It seems that you just learned that you are pregnant, and did not have time to look back, as all 9 months of waiting have passed, and the baby is growing up. And how sometimes you want to feel those unique moments again! No woman will forget the sensation of the child's stirring, the first bouts, the first acquaintance with the crumb. But some changes in mood and fears associated with this may well be forgotten, but this is also part of your way of becoming a mother and they do not want to be missed. And why should I write all these experiences in my "pregnant" diary ?!
Diary of a pregnant woman
Many future mothers often complain about the feeling of uselessness and loneliness, and keeping a diary of pregnancy will help in this problem. You can go to any store and buy a special form, you can just take a notebook or album. Which option you choose is not at all important, it is important that in a few years your diary or album of pregnancy will return a sense of expectation and joy.
Among other things, a diary of a pregnant woman can be very useful in such cases:
- Sometimes, let's honor it to your spouse, although outwardly he is calm, but believe me, he experiences doubly: now he is responsible for two souls; he is probably interested in what you have in mind, how you are experiencing this period and your pregnancy diary will quite help in this.
- At a doctor's appointment it can be difficult just to take and immediately say about all the complaints or sensations. At home, you calmly and with concentration write everything, and then you can give to read it to the doctor, maybe he will pay attention to some details.
- The course of the second pregnancy, most likely, will be radically different from the first, and the diary of the well-being of the pregnant woman will help to compare and possibly prevent complications and inconveniences in the second pregnancy.
- In addition to records of their spiritual and physical sensations, it is also good to record gastronomic preferences. Such a diary of a pregnant woman will help to check what you eat and in what quantities, because "in position" even the most harmless at first glance products can provoke problems with digestion, so they are easier to identify, and for the weight will accurately monitor;
- Well, in the end, when in the future a young pregnant girl - your daughter will inherit this diary, it will help her to prepare and know in advance what feelings she might expect and how she behaved in the belly herself.
How to keep a pregnancy diary?
As a pregnant woman to keep a diary and what to write down, it's up to her. For some, it's enough to record events happening under the heart in a chronology, and some refer specifically to the child or husband in the records. But there are several points that it is desirable to indicate to a pregnant woman in a diary, they can come in handy in the future:
- indicate the date of the last menstruation, so you can guess the date of birth of a crumb and then compare the assumptions at the end;
- indicate in the diary of pregnancy the first stirring (this also helps to predict the date of birth) and the first sensation of this;
- attach copies of the results of ultrasound. it is generally better to make copies of all documents that are collected when filling out the exchange card;
- write down fears, so you will help your spouse (if you let him read) to understand the signal that you need to pay more attention and warmth.
As we found out, the pregnancy diary is a very individual matter, so who should be given it to read and where to store it is not so important. But just one thing - now it's a family relic and almost a book of revelations. And the main thing is that it will help you to experience again and again these unique months of expectation and the most important event in your life.