Pregnancy Scrapbook Ideas

Pregnancy is such a wonderful and exciting time, you don't believe that the details will ever fade .. but they do! Make sure you keep your memories alive with a special Pregnancy Scrapbook.

Find pregnancy quotes, saying and poems here

Ideas for journaling:

How did you feel when you found out you were pregnant?

Who did you tell, and where? What were their reactions?

Did you have a strong feeling about the sex of the baby? Did you find out for sure? If so, when and how did you find out the sex of the baby, and how did you feel?

Pregnancy symptoms

Food cravings, if any

Record your feelings about your doctors, nurses, midwives and other professionals you have been involved with.

What was the first thing you bought for the baby?

What was the first present you received for the baby, and how did it make you feel?

When did you first feel the baby kicking?

Did you have a name for the baby before it was born? If so, how did you decide on the name?

Page layout ideas:

Finding out you are pregnant – pregnancy test – confirmation

First visit to the doctor

Sharing with your partner

Telling the new baby’s siblings

Telling your family and friends

Giving your baby a name

First kicks

Buying your first baby outfit or other gift

Receiving your first baby gift

Your other children’s thoughts and drawings

Stopping work

Baby shower

Pregnancy symptoms and other idiosyncrasies

Taking it easy – being spoiled

Food cravings

Buying maternity clothes

Preparing for the hospital

Photos to take:

The day you find out you are pregnant

Your growing tummy

The baby’s siblings with growing tummy!

Your maternity wardrobe

Your friends and family when they hear the news

Leaving work

Baby shower

First clothes bought for baby

Decorating the nursery / assembling the baby equipment

Memorabilia to include:

Pregnancy test

Appointment card from the doctor

Tags from baby clothes, maternity clothes

Information from hospital

Cards received from family and friends

Keep a calendar record:

Why not use a calendar sheet to record the events of your pregnancy, right from the day you found out, you symptoms, your visits to the doctor, your weight gain, and so on. If this is your first baby and you become pregnant again, you will have a fascinating record to compare – and you may have a daughter who will enjoy comparing her pregnancies to yours as well!