Baby Buddy: Pregnancy & Parent 12+
For Mums, Dads and Co-Parents
Best Beginnings
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Download the pregnancy and parenting app that is uniquely tailored to parents in the UK - free to download, free from adverts, and with no in-app purchases. Baby Buddy is your go-to resource for mums, dads, and co-parents, including parents from the LGBTQ+ community.
RELIABLE AND ACCREDITED INFORMATION
- The best information on pregnancy and after birth, from the NHS, trusted charities and leading experts
- All content accredited and regularly reviewed by an editorial board comprised of representatives from key health organisations in the UK
PERSONALISED FOR EVERY DAY OF PREGNANCY AND BABY’S FIRST YEAR
- Get bite-sized advice and information every day throughout pregnancy and the first year of your baby’s life, tailored for parents in the UK
- Information personalised to whether you are Mother, Dad or Co-Parent, and whether you are in a relationship or a single-parent
- The first app in the world to offer daily personalised information to Dads as well as Mothers
OVER 1000 VIDEOS AND ARTICLES
- Find out what to expect during your pregnancy and as your baby grows, and what you can do to support their mental and physical development
- Huge variety of topics on pregnancy and your baby, from the developing foetus to labour, bonding to breastfeeding, teething to weaning, and more
- Short videos and articles, that you can save to your own Space to bookmark
INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL MATERNITY SERVICES
- Find information about local maternity services where you can choose to give birth, create your personal support and care plan and note down questions to ask your midwife or health visitor about your pregnancy and birth
TRACK YOUR PREGNANCY & BABY’S DEVELOPMENT
- Digital personal child health record where you can record growth, vaccinations and developmental milestones
- Record special memories, write letters to your baby and share information and photos about your pregnancy safely with your partner and other members of the family
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING SUPPORT
- Looking after your own wellbeing is just as important in pregnancy and being a new parent
- Use Baby Buddy to take care of your physical and mental health, with advice on staying active and eating well, exercise in pregnancy, information about postnatal depression and more
- Access to a 24-hour text support service if you are struggling with your mental health during pregnancy or after birth
NHS LOGIN AND INTEGRATION
- Easily create an account using your NHS Login
- Localised information from your local NHS authority for users in Surrey Heartlands, North East London, South West London, Leeds, Walsall, and more soon to come
What’s New
Version 1.1.31
General performance improvements, including to push notifications and the Today feed. This version also includes the release of a trial version of our new "Baby Steps to Healthier Habits" feature, for users in selected local authorities only.
Ratings and Reviews
For anyone
Such a brilliant app, I’m a nanny to an almost 1 year old and it hits the mark every time! I love learning about where he is in his development and the different ideas to encourage him with it. He loves being held standing, but with some of the prompts and ideas from the app we were able to help him to progress to pulling himself up, by himself, in a couple weeks! He’s still so proud of himself every time, and this extra guidance really helps to read his development and assist what he's already be trying to do. It also really helps explain some behaviours that otherwise would be a bit out of the blue, like fussiness in eating coming from different choices or wanting to feel and explore them himself. Really helps guide you, especially in a world of Covid where there are less baby groups and outside support.
Developer Response ,
Thanks so much for this review! If you have any more comments please do email us at babybuddy@bestbeginnings.org.uk.
Comprehensive, instructive, exceptionally supportive
App is incredibly informative and useful. The fact that there are no ads and it’s paired with the NHS makes it both extra user friendly and comfortingly reliable. Had a unique technical problem with my phone and the app, but was able to get incredibly helpful and supportive assistance from real and engaged technical expert. Found out emotional support also available for all parties (mums and partnerships as well as other caregivers) as part of the app. I’m hoping won’t need to use that feature, but would be unbelievably useful if I do need support. Cannot rate this app and the team behind it highly enough. Keep up the awesome work folks!
Developer Response ,
Thanks so much for the review! Glad we could help you! If you were interested in becoming more involved in the development of Baby Buddy, you can apply to join our Parent Panel. Just drop us an email at parentpanel@bestbeginnings.org.uk. Thanks :)
Essential
This app has been absolutely indispensable! It has given me important information and guidance that hasn’t been offered from anywhere else. The fact it is tailored to each day of their first year is brilliant, so it tells you what you need to know at just the right time. It works for breastfeeding, bottlefeeding, combination, and weaning, and you can change the preferences to match what you’ve chosen. I have recommended it to so many new mums. I am really hoping content for older children is added in future because I’m going to miss it now he’s 1! Thank you for all the support!
Developer Response ,
Thanks so much for this review! It's brilliant to read how much you enjoyed the app :)
App Privacy
The developer, Best Beginnings, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Location
- Search History
- Browsing History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Sensitive Info
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Best Beginnings
- Size
- 112.4 MB
- Category
- Medical
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 10.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 10.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Copyright
- © 2014-2024 Best Beginnings
- Price
- Free