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User stories

Baby Buddy is your personal baby expert who will guide you through your pregnancy and the first six months of your baby’s life. The app has been designed with parents and professionals to help you give your baby the best start in life and support your health and wellbeing.

See here what mums say about using Baby Buddy:

"I have received so many support and advice on parenthood from Baby Buddy, and my baby is doing well through the help I have been receiving daily, am grateful with this app. Therefore, I can recommend this app to friends and family. Thanks"

- Black African mother from Nottinghamshire whose Baby was born in July 2020 

Here you can listen to a radio interview on Radio Shropshire in April 2019 with a mum in her third pregnancy, Zoe, using Baby Buddy app:

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"Baby Buddy is helping me look after my mental health during the pandemic."

- White British mother from Cumbria whose baby was born in April 2020 

"Baby Buddy has helped me going through my pregnancy and my babies 1st six months by sending daily reminders which were to the point and nothing was irrelevant .. All the information was quite useful for me from first trimester to baby birth and mine mental health and physical health to babies health and food..."

- Asian/Pakistani mother in Nottingham, English is not her first language. Her Baby was born in March 2020 

"I found the Baby Buddy app extremely helpful in the first 6 months when my baby boy was born. It was fantastic to receive daily tips and advice and it was so insightful. It was a great companion to have. Many thanks to all those involved in running the app!"

- Mixed-race father from Leeds whose baby was born in February 2020 

“Brilliant app with very useful videos. I have found it very valuable, especially with all the local clinics and classes being cancelled due to Covid”

- White British mother from Gloucestershire whose baby in September 2020 

“Found the videos very useful to watch during pregnancy to know what to expect. Since having my baby I find the 'Today's information' the most useful aspect as it reassures me that my experiences are normal. I feel confident in the information given in the app due to link with the NHS."

- White/Black Caribbean woman in Shropshire whose baby was born in September 2020

“Reminding me of little things I forgot since my first pregnancy that could help keep me & my baby safe"

- Mum from Leicestershire whose baby was due in January 2021 

“Very user friendly and helps me care for myself and my baby"

- White British mum from Newham whose baby was born in October 2020

“Baby Buddy has provided me with so much useful information and reassurance over the last year, in bitesize chunks, so it is easy to take in. I look forward to checking the app every day and feel very grateful for it. I recommend it to anyone who I know who is pregnant"

- White British mum from Calderdale whose baby was born in June 2020

“Baby buddy is great! Helps me lots and they have great tips. It is amazing because sometimes I’m thinking about things and then in the daily info I get my answers. I love Baby Buddy!”

- White mother, not from Britain, in Hillingdon whose baby was born in September 2020

“For a first-time mother, this app is helping me to learn a lot about my baby"

- Black British mother in Leeds whose baby Princess was born on 19.08.20

“I am really enjoying using the videos and finding out more about how to look after my baby. Thanks for all your hard work on producing such a fantastic resource. Keep up the good work!"

- An NHS employee and Baby Buddy user 2019

Published: 20th June, 2018

Updated: 16th August, 2021

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