My sister-in-law asked me a few months ago if I thought traditional baby books were outdated. I had never really pondered this question before, and it gave me pause. I did have a traditional baby book for Darah. But I had to make notes in my calendar to remind myself to fill it out from time to time. While it has some good information in it, it is definitely limited. And I haven’t touched the thing in 6 months, even though it is designed to record special events for the first 3 years of life.
Since I’m a blogger, I can’t use the excuse that I’m just not much of a writer. I write every single day! So perhaps the problem is with the product, itself. A book that sits on a shelf really might not be the best way for me to record memories. I’m much more likely to read and write online than anywhere else; maybe that should be the place I go to record special memories, too!
A trusted brand for babies, Tommee Tippee, has recently launched a new web application. It is a FREE digital storybook called The Day Baby Was Born, and it is a really great way to capture all the special moments throughout your pregnancy and the days before and after the baby’s birth.
For this pregnancy, this is the route I’m choosing to take. I can upload ultrasound pics, write down notes about my appointments with the doctor and even make note of those crazy cravings I get from time to time. I’m finding it much easier to log into the site and make a quick note and I really like that the product being put together looks so polished and professional. For someone like me who will NEVER own a scrapbook, its really nice to get to have something personal that looks so great!
What I also like about The Day Baby Was Born is that it is so easy to share with others. You can use the application to create pregnancy and birth announcements for Facebook, and you can also share the memories you have been capturing with others easily. Love that!
If you’d like to see a sample of what a storybook looks like, check out this one (no, it isn’t mine, but it is really good!): http://www.thedaybabywasborn.
I’d highly encourage you to consider going digital for your next baby book. And you can get started from t he moment you discover that you are expecting! The end product looks fantastic, and it is absolutely free. Thanks so much, Tommee Tippee!
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I’ve taken pictures every month of my growing belly and have made a scrapbook of all the different changes so far. Thank you for your contest
I used a personal journal and wrote letters to my baby every once in a while.
I took lots of pictures with the intention of creating scrapbooks, but I’m behind!
I have been horrible about keeping a book. Luckily my husband rarely puts down the camera
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I had a baby book for my daughter. I’m glad I kept it because my memory is not so good so at least I can look in the book now and remember things. 🙂
i kept a baby book for each of my kids but i did get a little lazzy after the last one 🙁
I kept a daily journal of everything from the time I found out I was pregnant till he was born. I also kept a digital journal to help me remember how journey. Once my son was born, I started a new journal which I made myself. I have pictures of day and still am keeping it now, 3 months later. I also have one I made of my pregnancy with my daughter and have a separate one of her growing up, she is now almost 3. I love sitting with her and going through it and I think she loves it as much as I do.
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I kept a box of notes and knick knacks for my son. It was during the olympics and he has alot of souveniers from that time!
I have a journal and i took monthly pictures with notes in them for which month
I wrote it down and blogged about it
i had a pregnancy journal and took a picture of my belly at least once a week. and for my son i take pictures everyday and have a baby book 🙂
I really didn’t keep track all those many years ago but wish now that I did
I didn’t do very well. I documented a bit in a baby book (only occasionally) but I tried to take pictures on important days/milestones.
I kept a book.
A baby book
I kept a journal
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I had baby books for both boys but never kept up with them 🙁
I keep a pregnancy journal and then scrapbooks.
With my first child, I used a journal, a baby book and scrapbooked. With my second, I used a baby book and scrapbooked some. With my third, I have used a baby book and have scrapbooked online some.
With my first daughter, I was pretty bad about keeping track of stuff, but I have been trying to keep up with my second daughter in her baby book. We take tons of pics though!
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
Digital photo album, and we take monthly photos to see the changes.
We used everything, journal, camcorder, pictures, scrapbook
For about the first 6 months I was keeping a baby book. But then my son became mobile and I was always chasing after him, so I ended up never finishing it. I still have it and really need to finish it because I still have everything committed to memory…for now!! Thanks! bekki1820cb at gmail dot com
I kept a scrapbook.
I’ve kept a scrapbook so far
i kept a book!
I haven’t had to keep the memories yet, but I love all the new apps that are being developed now. I hope to use them in the future.
We had a website, and a kept a scrapbook.
i had a scrapbook that i kpt things in!
i have 1 week to go with my first and i posted everything on facebook
I have a ten week old. Her baby book has a nice section of pre preggo stuff which I did fill out.
I have a baby book for my little one, and took lots of pictures.
i tried to keep lots of photos
I have a book where I wrote down all the details from being pregnant and my daughter’s first year. It’s fun to look back now since this pregnancy has been so different
We used a Google document that we could both edit and wrote things down as they happened or as we remembered. We also took constant pictures on our phones since they were always right there!
i haven;t had a child yet, but I would keep an online journal….
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Taking lots of pictures ,and scrapping is how i keep all of my son’s memories!!
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I’ve been taking weekly bump pictures and plan on keeping a memory box after baby gets here
I keep a journal
thank you
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i kept a journal then transferred to the baby book
For my first daughter, I made her a beautiful scrapbook. But for my 4 1/2 month I haven’t done anything yet!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I jotted notes here and there. When it came time to record them I found only some – I suggest to all new moms put a notebook somewhere very handy and schedule to time to change it over or you will miss so much when you look back!
Gladys P
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I kept a book and also made movies.
I did not do anything with my first but I hope to do more with my newborn.
I scrapbooked my pregnancy. Offline, and even online.
I kept a journal for all of my pregnancies! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
Renee Walters
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I took lots of pictures and video taped a lot of pictures.
Regrettably I did very little the first year. Just too busy.
When my children were babies I kept baby books. I am sad to say I didn’t do a very good job with them. I saved locks of their hair from their first hair cut and their first baby clothes.
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making memory book for my niece
I keep a baby journal for every baby. I love to look back at them and read the special moments.
I used a book to keep up with memories of my pregnancy! With the next one I would love to use the Pampers App! Thank you!
I wrote in my first daughters baby book like a mad woman! Now that she is 3, I don’t write in it nearly enough.
I documented my pregnancy through a website and also read what to expect when expecting for my weekly updates on what was changing. After my little one was born I started documenting everything in his baby book and just finished entering all about his 1st Birthday : )
we took pictures
I was terrible with keeping up memories with my first son, I still dont completely have things organized and with another on the way, I hope I do a lot better!
I documented in her baby book. For her feeding up til age 18 months I kept a daily diary of what she ate, drinked and her potty habits. This came in great handy to show the doctors when arguing with them about her health.
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We took pictures and I journaled
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I kept milestones in a book and lots and lots of pictures!
I have a scrapbook and baby’s first year calendar that I (mostly) updated regularly, and I took pictures all the time–still do, as a matter of fact.
I had a baby journal, and took lots of pictures.
I documented my pregnancy and my daughter’s first year through pictures. I kept a lot of other things I just haven’t organized them yet.
We started a blog for the baby and cross posted our pics and updates on FB. I love the idea of this site though.
My husband and I kept a journal together throughout my pregnancy.
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We have a book.
My Mom bought me a Pregnancy Calendar when I was pregnant with Sophia… I’m proud to say it’s completely filled out and I love to read back through it! Baby Book is a different story and this poor baby girl has NO pregnancy calendar at all and hardly any pictures. I just am so busy with my wild toddler! 🙂
I took pictures and kept a journal of every special moment.
With my first child I bought a journal and kept up with it. Now that I am pregnant again I haven’t been keeping track of anything :S
I love the idea of using baby books
All my children have baby memory books. I also scrapbook
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Pretty much I’ve just taken pictures minimally every week, closer to every other day. I’m not good at doing things on paper, so it’s all been digital. And, congrats!?
I documented each week of my pregnancy on my blog and I take a picture of my son on his monthly birthday. I also have a baby book that I have kept up to date with including journeling!
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