Parents of newborns are short of time, learning everything from scratch and are in need of all the help they can get. So here are a few apps that make those bumpy first few weeks a bit easier.
Rainy Day - parents swear by the benefits of white noise to calm and send their babies to sleep. This free app plays soothing rain noises with a variety of settings and also has other white noises to choose from including ‘beach’ and ‘New York City’. Perfect for tired parents in need of quality sleep too.
Baby ESP - records and tracks everything your baby does, including nappy changes, feedings (allows for breast and/or bottle feeding), bath time, growth measurements, medicines and vaccinations and more. Excellent for getting to know your baby’s pattern or for the control-freak mother. Free 30-day trial amd paid version $5 after that. Beware the free 30 day period begins from the day of download, not from the first day of use.
TeuxDeux - a to-do list application that lets the user assign tasks to certain days and if a task isn’t marked complete, automatically pushes it to the next day’s list. Excellent for keeping track of those important items that Can be forgotten about in Mum’s sleep-deprived state. The TeuxDeux account is accessible across Android, iOS and PC so it can be updated any time of the day.
Flickr - while most people may share their baby photos on Facebook, using the Flickr app may be the best way to store such precious memories. Uploading is a breeze, and when saved in a specific album friends and family can not only view the baby photos as they are uploaded, they also have the option to save and print too.
A notepad app like AK Notepad is useful for writing down all those things that are so easily forgotten. Shopping lists, errands, questions for the doctor, the name of that nappy rash cream. These apps are great for anyone but a must for possibly the busiest time in your life.
Other great things to keep sane are a good web browser and a decent twitter feed, to stay updated on the events occurring in the world. You may be locked inside and getting your news during 30 minute sessions on your phone or tablet but the world is still turning without you.
