In the busy world of ultrasounds, constant appointments and trimesters, these apps are worth a first, second and third look. Let’s face it, with all the upcoming expenses of a newborn, most new moms can use a few free things in their lives. After nine months of consideration, the top 5 most useful apps for pregnancy are:
5. Baby Booth by Keshma Sauja, MD is pretty straightforward in terms of pregnancy related apps. To put it simply, it allows you to take pictures of your ever-growing belly. You can take them anywhere from hourly to monthly and then you can turn them into a slide show.
4. Pregnancy Food No-No’s by MightyFunApps is a basic list of all the foods you can’t eat while you’re pregnant that is accessible whether you’re out to lunch with a friend or at the grocery store. The most useful sections were the seafood and dairy sections, which listed the foods most harmful to pregnant women and the foods that were the lowest risk. Other categories include meat and poultry, eggs, fruits and vegetables, caffeine and alcohol.
3. What to Expect’s “My Baby’s Name” powered by Everyday Health is a useful app if you’re on the fence about which moniker is just right for the little one. Aside from listing the top 1000 names from 1950 to 2009 by popularity, origin, and alphabetically, it also has a favorites list that you can utilize to narrow down your choices. With the simple activation or creation of a user name it links up to the “What To Expect” online forums.
2. Pregnancy Buzz by the Knot has the top FAQs broken down into categories ranging from “trying to get pregnant” to “labor and delivery”. With their “411” feature you can browse through questions that were already asked or ask your own questions in a forum-like app from the makers of the popular website theBump.
1. The top app is undoubtedly Sprout Pregnancy Lite by medART Studios. With everything from the realistic visualization tool “My Baby” complete with touch points that describe developmental milestones of the week, to “doc says” weekly and monthly health advice, this free app is a powerhouse. It comes complete with a doctor visit planner, to do list, newborn essentials checklist, hospital bag checklist, weight tracker, kick counter, and contraction timer, covering everything you’ll need in an app from conception to delivery.