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40 Weeks The Essential Pregnancy Organizer The Essential Organizers

40 Weeks The Essential Pregnancy Organizer The Essential Organizers

The planner is so thoughtfully organized you’ll wonder just who the panel of experts is who created the book… — Five Star Reviews, November 2006

The planner is so thoughtfully organized you’ll wonder just who the panel of experts is who created the book… — Five Star Reviews, November 2006
–Five Star Reviews, November 2006

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars A good planner, but NOT a Journal
I bought this because I did want something what would provide me with checklists so that I would know what to do and when. However, I guess I also thought there would be places for me to record my own thoughts and feelings about the pregnancy, and there is no space for this. This is definitely more of a planner, providing a calendar and to-do functionality, but NOT the place to journal or really note anything personal about the pregnancy at all.

2 Stars Not very well made
While I like the idea of the planner, I felt that it wasn’t very well made. The cover is flimsy and seems that after nine months could become easily damaged. I also felt like it was difficult to written in because of the akward binding and cover. I also didn’t feel like there was enough room in the area to record items that need to be purchased, there wasnt enough room to compare products only to write which products I had decided on.

I would not recommend this planner.

5 Stars Wonderful book
This book was everything I was looking for. It has checklists for every aspect of your pregnancy. From meeting with your doctor, what to register for, and what to bring to the hospital. It also has a section to journal about each prenatal visit, how your feeling, etc. It’s small enough to fit in your purse. It will help me stay organized. I only issue I had was it doesn’t have any pockets.

5 Stars cannot say enough good things about this planner
This planner really is a life saver. I used it from almost the moment I found out I was expecting all the way through to today and my son is 6 months old now. This took the guesswork out of planning for your baby and walked you through each step of what needed to be done. It’s well thought out, organized and straight forward. I loved this planner so much I’m giving one to a friend of mine who’ll be going through the same wonderful journey. BUY THIS PLANNER, you won’t regret it.

4 Stars Great for First-Timers
This seems like a great organizer/journal for a first-time pregnancy in particular. It has a lot of great tools for first time parents to figure out insurance coverage, deciding on a provider, exploring childcare options, etc. However, it is less journal-y than some…it does have places for pictures and tracking the pregnancy, and has GREAT prenatal checkup record-keeping pages, but less space for tracking the incidentals of pregnancy, such as belly photos, cravings, nausea, out-growing clothes, etc. It does have the journal, essentials, though.

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