This is PART 1 of a Mommy-to-be Must Have series. Read PART II here.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! If you're anything like me, you're going through a zillion emotions. You're excited, scared, happy, nervous, shocked and overwhelmed. One thing that just helped my mental sanity was downloading apps, reading blogs, and watching vlogs to demystify pregnancy (some symptoms you just can't believe are normal- itchy boobs?!). Many apps offer community groups you can join to connect to other mommas who are on the same week as you. Likewise, vlogs and blogs give you weekly updates on symptoms, progress, and belly shots. Your body goes through SO MANY changes that for me it, it helped a ton to hear from these other women what they were going through.
MUST HAVE APPS
- Ovia Pregnancy App. I love this app to keep me in tune with my diet, symptoms, sleep, weight, moods, physical activity, and milestones. It also gives you encouraging words of advice when you track you daily activities or symptoms.
Ovia App- my favorite of all the pregnancy apps - What to Expect. This is the app all of my preggo friends suggested. You get daily articles and updates on a slew of pregnancy topics, and a weekly video that's always fun to watch to see what's new with your baby that week.
What to Expect App - The Bump. This app is great for a weekly video update about baby's progress, and gives you good checklists for what's coming up next or what you should be preparing for next. I also love the fruit/vegetable size updates and you can upload your weekly bump shot.
The Bump App - MyRegistry. I used this app and website for my wedding registry and now for our baby registry. It allows you to register for any product anywhere online or in store by scanning the bar code with your smart phone. I loved that I could put some great items from Etsy on there- where else can you register for that? It even updates the price if it changes or is lower at another store or site. There's also a privacy category setting so I can add things that I want to remember to buy for baby, but don't want to put on the registry.
VLOGS & BLOGS TO FOLLOW
My Registry Website & App
- Pregnant Chicken. Just about as real and funny as it can get, you can read this post called "Happily After Giving Birth" and decide if this type of blog will help add a little humor to all of the upcoming changes.
- Anna Saccone. Anna from Ireland has both a blog with a Mommy Monday weekly update along with Weekly Pregnancy Vlogs on YouTube documenting both her first pregnancy (a girl) and second pregnancy (a boy).The second pregnancy vlogs are shorter, but I love watching both to see how her pregnancies compare (since every pregnancy is different) and where I'm at that week. She also does belly shots every week.
- Karina Powell. Karina is from Texas, and is probably one of the most beautiful (and teeny tiny) pregnant people I've ever seen. She has incredible pregnant style, as well as a great fitness routine she maintained her entire pregnancy. She's an inspiration. And her and her husband are too cute. I loved reading her pregnancy rollercoaster blogs from her first pregnancy with her little boy, Ryan.
- Maddie Borchers. Maddie from Georgia is pregnant with her little boy- Jonathan. She gives a weekly bump update with lots of symptoms, and some of the tips and advice she has learned along the way. She's very sweet and relatable! Check out her YouTube channel.
- Myka Stauffer. Myka already has two little ones, but her family is trying for a third baby. Unfortunately, they lost a little one when she was 6 weeks pregnant in the fall, but she's pregnant again (YAY!) and will be giving a weekly bump update. She's entertaining and very real about her symptoms and pregnancies.
Read Part II here.
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