The Belly Book: A Nine-Month Journal for You and Your Growing Belly (Potter Style) Hardcover-spiral – March 7, 2006

I absolutely LOVE my Belly Book! And let me start out by saying that I am not even pregnant yet. That being said, my partner and I plan on trying in not too long and I want to be prepared. I am a very nostalgic person and want to keep as many memories as I can. I think most people want to remember the pregnancy and birth of their children (and most people probably do with or without a pregnancy journal), but I love little keepsakes, so I knew I had to get this book after watching a review on it on YouTube.Like others have said, I love that it is fun and light-hearted. It is also sectioned into trimesters, which I find super fun and cute, but the only problem is that the trimesters/weeks seem to be a bit off. Sure enough, the first trimester is 12 weeks and in that regard the book gets it right, but one of the first questions asks whether you knew you were pregnant or not in week 1. Surely, you couldn't possibly know as week 1 is two weeks before you actually conceive. So when I start to fill out this journal, I will fill out week 1 as week 3, week 2 as week 4 and so forth.The book has a page for each week with room for a photo and also loads of space to write down thoughts about that week. Every other week it asks you different prompts. I am so excited to fill them out!Like it says in the book, you don't HAVE to fill out everything. I love filling out things, so I'm pretty sure I'll fill out every single prompt, but do as you please with this fun pregnancy journal.I also have to say that I love the look and layout of the book. Super cute!Oh, and at the end of the book there is a section for when your baby is born, which I also love.Have fun with your Belly Book!Hello belly, goodbye feet!

I am 25 weeks pregnant with my first child (a little girl!). And I don't know anyone who's ever had this book through their pregnancy. Thankfully I bought this book while TTC and had it ready to go from the positive test at home! It starts from week 1, which it has humor and says "Mommy and Daddy didn't know I existed" Or "See that shine in mom's eye? that's me." I LOVE THE HUMOR in this! It's meant to be fun and intriguing to those reading it.I love that it's not 'typical' each week or trimester. "How are you feeling" gets really boring to hear and respond to through pregnancy... why would you want a book that has you answer that same question!? I wouldn't!Only thing I don't like about the book is that each picture has to be horizontal... 4x6. A vertical 4x6 wouldn't fit within the given space for a picture. Also they need about 1-2 more spots in the 2nd trimester for prental appointments. And 1-2 less for the 1st trimester (since most doctors won't see you till 8 weeks!) I think there is 4 spots for prenatal appointments in the 1st trimester (I had two appointments) and then 5 spots for the 2nd trimester (I had six appointments) And in the 3rd trimester I don't know for sure how many spots there is since week 25 is the start of 3rd trimester in the book (?? Yeah didn't understand that since it's 28 weeks on everything else I've read!) but there is double what there is for 2nd trimester, atleast. Which is awesome. Only 15 weeks left... so I'm sure it'll work out great.Also has a ending of delivery and baby's arrival so it's like a 'internal baby book'. Which it really is when you think about it. It's about the baby in your belly not really YOU. I love it! And I'm so happy that my daughter can look back and see her growing from a positive line on a test to being born. Not just being born to age one or older.I recommend the baby book as well. It starts off where the belly book ends. And it's the same humor and fun questions as the belly book. Not typical same questions as typical baby books. We also just ordered the birthday book a couple days ago. So I'm excited to see if that one leads off of the baby book in any way.Great series!

Great book that has just enough guidance but also has space for you to add extra thoughts for your baby. This is our first baby and I wanted a simple book to remember these moments and for my child to have one day. I'm a crafty person but having too much "freeness" with things like this can stress me out. So I'd say it's the perfect amount of guidance questions with blank spaces to add other thoughts. It's separated into trimesters and by weeks. It also has some humor in it with questions like "How big is your appetite? The size of Rhoad Island, Texas, or Louisiana purchase?" I only wish it had a folder/envelope for each trimester to hold extra pictures and such but that doesn't take away from how cute and useful it is. Great way to track belly photos and doctor visits also with keeping track of the joys and not so joys of being pregnant. It's a good buy.If you do purchase, read through the whole thing once you get it so you remember to write down things like "first time I felt the flutter" or "first time I wore maternity clothes."

I will rate all 3 books the same - absolutely lovely. Compared to other products which have either too much info for you to write or not much at all (blank pages!) this is great as a keepsake for your motherhood times. It is funny and easy to fill in, doesn't take huge amount of time.

It's great book to record all your loved memories with a new life inside you

Me encantó! Además de tener una excelente calidad, sus páginas permiten llevar un lindo recuento de tu embarazo. Está dividido por trimestres y en cada sección vienen preguntas sobre los momentos importantes. Además tiene espacio para consultas médicas, fotos del ultrasonido, fotos de tu pancita y hasta para el baby shower y el nacimiento. Todo con un toque de humor! Súper compra!

Está en inglés (por si alguien lo dudaba) y llega hasta las 39 semanas. Ayudó mucho a llevar el embarazo con alegría y tiene opción de customizarse un poco (yo me puse pegatinas con la fruta a la que se parecía esa semana mi bebé). Me encantó usarlo y ahora tenemos un bonito recuerdo de aquellas semanas <3

This is my 3rd time buying this book. I was diligent with my 1st pregnancy, okay with my 2nd, and am reluctantly filling it out with my 3rd. I don't want my 3rd kid to feel left out!Pro: excellent layout with enough space to jot a few notes, but you don't feel obligated to write an entire essay each week. It's a great reminder to take weekly photos, and to track things like cravings, baby name ideas, when baby first kicked, dr/midwife appointments etc...Con: once you've printed and taped the weekly pictures inside, the book is too fat for the bindings. They could leave a little more room, or give it bigger rings.Also, some of the yes/no check box options are a little silly. I just cross them out and write my own.Lastly, if you're planning a midwife-assisted birth, or a home birth, there aren't really spaces for your answers. Again, just cross them out and improvise. The general layout is good.