Waiting for Baby [Spiral-bound]

Tracey Clark (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003

Pregnancy is an exciting and magical time; this unique journal will help you record all the joys, fears, and memorable moments. Guided prompts throughout will let you write about your emotions and experiences, and there is space for photographs so you can document your changing body. From your first craving to the first contraction, Waiting for Baby will be your perfect companion and a beautiful keepsake of the journey of pregnancy.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

When she's not chasing a two-year-old, managing the social calendar of a third grader, or rearranging her furniture, photographer and author Tracey Clark can be found with a camera and keyboard close at hand. She lives in southern California with her husband and their two charming daughters.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081183672X
• ISBN-13: 978-0811836722
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Women's Health > Pregnancy & Childbirth

More About the Author

With a passion for capturing the beauty of everyday life in pictures and an unbridled enthusiasm for sharing her musings with the masses, Tracey Clark keeps herself in constant creative motion.

Beyond a career in photography, her published motherhood journals (Waiting for Baby and Baby of Mine) and raising two spirited daughters she also writes for a variety of publications and websites and blogs about her abundant life at traceyclark.com.

Tracey is also the founder of Shutter Sisters, a collaborative photo blog and thriving community of female photo enthusiasts. She is proud to be adding another published book to her list with a Shutter Sisters Guide to Photography due out in Fall 2010. In her spare time, she enjoys sharing her passion, know-how and photo-philosophies at conferences, events, and gatherings nationwide.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this journal!, March 20, 2006

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P. C. Fuller (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waiting for Baby (Spiral-bound)

This journal is the BEST. I reviewed so many pregnancy journals before purchasing this one and definitely made the right decision. It certainly covers everything, from your own birth and family to that of your baby's. There are plenty of prompts for those who need them, as well as lots of blank (lined) pages for your own independent journaling. There are sections that discuss your physical/emotional health for each trimester, every doctor's appointment, places to put ultrasound photos and pregnancy/belly photos, nursery ideas/photos, baby shower photos and invites...and more! This journal is beautiful, tasteful, and well made. Any sections you may not be interested in (or don't fill up) may be torn out of the journal so as not to leave a bunch of blank, unfinished pages. While some reviewers did not like how this journal is not father-friendly, such did not bother me. It is my personal journal and to be quite honest, my husband is not the journaling type and not interested in recording his feelings!! I highly recommend this journal. I thoroughly enjoy all the quiet time I have spent with it!!! It is very special to me and will one day be passed on to my baby.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What happened to the father?, July 9, 2003

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J. Rutherford (Conway, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waiting for Baby (Spiral-bound)

My wife and I ordered this book for our first pregnancy. The layout is great. The photos are great.

But where is the father? Be forewarned, there is absolutely no mention of the father of the baby. No pages for the father to write his thoughts and memories of his wife's pregnancy.

This may sound like I'm so wacko, family-value conservative. Believe me. I'm not. I had ordered this book so that my wife and I would have a journal for our first child. But, as I said, it's a journal for my wife, with absolutely zero mention of the father. Weird.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are pregnant, buy this book right away!, March 5, 2006

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Lucky Dog (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Waiting for Baby (Spiral-bound)

I highly recommend this journal. I was surprised how important it was to write while you are pregnant. This journal really helped me sort out my feelings. I bought it on a whim and I was glad that I did. I bought this journal is primarily for myself and maybe less for the baby, although my daughter may one day find it interesting reading, when she is pregnant. I also bought her a thorough baby book, so that is really more for her. This book is about being pregnant, which is often not written about by the mom. Usually we focus on baby more and not our experience of pregnancy. It is worth the money. It provokes you to write, as it is a fun journal. You may find it more fun to write in this than to stare at a blank journal. I highly recommend this book. Buy it right away, if you are pregnant. I really wouldn't wait until your 3rd trimester. It is almost too late by that time! Buy this!