Pregnancy. It’s a little different the second time around.
If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll know that our pregnancy this time around has been dramatically different than it was with Emmett. Not in the physiological sense – that’s all been pretty similar (same fatigue, same barfy feelings, same swollen feet) – but in the ‘how I deal with it day to day’ sense.
For example – the journal I carefully kept for Emmett that detailed his growth each week, key pregnancy milestones, and details of every ultrasound? Yep. I haven’t even cracked one of those bad boys this time around. I think I may have made a note about a doctor’s appointment once on a piece of paper that Emmett drew on with a crayon though, if that counts.
The reality is, with a toddler on the go you just don’t have time for much of anything, other than keeping everyone in the house alive.
The other thing you’ll know about us if you’ve been around for a while, is that we love Philips AVENT products. Every single product we tried with Emmett was well designed, well built, useful and affordable.
So I really shouldn’t be surprised that Philips AVENT has come to the rescue of this second time mom yet again with it’s uGrow App and their Smart Ear Thermometer. Guys, this one’s definitely worth sharing.
I’m going to go ahead with some real talk and say that many times throughout this pregnancy I completely forgot what week I was in, and had zero chance of remembering which pregnancy milestones I should have been experiencing. Enter the uGrow app – this bad boy not only tracks medical grade milestones for your pregnancy (and your new babe), but sends you other small reminders (should you pack a hospital bag already?) as you need them! Sayonara embarrassing ‘I actually can’t remember my due date’ discussions.
Can I tell you my second favourite part of the app? It synchs with Philips AVENT Smart products like their Ear Thermometer to automatically log your babe’s temperature over time, for quick information sharing with your doc when you need it. Because if I think life’s busy now, I’m pretty sure it’s only going to get crazier with a newborn in the mix. And logging accurate fever readings over time is one thing I can officially remove from my to-do list when the inevitable pre-school germs invade our home!
And guys, the Philips AVENT Smart Ear Thermometer? it’s got some serious mom-cred of it’s own. It gives an accurate reading in 2 seconds, and colour codes the results (green = good, yellow = caution, red = too high) to make the whole process even more fool proof. Sleep deprived moms everywhere rejoice!
So if you need me, I’ll be over here reading my uGrow app updates, pretending that I totally knew this was the week my baby grew eyelashes…
NOTE: I am part of the PTPA Brand Ambassador Program with Philips AVENT and I received compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. I can assure you however that all opinions are my own, and that we’re only ambassadors for products we truly love!
