Baby Journals

A baby journal is the thing people mean to buy and then wish they had. These are the books for writing down the parts that go: the weeks of waiting, the first night home, who they looked like, the things you swore you would never forget.

The range covers both halves of it. The two Bump journals and 9 Months, The Beginning of You are for the months before, one in linen and one in light grey with a keepsake box. The First Year Baby Journal picks up from birth and also comes boxed, while the Baby Memory Journal runs from birth to five years, so it follows further with less space per month. The Baby Tracker is the practical one, a daily log for the blurry newborn weeks. Becoming MAMA from Axel & Ash is written for the mother rather than the baby.

Most are linen bound and made to be kept rather than used up, which is why they turn up so often at baby showers. For the rest of the room, see our nursery range, or our wider planners and journals.

When should you start a pregnancy journal?
Whenever you are ready. There is no right week, and the Bump journals leave room to go back and fill in earlier pages once you feel like writing.

What is the difference between the First Year and the Baby Memory journal?
The First Year Baby Journal covers the first twelve months and comes with a keepsake box. The Baby Memory Journal runs from birth to five years, so it carries on for longer with less room for each month.

Do baby journals make good shower gifts?
They are one of the more reliable choices. The linen-bound ones present well without much wrapping, and a journal is something parents rarely buy for themselves before the baby arrives.