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This review was written by our lovely new reviewer Rachel – who’s second baby is due this very week! It’s not been a terribly popular thing – the pad was seen, not loved and unused by one reviewer, so Rachel offered to give it a go herself (we’re nothing if not fair, giving every product a proper chance). Here’s what she thinks of it now, near then end of her pregnancy:

I loved the look of the Dodo Book of the Big Bump when it arrived, and was excited about using it.  Unfortunately, due to its rather large size I found it impossible to carry about, so ended up using my regular diary for all my pregnancy related organising.

The planner contains 12 dividers, each with a useful pouch on the rear, 100 sheets of square lined paper and a ‘month to a page’ pregnancy planner.
I found several of the sections were not really relevant if like me you already have a child, and don’t have Big Essentials to buy or products to contrast and compare.  However I can see that it would appeal to an organised first time mum, with lots of time to read pregnancy magazines, plan her dream nursery and collate tips for those early days of motherhood!

I would have found special pouches to hold scan pictures and pregnancy photos useful, a daily rather than weekly diary layout, and would prefer a smaller version for portability.

At £17.95 it’s not something I would have bought for myself even first time round, but it would make a nice gift for the organised first time mummy-to-be.

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Posted by Laura on 25 January 2010