Going to be a proud dad in the near future, but are clueless about the important things that makes man a responsible partner and an amazing dad-to-be? Don’t worry, here you’ll find helpful apps for prospective fathers using Android and Apple phones. Learn how can you make life easy for your beloved at this important phase of life.
Expectant dads-to-be are always hunting for information regarding the health of the unborn child and mother. Now it is obviously not possible to read every book ever written on pregnancy and fatherhood, and to carry them around in case of reference. The smartest thing to do is to, install the following apps on your Apple or Android phones, and be aware of all the medical facts regarding pregnancy and get ready for the impending fatherhood.
Apps for iPhone & Android Phones
Guy’s Guide to Delivery Room
Are you one of those men who are nervous about ‘The Delivery Room’? You want to be there, but are not sure if you can handle this well. To witness a childbirth is intimidating enough, and moreover the father is clueless about the medical terminology. How can he lend a helping hand in this chaotic situation? This hesitation or fear is quite normal. It happens because men are not well-informed about the miracle of childbirth. This app introduces them to different scenarios of childbirth, and explains all the difficult medical terminologies in simple terms to ensure that men remain confident and be a great help to women during such times.
Price: $0.99 | Size: 0.3 M
BabyBump Pro
It is one of the most coveted apps on the iTunes Store for prospective parents. This encyclopedic app guides the user through every stage of pregnancy. It also answers all the queries related with this delicate period. The app is extremely easy to handle and contains in-depth information on everything – right from the due date to the mechanics of pregnancy, hormonal changes that a mother experiences, development of the fetus on a daily basis, a journal to maintain records, and an online chat to remain in contact with other dads-to-be. BabyBump Pro also allows the user to spread the good news through Facebook, Twitter and email.
Price: $3.99 | Size: 16.4 M
Price: $2.99 | Size: 7.7 M
WebMD Baby
For someone who is going to be a father in some months, it is a secure feeling to have a virtual pediatrician in your phone. The new WebMD Baby carries baby health information approved by trusted physicians. The app can be customized according to the baby’s age and users can stay informed with more than 400 articles, 598 tips, 70 videos and 5 tools. The app also provides a personal baby book which can be used to store and share amazing baby moments as they occur.
Price: FREE | Size: 14.5 M
Download from Google Play
Price: FREE | Size: 11 M
iHandy Carpenter
It is considered as the most useful carpenter tool in the world. iHandy Carpenter features five different but important tools (at half price) that can be helpful for building cribs for babies and other projects. The app features a plumb bob, surface level, steel protractor, bubble level bar and steel ruler. You can calibrate plump bob, surface level and level bar, and use it as an inclinometer by checking the angles appearing on the screen.
Download from iTunes
Price: $1.99 | Size: 19.2 M
Download from Google Play
Price: $1.99 | Size: 6.8 M
Baby Monitor 3G
To see the magic of Baby Monitor 3G, it needs to be installed on two iOS devices – iPhone and iPad or iPod. Place one device in the baby’s room, while the other device can stay with the parent. The parent can hear everything that is going in the baby’s room, and they can also take photos and even talk to the baby through this application. The devices use any available network and work fine with Wi-Fi, 3G, Edge and so on.
Download from iTunes
Price: $3.99 | Size: 38.8 M
Prenatal Lullabies
This app offers an extensive collection of tender and soothing music playlist that helps in brain development of the fetus. When a mother-to-be listens to soothing music, she is actually celebrating a peaceful moment with her unborn child. Some reputed physicians believe that prenatal music promotes the right brain functions and stimulates creative cells.
Download from Google Play
Price: $2.99 | Size: 16 M
My Pregnancy Today
One of the best android apps for dads-to-be, My Pregnancy Today is a product developed and designed by BabyCenter (one of the most trusted resources for parenting in the US). Just feed in the due date, and get detailed information about the day-to-day progress of the fetus. It also features images of how the baby looks each week, a checklist so that doctor’s appointments are not forgotten, and a nutrition guide which encourages the mother to eat well.
Download from Google Play
Price: FREE | Size: 19 M
iStoryBooks
According to leading medical journals, unborn babies hear sounds just like neighbors that share a wall can hear each other. Voices reach to the fetus by traveling through tissue, mass, bone and various fluids. By the sixth month in the womb, it can recognize the mother’s voice and even react to certain kinds of voices. It is obvious they can’t distinguish between words, but the melody of the voices serves as a strong foundation for language. iStoryBooks includes various types of children books, stories and amazing tales of bravery. With the help of this app, you can read these tales and have an intimate conversation with the unborn baby.
Price: FREE | Size: Varies
Pageonce – Money & Bills
Chosen by Google Play as one of the best android apps 2012, Pageonce ensures that all bills and money related matters are taken care off through the phone. In the midst of doctor’s appointments, attending prenatal counseling sessions and shopping for necessary items for the baby, fathers often get late in paying the necessary bills. This app allows the user to keep a track of all the bills and even reminds when the next bill is supposed to be paid. The app charges $0.30 for each bill payment. Pageonce also keeps a track of all the bank transactions and supports major credit unions, banks and credit cards.
Price: FREE | Size: 4.2 M
New Dad – Pregnancy For Dads
An app designed specially for dads-to-be so that they can track their partner’s well-being. Just feed in the due date and let the app show its magic. The app provides regular tips on the development of the fetus and the changes that a woman’s body undergoes when she is carrying a child. Helpful tips are also submitted by husbands from all over the world.
Price: FREE | Size: 1.2 M
iTriage
This app is built under the guidance of medical experts and is capable of answering all medical queries that a nervous father would ask. Educates you about symptoms, causes and treatment, helps you find the most suitable doctor and treatment, keeps a track of the nearest hospitals and medical facilities, saves emergency hotlines, and advice lines.
Price: FREE | Size: Varies
The above mentioned applications are not the only ones designed to make life easy for expecting couples, there are many more such apps offered by iOS and Android. The following apps are developed and designed under the guidance of experts, but in no way can replace a qualified physician or gynecologist.
