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So helpful during pregnancy & postpartum
I initially got this app in my first trimester to aid in managing anxiety via the guided meditation. The guided meditations were so helpful to connect with myself and my growing baby. I felt grounded. Quickly I signed up for live and recorded events related to fitness and wellness, along with educational courses and virtual sessions to prepare for baby. Two months postpartum and I’m still using Expectful to learn from experts, ask them questions, meditate and work on my postpartum fitness. Expectful is great if your ttc, pregnant or postpartum. It made a huge difference in my overall wellness and connection and preparedness for baby- I will recommend this to anyone!Show lesshppymama
Loving this App!
I have recently started to use this app for a couple of weeks now after my friend recommended to me. Only three weeks ago I found out I was pregnant, and I was feeling very overwhelmed with my emotions and anxiety, and my friend told me this app helped her tremendously. I’ve been absolutely loving it! The guided meditations to connect with your baby, the sleep meditations to help you sleep, the information of what’s happening with the baby every week, and the informational videos have been just amazing. I recommend using this app to everyone; it’s absolutely worth it to pay for the subscription!Show lessFran (:
Amazing
I have been using Expectful to guide me through TTC, then using IVF, and now well into my third trimester and it has been an incredibly supportive resource during the entire journey. I will use it into motherhood too. I was already a regular meditator before hand but i don’t think you have to be to enjoy it. it’s just so nice to have guided meditations for each week of pregnancy or specifically tailored to the anxious beginnings of TTC. The work out videos and live content is refreshingly home grown feeling as the company employs other moms and pregnant people to provide the content which i really appreciate. There are a ton of resources around hypnobirthing, lactation and safe/gentle fitness content that does not feel like “mommy culture” or overly marketed in a way that other platforms do it. 10/10 recommend to any woman looking for support in a holistic environment.Show lesspregnantsophie
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your story! Wishing you all the best as you move through the rest of your pregnancy and into the 4th Trimester. Be well!A true lifeline in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.
I truly don’t know where I would be without the support of this app. I took the hypnobirthing course which helped me immensely for my labor and delivery. The daily meditations also helped me navigate my perinatal anxiety. Postpartum was incredibly difficult for me and this app was one of the beacons of lights that led me out of the darkness. I now use it during my exclusive pumping sessions as a moment of me time. Also, the virtual sound machines are so helpful in a pinch when my little one is having a meltdown and we aren’t near our regular sound machine. This app is worth every penny. Thank you for helping moms everywhere!Show lessmollyn88
Updated & resolved: Disappointed with functionality
Update: happy to report they’ve fixed the bug and went above and beyond to set me up with a product manager for a chat to explain the issue and make sure the bug was fixed. Great stuff and very happy using my app now! For the price, I am disappointed with the functionality and ease of use of the app. I enjoy the content. But my week/day pregnancy counter does not reset daily at midnight - it resets at about 2pm in the afternoon for me, which is the time I originally downloaded the app. I’ve been in touch with support and they say they can’t fix it and see nothing wrong. It is very frustrating because I can’t imagine that is how the app is designed. The delay in daily count switch causes me to dig deeper each day to find the correct meditation, rather than it being on the opening screen, keep track of the count in my head to determine which meditation to do, and my meditations are not accurately reflected in my streak. If I meditate in the morning, the streak thinks I am meditating “yesterday” essentially, I would have to meditate only every evening for the correct streak count. For the price of this app, I would expect this basic functionality and expectation to be accurate and fixable.Show lessWhitney8498
Developer Response
Our goal is to provide incredible support to women in their journey to motherhood. It looks like we fell short of your expectations, and would love to learn more. As a young company, I’m always looking for feedback on what’s working and where we can improve. Would you be open to speaking with a member of our team for a few minutes to help me understand more about your personal journey to motherhood and your experience with Expectful? Please email care@expectful.com to share a few times that work for you in the next few days and your preferred phone number. Someone from our team will send an invitation to connect with you. Thank you for trying out Expectful, and we hope we have the opportunity to connect.A wonderful tool for pregnancy and beyond
I started using Expectful when I found out I was pregnant with my first son. While I was not an experience meditator by any means, I knew that I wanted to really try and keep my anxiety down as much as possible during pregnancy. Being someone who has struggled with anxiety and panic attacks for most of my life, I thought that now would be the best time to shift into a focus on mindfulness.
This paired with the expert help from the app and live events made it so much more worth it. There is really no end to the usefulness off the app. Whether you want meditations or something else. They have videos, courses, guides, etc.
Plus, I continue to use Expectful even now that my son is almost 2 years old because I enjoy the meditations for sleep, stress, and mornings.
If you’re hesitant, don’t be!Show lesshtbloo
Second time is a charm
This app provided me exactly what I needed during pregnancy with my second child. Desiring to have a home birth often put me in a state of anxiety and concern. Expectful provided consistent meditation options that allowed me to reduce stress and feel hopeful about my birth plan and motherhood journey. I was even introduced to hypnobirthing. It made a world a difference in my experience. Now I get to use the app in my postpartum and motherhood journey. Thank you for making my second time a real charm and pleasant moment for me and my baby.Show lesscali Faye
Great app, two minor changes would be great
I found this app in my third trimester and it’s been a game changer. I loved the daily pregnancy meditations and now that I’m a few weeks postpartum it’s really helping me stay grounded. It’s also great for my mental health. I’m doing the daily postpartum meditations and the movement videos. Two things I would change: there should be a separate section for all the movement videos (not just under the learn tab, but in its own tab) and I would like the sleep meditations to be longer. Having more with 30 minute options would be great.Show lessGingie37
Thank You, Expectful!
I wanted to thank Expectful for helping me cope with labor!
I was induced due to Polyhydramnios at 39w6d
Pitocin all night and they broke my water in the AM
45 minutes later I was experiencing really intense and debilitating contractions, I’m sure from my husband‘s perspective I was in complete agony and torture (...true..!) but on the inside I was in a good head space, repeating the affirmations I had only just learned the night before in the hypnobirthing section of the app.
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I am loved
I am safe
I am strong
I am happy
All is well
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I asked for the epidural and continued repeating the affirmations for the next hour before it was administered.
During pushing, I used the affirmation:
I know I can do it
I am doing it!
...
Now, as I rock my baby to sleep, I tell him:
You are loved
You are safe
You are strong
You are happy
All is well
♥️Show lessIrish Dancer, USA
SO MUCH VALUE
I heard this app being advertised on the Birthful podcast, and while dealing with some first trimester anxiety and insomnia I decided to try it out. Let me just say, as a rule, I NEVER pay for apps. When I saw how much this app cost, I thought “I’ll do the free 7 day trial and then cancel before the week is up.” It took me under an hour of fishing around on the app for me to realize, no way! I’m definitely keeping this! It’s such an investment in having a healthier happier pregnancy. I love the meditations and even my four year old now asks to play the sleep stories before bed. The real selling point for me though was that they have an entire hypnobirthing class recorded for FREE with your subscription. A regular class would literally cost hundreds of dollars, and I love that I can do this one at my own pace. It’s seriously one of the best things I’ve done in this pregnancy. I’m also a doula and tell everyone I come across what a worthwhile investment this app is.Show lessooomarrrta
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your experience with Expectful, we appreciate your feedback!
