Best iPhone Apps for New Parents
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By NewParent.com’s Kerri Geringswald
As a new parent, you can use all the help you can get! These iPhone apps make it easier to handle your new bundle of joy.
NOTE: All of the apps below can be found in the App Store on your iPhone.
Do you have an iPhone app you love that we didn’t include? Tell us about it in the comments section below!
Baby Tracker: Diapers
$1.99
Has your doctor asked you to record your baby’s diaper actions? This app is easier than a 1 or 2. Simply choose the diaper action (W is for Wet, BM is for Bowel Movement), and select from a variety of color swatches. You can even add your own descriptions along with the date and time. That doesn’t stink!
Comment by graham on Oct 13 2009 01:09:37:
An iPhone kids application you should check out is iStoryTime. It’s a library of narrated and illustrated kids books for the iPhone. There are 6 books available in the Apple AppStore today: http://www.istorytimeapp.com/appstore With new ones coming out every week.
Great for driving in the car, on the airplane, or at a restaurant waiting for the bill when the kids are going crazy.
Books are $1.99/ea from iTunes and can also be purchased on your phone from anywhere. Great for entertaining the kids in a guilt free way. All the wholesomeness of a book with the convenience of your phone.
Enjoy!
Website: http://www.istorytimeapp.com
On the AppStore: http://www.istorytimeapp.com/appstore
Comment by Ouriel Ohayon on Oct 13 2009 02:08:48:
This is a great selection, except you did not include links to download the apps
we created for you a nice iphone widget that you can embed on your site (included also iStorymapp)
here it is http://bit.ly/topParentsApps
FYI we donate 100% of our apple affiliate commission to charity: water
so this is for a good cause
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Comment by Donald from Hippo Hooray on Oct 13 2009 11:40:33:
Great collection of apps! We just released a collection of apps we’re quite proud of – Hippo Hooray. Hippo Hooray Colors, Shapes, and Letters are great ways to help young children learn their colors, shapes, and letters as well as keep them entertained.
We’d love any feedback you have!
Comment by Jacqui on Oct 15 2009 01:02:57:
I use the Andesigned Total Baby. I love it! I just wrote a thorough review on it on my blog. The only problem is that I am totally lost without it. I’m so reliant on it that I haven’t trained my brain to memorise breast feeding times or which was the last breast I fed on! It’s really reassuring too when you are giving your baby medicine periodically – you can be sure you haven’t written the time incorrectly or miscalculated the hours because it’s recorded against your phone clock with a few taps in the app.
Comment by Beth on Oct 15 2009 09:01:17:
Hi – I have another iPhone app for the list! PhotoList is an app for organizing and sharing pictures – perfect for proud parents.
PhotoList is $1.99 and lets you share your pictures online through any web browser, or over email. You can also move pictures easily between your iPhone and computer with the simple ftp function. No more wires or emailing pictures to yourself; your baby pictures are now as easy to share as they are to snap.
The app lets you label, group and save pictures too.
Hope you enjoy!
In iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=308881089&mt=8
Comment by Suzanna on Oct 23 2009 02:02:35:
Have you heard of iKidNY? It’s a brand new app for parents and it is incredible! So helpful and easy to use! It gives directions to the closest changing tables, kid friendly restaurants, playgrounds, indoor play areas and subway station elevators (key for my stroller)!! I love it!
Comment by Michel on Feb 25 2010 06:13:40:
We’ve recently released a series of Dr. Seuss iPhone apps. The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss’s ABC, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and more are all available. More info can be found here…
http://www.oceanhousemedia.com/drseuss
Comment by Liz on May 02 2010 12:10:21:
A great new app for parents with babies. Baby Safe Monitor is a new app that turns your iphone into the ultimate baby monitor with full video/audio anywhere anytime. Unlike all the other apps that either just redirect messages with noise or use local network, this app is the only one you can watch live and even take photos or video of your baby from anywhere in the world. Night vision,everything. You can either use your own compatible camera, lap top or buy the awesome recommended baby safe camera. Very expensive app US$39 but when compared to baby monitors on the market for what it does its GREAT value.
Comment by iPhoneDad on Aug 17 2010 04:53:53:
My wife has been using the Milk Monitor App http://www.itunes.com/apps/milkmonitor and she loves it – a real lifesaver! Milk Monitor makes tracking breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, sleeping, medication and diapers as simple as possible. One of the best apps I’ve seen on iPhone – it’s so simple you can use it with your eyes closed.