You have just found out you are expecting, and you are wondering when to start your pregnancy journal? The answer is one word: now. Every week brings its own emotions and firsts, and it is often the very first moments, the ones before the round belly, that fade the fastest once baby has arrived.
Start as soon as you share the news
The very first positive test, the call to your mom or your best friend, the way you told your partner: these moments are worth writing down while they are fresh, with the words and the emotions of that very day. You think you will remember them forever, but the details fade faster than we expect. A few lines are enough.
The moments to capture during pregnancy
As the months go by, several milestones deserve their place in your journal. The first ultrasound and the first time you hear baby's heartbeat. The moment you feel those first kicks. Your baby shower and the kind words from the people you love. Choosing the name. Getting the nursery ready. Each page becomes a little landmark in a time that goes by so quickly.
And after the birth?
A good journal does not stop at delivery. Baby's arrival, coming home, the first smile, the first full night, the first steps: these memories carry on naturally in the same pages. That is what makes the difference between a simple pregnancy notebook and a true memory book your child will be able to look through later.
At Jadou and Flo, our baby memory book and pregnancy journal brings everything together in one place, from the pregnancy announcement all the way to your child's fifth birthday. It has built in pockets for the birth bracelet and the first lock of hair, a keepsake box for the bigger treasures, and a newsletter that sends you reminders based on your due date so nothing slips by. The best day to start is today.