Itzbeen or mobile app?

mamabear2010

I registered for and got the Itzbeen but now I'm wondering if I should return it. My husband has an iPhone and I saw this great app (Baby Brain?) that does what the Itzbeen does but even more, like keep track of wet/dry and pee/poop diapers, how MUCH milk LO is getting, etc. The problem is, I have a Blackberry... does anyone know of similar apps available for BB? Should I just keep the Itzbeen?  

CoastieWife08

Honestly? I don't get the need for an electronic app for this.

I kept a small notebook when DD was born and just wrote the stuff down.  I still have the book and it's nice to go back and look at it and see how much stuff changed over the course of the first few weeks.

I have a new notebook to take with me to the hospital for baby boy.

Hambly

I havent had a chance to use mine yet but after playing around with the Itzbeen I think its going to come in really useful, especially when both parents are taking care of all these tasks. 

BlondiePhD

I have the total baby app for the iphone and think it will be really useful but I think you will be fine using whatever is convenient. Using your husbands phone would not be convenient at all I wouldn't think so I would just go with what you have. As pp mentioned you might find you don't like going the electronic route and find a pen and paper much more useful.

anvloveskme

I got the itzbeen on sale with a coupon for like $17.  I looked at the iPhone apps, but we don't have a home phone and usually leave our phones plugged in downstairs, so it was easier for me to get the itzbeen.  I have played around with it a little and think it will be handy and easy to use.  Besides, it is the type of thing you could always sell on ebay or to a resale shop when you are done with it.

Addicted2thenot

There is an app for that? Awesome if it actually tracks it. 

That is my beef with itzbeen you cannot go back & look at history

With DS I used a notebook & I took that thing everywhere

I bought a BF notebook from rosiebear.com (I think) 

I will be using that but looking into the app for when I am ut

mamabear2010

Thanks ladies, I definitely don't want to rely on DH's phone as he won't be home all the time. I think I will just keep it and see how it goes. I imagine in a year or so they'll have a version that lets you see the history or something like that... until then, might just need to keep a notepad handy. 

JenBabyBerry

My new BlackBerry app, BurpBerry, does all the things you've just asked for. It will track your baby's sleep, nursings/feedings, diapers, temperature readings and medications given. Plus, it will save a history of all those events. You can even search the history by type of event or date (which you can't do with a pad of paper). And you can use all these features for more than one baby at a time.

We also have a contraction timer (BirthBerry) and a kick counter (KickBerry).

Hope that helps and I'd love to hear any feedback/suggestions you might have.

Best wishes,

Jen

Co-founder, BabyBerryApps