Keeping a pregnancy journal can be a very therapeutic process. It can help set your mind on the things that are important to you.
It can help you process your feelings, fears, hopes, and dreams.
Journaling can be an amazing practice to add to any stage in life. One of these stages is pregnancy.
Keeping a pregnancy journal can have so many amazing benefits.
Benefits of a Pregnancy Journal
-Remember what it was like to find out you were pregnant/tell others
-Remember all those little symptoms you experienced
-Process through the feelings and emotions of becoming a mother
-Write letters to your future baby
-Prepare you mind for birth
-Track what you’ve learned on this motherhood journey
-Think on how you want to raise your child
-Get excited about who your child will be
-Honor your body in its incredible capabilities
-An amazing graduation present when they are all grown up
-A beautiful keepsake to treasure this precious time in your life forever
How to Start a Pregnancy Journal
Starting a pregnancy journal can be super easy. You can simply keep it on the notes app on your phone, open up google docs, or get a notebook to physically write down all of your thoughts.
When I journal, I love using a physical pen and paper so that I can hold onto these physical items for years to come.
If you keep a physical journal, you can also tape in pictures and little keepsakes to commemorate the moments.
You can start out each morning writing, or you can end off your day, reflecting on all that has happened and all you want to remember. It can be a weekly ritual, or a daily habit.
The beautiful thing about a pregnancy journal is that it is about YOUR PREGNANCY. This means that you get to make the rules.
Pregnancy Journal Prompts
Remember what it was like to find out you were pregnant/tell others…
Writing out prompts in your pregnancy journal about the early memories of conception will be so much fun to look back on for years to come.
- Your conception story
- How I found out I was pregnant
- How daddy found out we were having a baby
- How we told our parents they were going to be grandparents
- How we told our friends we were having a baby
- The first people we told about you…
- How I felt the moment I found out I was pregnant
- You were a… (plan or surprise)
- How it felt to tell everyone we were having a baby
- How it felt to hear your heartbeat for the first time
- We waited to tell people until _ weeks
Remember all those little symptoms you experienced
While pregnancy symptoms may not be fun, recording them in your pregnancy journal will be a great practice so that you can process through what you are thinking, and so you can appreciate the miracle happening inside of you.
- The first pregnancy symptom I experienced was…
- I am currently feeling…
- My food aversions are…
- Today I felt these symptoms…
- My cravings are…
- These things make me nauseous
- Today I felt these emotions
- Process the mood swings you experienced today
- Because I am pregnant I feel like doing this
- Because I am pregnant, I do not feel like doing this.
- What my morning sickness is like
- Things that help my morning sickness
- My favorite pregnancy treat
- The pregnancy symptoms I am currently experiencing are
- How my pregnancy symptoms make me feel about the pregnancy
Process through the feelings and emotions of becoming a mother
It can be hard to transition from maiden to mother. Processing these feelings in your pregnancy journal can help you to embrace motherhood with excitement.
- What I am most excited about with this pregnancy
- What I am most excited about in becoming a mother is…
- Things that I cannot wait to do with you are
- What I think it will be like to hold you for the first time
- What is the hardest thing about this pregnancy
- The strongest emotion I feel about becoming a mother is
- I am scared to become a mother because…
- In this pregnancy, these are the things I am learning about myself…
- What motherhood feels like
- What type of mother do I want to be?
- How I think you, my baby, will change me as a person for the better
- What I think the greatest struggles of motherhood will be
- My body is changing and it makes me feel…
- I felt emotional about becoming a mother today because…
- I feel proud of myself in this motherhood journey because…
- How I can advocate for myself and my children as a mother
- Ways I want to find my voice in motherhood
- How motherhood is going to change my relationship with my partner
- How motherhood is going to change my relationship with my mother
- How motherhood is going to change my relationship with my friends
Write letters to your future baby
Writing letters to your baby in your pregnancy journal can be such a special practice. It will probably leave you in awe of the wonder of your infant.
- I think you are a (boy/girl)
- Based on how active you are, I think your personality will be…
- What is was like to hear your heartbeat for the first time
- The names we considered for you and why
- My deepest prayer for you during this time you are within me.
