If you had a pregnancy journal, how often did you write in it? </p>