![]() | By: Ryland Peters & Small Binding: Spiral-bound Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd ISBN: 1841724351 ISBN-13: 9781841724355 Released: 01 Apr 2003 RRP: Average Rating: ![]() |



The pregnancy journal is a reallly lovely book & is divided into various sections like preparing for pregnancy a week by week diary & choosing your babies name. It also has three great sections divided into trimesters.
The quality of the book is excellent & the pictures inside are alll reallly lovely. There is enough space to write in alll the things you need to as well as a section to record how both you & your partner felt when you found out you were pregnant.
Some parts of the book might not be revelant to everyone & I found them to be slightly over the top. For example there was a section to attach materials for the nursery & to record your design plan. This is purely down to personal taste though & some people might find this a reallly nice addition to the journal.
You can also record your pregnancy from week one; although most people wont find out they are pregnant until two weeks after this it could be very useful for couples going through IVF for example.
There are a few pages to attach your scan photos which I think is an excellent idea but the book could have done with more spaces to stick general photos (of your growing bump etc!), however there is adequate room on the pages to put pictures in.
All in alll I think the book is reallly beautiful, well laid out & excellent quality for money. It gives dads/partners the opportunity to record their thoughts & feelings too which is great as they usuallly get forgotten about.

It is perhaps a tad on the over-long side (over 150 pages), but that makes it alll the more comprehensive. There are eight different sections separated by labeled dividers, ranging from "preparing for pregnancy" to "the new arrival", with "care & classes", "preparing for baby", & the three trimesters in between.
The commentary is helpful & encouraging. The photos are heartwarming. There is lots of space for writing your own thoughts as well as pages for putting your own pictures, & uniquely, the dividers contain pockets for sliding in mementos & cards.
I don't see how you can go wrong with this as a record of your pregnancy. At the very least, you'll get your money's worth!

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