If you want to be bullied, this is the app for you.
Even after many, MANY reports and emails to the moderators and admins of this app, they continue to allow users to bully, harass, and make others feel stupid for the questions they ask on the community boards. I have screenshots to prove it. I am due soon with twins and the “multiples” board is by far the worst. They allow one particular user to run this board, post whatever she wants, bump it several times a day even though they don’t allow “spam” and allow her to berate and ridicule others for the questions they ask. This is by far the worst app and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.. especially someone expecting more than one baby. I’ve already posted one review here and it was deleted so the “5 stars” they currently have is only because they delete bad reviews. And before the admins respond to this review telling me to contact you by email, I’ve already done that, multiple times and I get no response and you’ve done nothing to improve the issues on the multiples board. Again, just stay away from this app. Go to babycenter or somewhere the mods and admins actually care.
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Great app
When I became pregnant & found this app, it was such a wellspring of information (as well as the What to Expect bible!) that helped me understand what was going on with my body & hormones for the whole 9 months. I'd share the information with my husband & even he became the one to remind me "Hey, there's a new video to watch today." It helped open up conversations about topics that may otherwise have not come up & we both gained a greater understanding of & reverence for the miracle of pregnancy & birth.
Also, the community chats were wonderful. It was comforting to know that there was a place I could go to & ask weird or embarrassing questions and find others in the same awkward boat. Plus, it was enlightening to see questions that otherwise wouldn't have occurred to me.
I'm very grateful for this app & would recommend it to anyone who needs a little pregnancy education day by day.
Also, the community chats were wonderful. It was comforting to know that there was a place I could go to & ask weird or embarrassing questions and find others in the same awkward boat. Plus, it was enlightening to see questions that otherwise wouldn't have occurred to me.
I'm very grateful for this app & would recommend it to anyone who needs a little pregnancy education day by day.
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Love the app but have two issues
I love this app and use it daily to read articles and updates about my baby. I also really like the communities and groups, but one thing about it irks me. I’m part of September 2020 babies because my EDD is Sept 16 but I see lots of women posting there that are only a few weeks along and most likely due in December and January. There needs to be a way to fix this as they clog up the threads with first trimester questions and constant worry of losing their babies. They also post questions and pictures of their pregnancy tests asking if group thinks it’s a positive or not. It’s annoying as the group is passed this stage and want to discuss second trimester issues and beyond.
Another issue I have is the app constantly referring to my baby boy as “her” or “she” and is predominantly geared towards female babies. Every article, video and baby update refers to baby as a girl. After I found out the gender I changed it on the app but it still continues to call my baby boy by female pronouns, which I don’t appreciate.
Another issue I have is the app constantly referring to my baby boy as “her” or “she” and is predominantly geared towards female babies. Every article, video and baby update refers to baby as a girl. After I found out the gender I changed it on the app but it still continues to call my baby boy by female pronouns, which I don’t appreciate.
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Great 10/10
It’s a very informative app, as well as lovely, especially when you reach each milestones. It provides amazing tips and tricks for literally every single thing and every single week that lies ahead. I love looking through the possible symptoms you may experience during pregnancy, and reading them on here. As soon as my eyes were unbelievably dry and itchy, I instantly looked at the tips in here and found exactly what it meant and how normal it is which helps!
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Recommend
I have used this app for both of my pregnancies and have found it very useful for tracking your babies progress with helpful information videos and a list of everything you need as a first time parent to cater for your babies new born needs.
Fantastic app with useful features!
The app has a great design that is user friendly and well set out, with headings that clearly breakdown weekly articles regarding the gradual development of the baby. The information was concise and and reassured us as first time parents.
The only thing that would make it better would be a UK version that includes a timeline here as it differed from the US system. This is minor but would make the experience even better.
The only thing that would make it better would be a UK version that includes a timeline here as it differed from the US system. This is minor but would make the experience even better.
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Love
This is my first baby and Iv used this app from 8 weeks of my pregnancy (when I found out I was pregnant) I’m now 36 weeks and still using it every week for updates.
It’s such a fun way to learn how your baby is growing and what you have to look forward to it is also very helpful!
Would recommend this app to everybody especially new mums it has helped me a lot.
It’s such a fun way to learn how your baby is growing and what you have to look forward to it is also very helpful!
Would recommend this app to everybody especially new mums it has helped me a lot.
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Helping with staying positive
When you’re a professional woman investing loads of time and personal money into moving forward with career goals and your merina fails on you - it’s really quite immobilising...
Having a check point, a guidance centre, advice on tap and videos to send to family and friends helps take the load off from the constant pressure of feeling like you’re mildly dying. As a result - I feel a lot better about what to expect. Thank you 🥰
Having a check point, a guidance centre, advice on tap and videos to send to family and friends helps take the load off from the constant pressure of feeling like you’re mildly dying. As a result - I feel a lot better about what to expect. Thank you 🥰
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I love this app but
i love this app i’ve used it since i found out i was pregnant. i love the weekly videos showing how my baby is developing and i love you can pick different objects to compare your baby size to. (right now my baby is the size of a pokémon playing card). The only thing that bothers me is the information seems to be a little outdated or incorrect. There was a video a couple weeks ago where the information seemed outdated but i can’t remember what it was so it must have not been that important. this week i am 13 weeks pregnant which means i’m in my second trimester, but the app still says first. it’s a small detail and probably not that important it just confused me when i woke up and had a notification i was still in my first trimester when that’s just not true. other than that though i recommend this app to anyone :)
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Options on pregnant or not.
I thought I found out very early on that I was pregnant. I’m talking three weeks. I was ecstatic! I set up my profile and couldn’t wait to watch my baby grow. But I took more pregnancy tests again and again hoping to get a stronger line to show family and friends. (The original test was pretty strong there was no denying it was positive I just wanted more before telling family). But time and again all I got were negatives. Turns out I had gotten the rare and elusive false positive. I got my period about a week and a half after said positive. It broke my heart to have to say I wasn’t pregnant and that we wouldn’t be expecting our first. But I didn’t lose the pregnancy there just never was one. So it made me feel like a failure for not getting pregnant in the first place and an imposter for all those mommas out there hurting because they’d lost theirs. I wish you had another option for closing out the profile not just loss or birth. Perhaps a mistake or accidental set up. That is my only complaint about the app. Otherwise I loved all the information at my fingertips which would definitely help me from going down the google black hole.
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Response from developer
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