Trying to conceive, pregnancy, birth and beyond. This time of life can be baffling and scary, but thankfully there is a pleather of apps out there that can offer assistance and advice.

This should be a really exciting time for parents to be so having the best information on hand can help to reassure and ease any anxieties, leaving you free to enjoy your nine months as you wait for your bump to make an appearance in the world. Running on both Android and iOS devices we have rounded up some of the best apps that parents and expectant parents everywhere might just find really useful.

Pregnancy & Baby App – Bounty

Packed full of information about pregnancy this is a great app that offers a myriad of extras. You can use this app to track the number of days you have left until the due date, and the includes graphical representations of the stages of development of the foetus in the womb.

If you are struggling for a name for your little one, then you will love the name guide, and once your baby arrives, you can convert your app for a new parent that offers help and support until your bundle is a year old. Also, Bounty offers free gift packs and vouchers which you can claim through the app at various stages of pregnancy, and helpfully there are location reminders that provide live real-time reminders if you are near a shop that offers a discount to app users.

There is information about your time in hospital and guides to all aspects of care for mother and bump to guide you through this time. The app is available on both Google Play and the App Store and is free to download.

What to Expect – Pregnancy & Baby Tracker

From the brand ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’ this is a great pregnancy tracking app that offers loads of information. Calculate a due date and track the growth of your baby.

There are over 15,000 articles relating to pregnancy and parenting that start before conception and go up to toddler age. Videos within the app offer guidance as to what you can expect as you go on this journey. Guides to various baby products and help with the tests and screenings that you might be offered this app helps to reassure expecting parents to find reassurance.

Find forums of support from other parents in the same situation and end up with friends for life. There is a helpful search tool so you can find the information you need when you need it. The app is available on both Google Play and the App Store and is free to download.

Emma’s Diary

Starting life as a book offered to expectant parents, Emma’s Diary has made the transition to an app and is still as popular as every with parents-to-be. With medical articles compiled by experts and signed off by the Royal College of GPs putting your mind at rest that this is information, you can really trust.

You will find a week by week guide to your baby as the growth progresses, and you add your bump pictures which will create a personal time-lapse movie at the end of your journey. The app offers some cool frames that you can personalise and use as announcements to friends and family, either telling them you are expecting or breaking the news that your bump has now arrived in the world.

Emma’s Diary also comes with a great range of offers and gifts which are exclusive to the community members giving you money off as well as the well-known Emma’s Diary gift pack. The app is available on both Google Play and the App Store and is free to download.

FIT Pregnancy Workout

Keeping yourself in shape while pregnant is essential but you can be concerned about the amount and types of exercises you can do. This app is great because it features some lovely exercises that help you stay in shape during your gestation period and then recover your figures afterwards. Lots of images support the exercise so you can be sure that you are correctly performing them. All of the exercises have been designed to be easy to do at home and do not require expensive equipment.

You are encouraged to exercise mindfully and listen to your body. If you experience any strange symptoms or are in pain, etc. then you should immediately seek help, but generally, exercise in pregnancy and postpartum is safe and should be encouraged as it will also help during labour if you have been active and fit for as long as possible. The app is available on both Google Play and the App Store and is free to download.

Pregnancy Diet App

Nutrition is very important during pregnancy as what the mother eats can affect the growth of the baby. This app has been designed to support the pregnancy with advice on food and diet during the nine-month period. Although many women will not be aware they are pregnant for the first few weeks, it is essential to pick up the diet as soon as you know you are expecting.

If you find the app before you are pregnant, there is plenty of advice on eating well to prepare your body for pregnancy giving you a really good start. The app has massive amounts of information including meals and foods suitable for pregnant women, a week on week tracker, and diet tips broken down into trimesters to make sure you are supporting the growth of your baby in the best way possible.

Learn about foods to avoid and foods the will help, as well as those foods considered dangerous to a pregnant woman. The app has multiple language support in Hindi and Indian and also offers plenty of general health care tips for expectant mothers. The app is available on both Google Play and the App Store and is free to download.