How to Use BabyCenter App in your Mobile | Step-by-Step Guide for Pregnant and New Moms

Expectant moms, are you looking for recommendations, tips and helpful resources for your growing baby? New moms, are you searching for parenting advice and community support that can help you adjust as new parent?

I am happy to share one of the best mobile apps for pregnant and new moms!

BabyCenter App is one of the top 10 best pregnancy apps in 2023 (Davis, 2023). It will give a comprehensive information of pregnancy and parenting advice and offers personalized experience on your pregnancy or parenting journey. I used BabyCenter mobile application during my two pregnancies! All the questions and even new information are here in this app.

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This app features a lot of tips and helpful tools to make your pregnancy and mamahood journey meaningful and so much fun. You can find resources such as:

Articles and Videos

Provide a wealth of information on pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting with actual videos of moms’ experiences that cover topics such as fetal development, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, and childcare.

Community

This app also has a community section where you can connect with other parents (with kids who have the same age as your kids or with the same delivery due date). You can get some advice as well as share your own experience and advice.

Tools and Features

There are several tools that you can use that suit your need:

Pregnancy

• Bumpie - This tool will let you store your pregnancy photo week by week and you can make a slideshow at the end of your pregnancy

• Is it safe? – This section will help answer your doubts such as whether it is ok to have bikini wax while pregnant or if it’s ok to take fish oil or other omega-3 supplements during pregnancy. You can choose any category and the app will answer your questions.

• Kick tracker – You can record your baby’s kicks by using this tool.

• Registry builder – You can find expert-recommended products quickly and get the most freebies!

• Baby names – If you are looking for baby name ideas, advice, meanings, and popularity, this will section will help you.

• Birth class – This will direct you to BabyCenter’s online childbirth class.

• Birth preference – You can learn about your labor and delivery options, and you can create a document that you can share with your caregiver

• Contraction timer – This timer will help you keep track of what you’re experiencing.

Baby

• Memories – You can store your baby’s pictures here whenever he/she reached a milestone, and you can add stickers to make it more fun.

• Growth tracker – This will show a chart showing your baby’s growth over time.

• Sleep guide – This tool helps you to know sleep strategies, sleep needs, community, and lullabies.

• Feeding Guide – This tool suggests what and how much food to feed your child according to age.

Trying to Conceive

• Ovulation calculator – This tool can help you find your fertile window and predict your ovulation date.

• Due date calculator – You can use this tool by plugging in either the date of your last menstrual cycle or the date you know you conceived.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on downloading and navigating the app from your mobile.

1. Download the BabyCenter app from the App Store (iPhones) or Google Play Store (Android phones).

2. Create your account and enter your basic information such as your expected due date (if you’re pregnant) or if you are a new mom, you can enter your child’s birth date, then write your email address.

3. As soon as you’ve logged in, you will be able to see all the features of the app as mentioned above.

Please watch this video to make yourself more familiarized before downloading.

What do you think about BabyCenter app? Is it user-friendly for you? Do you think there are other features that should be included in the app? Please share your thoughts by writing your comments below.

Davis, S. (2023, February 28). Best Pregnancy Apps of 2023. Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/health/family/best-pregnancy-apps/