- I think you will be born at (36, 38, 42 weeks…)
- This is what it felt like the first time I felt you move…
- I already love you because…
- A letter from Daddy to you…
- Songs I sing to you…
- Books I read to you…
- My favorite book while I am pregnant with you…
- The advice I want to pass onto you is…
- Who I think you will be is…
- My deepest hope for you is…
- Why you already give me so much joy…
- Today is your due date and I am feeling…
- What it felt like to hold you for the first time was..
- A moment from pregnancy I want to remember is…
- Ways I am scared I will mess up as your mother…
- How you inspire me…
Prepare you mind for birth
The idea of birth may scare you, but writing these fears and hopes down in your pregnancy journal can help you to address these fears and preparing your mind to welcome birth in surrender to its beauty.
- My birth plan…
- My birth providers and how they make me feel.
- Pregnancy books I am reading
- Pregnancy podcasts I am listening to…
- Birth classes I am taking…
- I want a natural birth because…
- I want an epidural because…
- How birth brings out the deepest parts of femininity
- How birth will make me a stronger mother
- Bible verses to hang up for my birth and why
- How I think contractions will feel
- My biggest fears about birth…
- How I will cope with my fears and overcome them…
- I am most excited about birth because…
- I am strong because…
- I am capable because…
- I knew I was in labor when
- My birth story…
- Things that I wish had gone differently were…
- The biggest victories from my birth were…
Track what you’ve learned on this motherhood journey
Even in pregnacy you will learn and grow as you become a mother. Record these things in your pregnancy journal to embrace the road.
- The biggest thing I have learned about myself in pregnancy is…
- The biggest thing I have learned about my relationship with my partner is…
- What I want to remember forever about motherhood is…
- What pregnancy has taught me about femininity
- How my relationship with the Lord has grown in pregnancy
- Thoughts about motherhood that I wrestle with are…
- The best part about being a mom is…
Think on how you want to raise your child
There are so many different opinions on how to raise kids. What really matters though is your mother’s intuition. You know what is best for your baby. Record these thoughts in your pregnancy journal.
- Parenting books I am reading are…
- How I want to practice discipline in my house
- What type of food do I want to feed my kids
- What do I want postpartum to be like…
- I want to do (bed sharing, sleep training, etc.)
- I want to (exclusively breastfeed, use formula, etc.)
- My vaccine/medical care plan
- Values I want to teach my baby
- How I want to teach my child right and wrong
- Boundaries I want to set with others
- My plan for childcare
- I want to (stay at home, go back to work)
- How I am feeling about going back to work
- How I am feeling about staying at home
Get excited about who your child will be as they grow up
It is probable that you are in constant wondering on who your child will be. Record these thoughts in your pregnancy journal and grow in excitement for their arrival.
- I think that as an infant, my child will be…
- I think that as a toddler, my child will be…
- I think that as a teenager my child will be…
- As an adult, my child will be…
- My hopes and dreams for my child are…
- My prayer for my child is…
- A verse that I will speak over my child is…
- I think my child’s hobbies will be…
- My child will look more like (mom/dad)
Honor Your Body and its incredible capabilities
Your body is incredible. It is growing a baby inside of it. It is supporting a completely individual life that you have been entrusted with. Celebrate this honor in your pregnancy journal.
- The coolest thing about growing a human inside of me is…
- I was made for pregnancy because…
- Pregnancy makes me strong because…
- Birth has made me strong because…
- I can express more love for my changing body by…
- I am caring for myself by…
- Have you been given a higher calling in carrying this baby?
- How does your pregnancy open yourself up to your deeply rooted femininity?
An amazing graduation present when they are all grown up
This pregnancy journal could be the most precious gift your child ever recieves as they see your love for them, as well as the struggles that you went through as your entered into motherhood whether for the first, second, third, etc. time.
- Write a letter to your child to open for the day they graduate or move out of your home
A beautiful keepsake to treasure this precious time in your life forever
This pregnancy journal could be one of your greatest treasures as you will forever be able to look back on the time your carried your baby inside of you.
- Write a letter to yourself about this transition to motherhood and how it has changed you.
Pregnancy Journal Prompt Recap
Keeping a pregnancy journal can be such an incredible way to not only process through all the emotions of the journey, but also to create a keepsake that you will be able to treasure forever.
Do you like these prompts? Let me know what your favorite one is in the comments below. Pin these prompts for later, and share this with your friends who will soon become mothers.
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