Customer Reviews

Countdown to My Birth: A day by day account from your baby's point of view

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I had a Dutch calendar for my first child and now for my second one I had to get something from Amazon, because I couldn't find anything locally here in Honduras. It has the same comments and wisdoms as my Dutch one in slightly different order, I like it and I think it will be a wonderful memory for my kids when they grow old. I also use the old one now to compare the pregnancies.

I purchased this for myself and loved it! I wish I had purchased it earlier in my pregnancy though. It has a little piece of info everyday from the viewpoint of your little one! I have purchased many as gifts since I got mine. Only annoying thing--the calendar has to be dated by hand based on your due date or 1st day of your last period. Mine ended up with scribbles and rewrites on most of the pages due to numbering errors. It was worth it in the end though! Oh, no pictures in this calendar--just cute semi-informative text... :)

I have given this a present to first time moms several times, and it is always a hit! I actually have them contacting me asking where I got it to send to their friends. Great buy!

My husband and I loved this day by day calendar. It let us read a little about what was happening each day with out having to flip pages in a book!

I love this calendar for a couple reasons:
(1) It's a good way to keep track of what week you're in and how many days you have left until your due date
(2) Most of the daily entries are helpful (particularly the weight/length/growth ones). There are a few entries that are completely useless (particularly near the end when baby has all its essential organs and is just growing) but it's still a nice reminder that baby is coming soon
(3) It's a way for my husband to feel involved. We read the entries together and it helps him get an idea of what is going on with baby.

I definitely recommend that you go through the calendar as soon as you get it and write the dates on each page, since we sometimes skip a day or two and need to read multiple at one time. A couple friends have gotten this for the grandparents-to-be and recommend this as a great gift so that the grandparents also feel involved in the process.

Perhaps as a first time pregnancy I was a little TOO involved in reading about embryonic or childhood development (my husband and doctor would probably agree wholeheartedly!) but the trivia that was supposed to be really interesting in the countdown calendar was generally information that I'd already read previously except for the comparison of the baby's size to kitchen items (for example produce, etc.). I found the book "What's going on in there? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the first five years of Life" to be a MUCH more interesting, although it is not progressive like a calendar (today this happens...).

I really like this calendar. I'm about 10 weeks pregnant now and I really enjoy reading what's going on with my baby every day. I would highly recommend this calendar!

Julie B. Carr's pregnancy journal COUNTDOWN TO MY BIRTH: A Day-By-Day Account from Your Baby's Point of View is another wonderful idea for someone who is expecting a baby. I sure wish I had had COUNTDOWN TO MY BIRTH when I was pregnant.

COUNTDOWN TO MY BIRTH is a daily account of a pregnancy as told by the unborn baby. It actually looks like one of those flip calendars, but it is also a journal (it even includes cute little stickers.) The premise is similar to MAKING ME -- you countdown the 40 weeks of your pregnancy by changing a page each day. Each page give you a little hint about what is happening with your baby on (or around) that day. It's especially cute since it's written from the baby's point of view. There is also a place for today's date, how many weeks and days you are into your pregnancy, and how many days are left. I also like that it has small section for the expectant mother to take notes. I like that you could capture your thoughts and feelings about your pregnancy using this calendar.

I would have loved it if someone had bought this journal for me when I was expecting. Truth be told, I probably would have bought it for myself had it been available. It makes a wonderful gift for the pregnant woman in your life, but it also would be a wonderful present for the expecting grandparents too! Check out the author's website Unique Pregnancy Gifts for more great gift ideas!

I bought this months ago for a previous pregnancy that I miscarried. I am now using it again and enjoy it a lot. The only this is that I am 14 wks today and when I flipped the page, it said 15 wks. From 14 wks day 1 to 14wks day 6 is MISSING! Too bad! I hope that I just got a dud.

I bought this for my sister who is expecting the first baby on both sides of the family. She LOVES it. It's filled with fascinating facts and is a great way to get the entire family involved in tracking the baby's progress.