Pregnancy Journal

toribrite

Went to the store last month and bought a pretty journal. Started writing about my thoughts on pregnancy and all that we are doing to prepare. Thought it would be nice for our future child to eventually read. Anyone else doing this?

Jags8

I recently found a baby book of mine, in which there was space for each mom and dad to write about their thoughts on first year with baby. My parents were already separated before I was one so there was nothing from my dad (the book was kept at my mom's). But the entry my mom wrote made me cry. It was so sweet and honest and it was just so nice to be able to read.

I don't know if every person/child of yours would appreciate it, but it doesn't hurt to make a journal. I think your child would appreciate it the most when they are thinking of starting a family?

dogperson11

If my mom gave me a journal with things saying how/when they were trying to conceive me I wouldn't want to read it. If it was about feelings / preparing for my arrival when she was already pregnant I would read it.

Jags8

Oh yes, I agree with @dogperson11
I read OP as what they were doing to prepare for baby when already pregnant. I wouldn't want to read about what my parents did to try to conceive me. I know my mom temped, but I don't need to know anything else than that.

toribrite

Well Im definitely not going into sex specifics. Just thoughts and feelings and potential names and things like that. If my mom wrote anything I would be interested. Of course she was 16 when she accidentally got pregnant. Also she hated being pregnant so anything she wrote would not have been good lol.  Thanks for responding!

LittleLunarMouse

If it helps at all, I would have loved to have something like this. The only journal I have from my mother doesn't have very much written in it, and it was from when she was 20 I think. She passed away when I was 5, so I never got to talk to her about herself, or her thoughts about her pregnancy with me. I know its an entirely different situation, but I think you're still right (about it being nice for a future child to read). DH and I are now TTC, and I do wish I had a journal like that from her. Even if she was still alive, and I got to talk to her about being pregnant, I still would have loved to read the thoughts she was having while she was carrying me.

I will more than likely do this for my child, for him or her to read one day when they're getting ready for their own children, or even after they've had to say goodbye to me. I think anything written with love will always be cherished, even if it seems silly now

((edit: formatting..which is still messed up >.<)) 

toribrite

The journal will be my journey of TTC, through pregnancy, and after the birth. Of course If I cannot get pregnant it will instead go through adoption, etc. I think TTC is just as important as being pregnant for my future child to read about. 

Crystallene14

I bought a pregnancy journal. It has questions to answer, journaling lines and spots to keep ultrasounds and other keepsakes. It's just about the pregnancy, our thoughts & feelings as my pregnancy has progressed.
My husband & I have been filling it out together. We've enjoyed doing it and hopefully our child will enjoy reading It one day.

nina&bill

I wished my dad's mother did that! She passed when I was 3 (long before I could ask questions) and my dad's sisters weren't around because they didn't like that my mom is black! Now my dad has passed and nobody knows what pregnancy for any of women on my dad's side was like. Did they struggle to conceive? how long was labor? What was my dad like as a baby? Things I'll never ever know bc the two women who would know aren't in my life. So I hope to write something for my kids and grand kids should they like to know.

toribrite

Crystallene14 said:

I bought a pregnancy journal. It has questions to answer, journaling lines and spots to keep ultrasounds and other keepsakes. It's just about the pregnancy, our thoughts & feelings as my pregnancy has progressed. My husband & I have been filling it out together. We've enjoyed doing it and hopefully our child will enjoy reading It one day.

I saw these at the store but didn't like them much. Not enough room to write. I went for a regular journal with all blank lines. It's pretty and purple