Top 7 Reasons For Maintaining A Pregnancy Journal

Pregnancy is an ecstatic phase in every mother's life. No doubt, every pregnant woman has her own set of discomforts to face, packed with physical and emotional challenges. Nevertheless, these few months are totally euphoric. Saving these memories of love, affection, care and concern is the best gift you can give to your own future and your child's too. Photographs and videos are splendid. But, they aren't personal and you do not get the feeling of 'just me, myself'!

Maintaining a journal is absolutely exclusive. It is the best way to connect to your inner self. Writing down your day to day activities, your innumerable thoughts, a plan for the next day or even things that you are saying to your unborn baby are all so very precious. You will realize that you are binding more with that tiny darling in your womb every time you jot down things in your journal.

If you have never maintained a journal ever, I am sure this article will help you have one during your pregnancy. This is a treasure you will love all your life.

Top 7 Reasons For Maintaining A Pregnancy Journal

1. It is scientifically proven that the little one in the womb is actually listening to you. Maintaining a journal helps you coordinate with your baby which you otherwise cannot do so in your busy schedule.
2. A journal is a very useful to assist you to stay on track in eating right and perpetuating good health. When you err, for example, ate too much of unhealthy food today, jot it down in your journal. I am sure you would think twice next time you reach for that packet of potato chips or stop by at the panipuri wala.
3. Need a place to vent, but no one seems concerned enough about your rants? Reach out to your journal. Your pregnancy journal is your best friend considering the immense mood swings that you will be prone to this season.
   
4. Track your progress like your weight gain, and fetus growth.
5. Mark important dates like scan dates and doctor visits, your baby moon dates, date for your maternity photo shoot etc.
6. Jot down the date when you first felt your baby kick and how you felt. This feeling is incredible and I am sure you will forget it with time unless it is all there in your pregnancy journal.
7. This pregnancy journal is going to be your best friend for your future pregnancies. Everything changes once you have a baby and your memory is almost refreshed. But, when you are pregnant again at a later stage, trust me, it is going to be so refreshing to read the pregnancy journal that you wrote down during your previous pregnancy.

Which is best for me? A physical journal or an electronic one?

The gadget-savvy world has ample to offer and electronic journals are in vogue. Physical journals and electronic ones have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. Physical journals have a special touch because it is in your own handwriting. You can customize it with sketches. They are always handy as they do not require any battery backup or electricity. You can touch and feel it. Electronic journals on the other hand have more features and they are accessible from across the world. You don't have to carry them around when you are travelling.

Secured access is where electronic journals get one extra point over physical journals. Electronic journals can be password protected and you are cent percent sure that nobody else can access them. Physical journals are very easily accessible by others at home.

If you are jotting down very personal matters and do not wish anyone to access the matter in your journal, it is best to maintain a pregnancy journal in the electronic form. However, if you are sure of keeping your journal off others access, I encourage you to maintain a pregnancy journal physically written by you.

Every day in your pregnancy is special and every day is different. Recording your feelings, what you craved for, what you disliked, the favorite shows you would watch and those exact times that your baby sent you signals from within are worth revisiting after a few years. The entire pregnancy season can be relived when you grow old and you will thank yourself immensely for maintaining a pregnancy journal. So, pick up a new notebook. Begin to write. Enjoy penning!