| When you experience something as life changing as | | | | birth diaries help put expectant mothers' minds at |
| childbirth, it can be important to document the | | | | ease with so many uncertainties ahead. |
| journey. Some mothers find that keeping track of | | | | If you want to tell the baby story of your child, you |
| baby's life from conception to birth and throughout | | | | should find a way to keep track of important |
| her life can be a great way to tell the baby story of | | | | developmental milestones. You could use a video |
| their child's life. With many albums and journals | | | | camera to keep a video diary of first steps and first |
| available to chronicle important events, it's relatively | | | | words and other firsts. |
| easy to keep track of important events as you | | | | These video diaries are great ways to share these |
| progress through the stages of your pregnancy and | | | | milestones with friends and family members who |
| as your baby grows. | | | | want to keep track of baby. There are also baby |
| Often, women keep birth diaries as a way of | | | | books designed to track these events. There are |
| communicating with other expectant mothers. Most | | | | usually places for photos and entries with detailed |
| first time mothers especially seek out advice from | | | | information about your baby. As baby grows, you'll |
| other women who have gone through pregnancy and | | | | want to keep a record of when she first held up her |
| child birth so they'll know what to expect at different | | | | head or when she took her first steps. You'll |
| stages. There are many blogs and websites that | | | | definitely want to record what her first word was |
| chronicle these stories as a way for women to have | | | | and this is a great way to keep that information for |
| easy access to the information they need. These | | | | many years to come. |