Sample Journal Questions

MONTH ONE:

Describe how you felt the moment you found out you were pregnant:

Who was the first person you told that you were pregnant?

MONTH TWO:

Are you remembering to take your
prenatal vitamins regularly?

What is your favorite food this month?

MONTH THREE:

If you've experienced morning sickness,
is it starting to subside?

Who do you regularly talk to and
share all your pregnancy details with?

MONTH FOUR:

What are you wearing this month?
(i.e. maternity clothes,
oversized clothes, etc.)

What specific worries or concerns do you have related to the pregnancy?

MONTH FIVE:

Is your baby moving around yet?
If so, what was your first reaction?

Will you find out the sex of the baby?
Why or why not?

MONTH SIX:

Have you felt the baby hiccup yet?

Have you and your husband decided on a baby name yet?

MONTH SEVEN:

How often to you experience Braxton-Hicks contractions?

What are your favorite pregnancy/childbirth
books at the moment?

MONTH EIGHT:

How many times have strangers
touched your belly?

How are you and your husband preparing for childbirth? (i.e. exercise, perineal massage, childbirth classes, etc.)

MONTH NINE:

How is your husband feeling now that you are
almost ready to deliver?

Have you been "nesting"? If so, what have you done to prepare for the baby's arrival?

Other chapters within the journal include: