Whether you are planning a pregnancy or you have just found out that you are pregnant you can bet there is an app for that! There are apps for absolutely everything and you can be sure that there are apps that will help you through your pregnancy.
But you don’t want just any apps, you want the best FREE pregnancy apps, and there are lots of them. Here is a list of the top pregnancy apps for telling you your best chance of conceiving, tracking babies development week by week, advice on the best foods to eat while pregnant, what foods to avoid and loads more. Even an app for those first few weeks with a newborn and a couple for Dad too! So lets jump straight into the list of the top rated pregnancy apps.
Period Tracker, Ovulation Calendar & Fertility App
My Tracker app is a great free pregnancy app that tracks your cycle, lets you know when your future period is due and tells you when you have a high, medium or low chance of getting pregnant. You can also choose reminders so that a notification will pop up telling you when it’s ovulation day or when you period is due. So of you are planning on getting pregnant, this app is one of the best.
You can also track your symptons, sleep pattern, weight and set reminders to tell you when to drink water. You can download this on Android and there is a very similar, highly rated, tracker app for iOS also.
The Bump – Pregnancy Tracker
When you find out you are pregnant, this is the first app that you should download. It is a great app for first time Mum’s. It will tell you how many weeks and days you are, show you how your baby is growing in a 3D image and tell you how big your baby is in comparison to fruit and veg! As it tells you how your baby is developing each week, it also tells you how YOUR body is changing to make room for baby.
Available on both Android and iOS, this free pregnancy app is definitely one of the best apps to have on your phone when pregnant!
Ovia Pregnancy Tracker
The Ovia app does so much for a free app. Not only has a due date calculator, tracks baby growth, weekly developments and is a kick counter, it also has baby name suggestions and tracker. But what is really great is that it is FULL of tips to have a balanced diet and nutritional tips. Making sure that you are eating the right foods and knowing what foods to avoid is important during pregnancy. This has a section that allows you to look up what foods are safe and what foods to avoid. And the list is alphabetised, which makes it really easy to use.
This free pregnancy app is available on both Android and iOS
Baby Names and Meanings
Choosing a baby name can be so hard! There are lots of free baby name apps available but this one you can narrow your search by country, save your favourites and it tells you the meaning of each name.
Both you and your partner should download the same baby name app and see if your favourites match up!
This free baby name app is available on Android.
Related Article: The Ultimate Guide To Picking A Baby Name
Full Term Contraction Timer
The best best app for timing contractions, this app is not only for you, but also your partner. You more than likely will want them track the contractions for you as they get more intense! The great thing about this app is that it is very easy to use. I used it when my contractions first started, for about 2 hours. After that things moved so fast I didn’t need it!
This easy to use contraction timer app is available on both Android and IOS
Related Article: How To Have A Fast Labour
Kegel Trainer App
One thing that you are 100% going to want to do while pregnant is strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. They can become very weak after giving birth and having strengthen them beforehand will help you out a lot, as in you might not actually pee yourself after having a baby. This free kegel exercise app is super handy and a must have pregnancy app.
It allows you set yourself targets of how many kegel exercises you want to do a day and more importantly it allows you to set reminders of when to do those exercises.
Available on both Android and iOS
Let’s Meditate – Sleep & Guided Meditation
Sleeping while pregnant can be really hard. There are certain positions that you are not supposed to sleep it, you are always hot and are just uncomfortable all the time, mostly in the later stages of pregnancy. Your mind tends to wander a lot too, checklists of what you need to do and get before the baby comes, how will you manage with a baby and a toddler. Your mind races and unfortunately it mostly happens right when you should be sleeping.
Doing a little meditation right before bed can help relax your mind and aid sleep and this free meditation app is definitely a great one to give a go.
Available on Android
Daddy Up
We absolutely cannot forget Dad in all this pregnancy madness! This app for expectant Dads is just brilliant. Similar in ways to apps like Ovia and The Bump, its lets Dads know how big the baby is, but also lets him know how Mum is feeling both week to week and what to expect in each trimester. It even has lists of things that Dad can be doing and researching throughout each trimester. It’s definitely the best app for expectant fathers and really helps them feel more involved in the pregnancy.
Dad AF – By Dads For Dads
A much different app for expecting dads than Daddy Up, Dad AF is a very much community based, Dad supports other Dads, type of app. You can connect and chat with other expectant fathers or Dads who already have kids. There are Dad podcasts, articles, blogs, recommendations on what car seats to buy, mental health chats and more.
Baby Tracker – Feeding, Sleep and Diaper
The best app for tracking your newborns feeds, their sleep and diapers! This app tracks it all in one place. If you are breastfeeding, bottle feeding or pumping you can track when and which side you have fed baby on. You can track the length of their sleeps and also how often they have a wet or poopy nappy. This is a brilliant and very easy to use app that every first time Mum should have on their phone.
