⚠️ Medical Disclaimer: These tools are for educational purposes only and are not medical advice. Please consult your GP, health visitor, or NHS healthcare provider for any health concerns.
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Pregnancy Planner & Checklist

Your complete pregnancy management tool. Trimester checklists, doctor appointments, baby shopping list, and daily kick counter. All in one place, saved automatically on your device.

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Pregnancy planning for UK mums involves antenatal appointments through the NHS, maternity leave timing under Statutory Maternity Pay rules, and key family events. This planner gives you the 40-week NHS timeline plus key non-medical milestones: booking appointment, dating scan, anomaly scan, Mat B1 form timing, maternity leave start date planning. We follow NICE guidance.

📋 Pregnancy Planner & Checklist

Checklists, appointments, shopping and kick counter. All saved on your device

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Goal: 10 kicks in 2 hours

All your data is saved locally on this device. Nothing is sent to any server. Your privacy is protected.

How to use this tool

4 tabs covering your full pregnancy journey. Data saves automatically in your browser.

  1. 1
    Checklist Tab. Trimester to-do lists

    Switch between 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimester tabs. Tick off tasks as you complete them. Progress saves automatically.

  2. 2
    Appointments Tab. Doctor visit tracker

    Click Add Appointment, enter the title and date. Appointments sort by date automatically.

  3. 3
    Shopping Tab. Baby essentials checklist

    Pre-loaded list of essential baby items. Tick off as you buy them.

  4. 4
    Kicks Tab. Daily movement counter

    After 28 weeks, tap I Felt a Kick each time your baby moves. Goal: 10 kicks in 2 hours. Resets daily.

💡 Open this planner every morning

Make it a 2-minute daily habit. Check appointments, review checklist, log kicks. Keep it as a tab on your phone.

⚠️ Kick counter warning

If you cannot count 10 movements in 2 hours after 28 weeks, go to hospital immediately. Reduced fetal movement can be a serious warning sign.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. All progress saves in your browser's local storage on the same device.
Data saves on each device separately. Use one device consistently. Ideally your phone.
1st: prenatal appointment, folic acid, early ultrasound. 2nd: anatomy scan, childbirth classes, maternity leave. 3rd: hospital bag, birth plan, car seat.
Monthly gynaecologist visits, blood tests, anatomy scan at 18-20 weeks, glucose tolerance test at 24-28 weeks, Group B Strep test at 36 weeks.

How pregnancy planning and timeline care actually works in the United Kingdom

UK pediatric care runs through the NHS. Generally well organised. Can feel slow at peak times. Your first call is usually NHS 111. Free, 24/7. They triage what is going on and tell you what level of care to seek. Sometimes a GP appointment via e-Consult. Sometimes A and E. Occasionally an ambulance. Out of hours GP services run evenings and weekends. Walk in centres and Urgent Treatment Centres handle the mid range stuff. A and E is for genuine emergencies, not routine fever queries, where you can wait many hours. For babies under 3 months though, A and E is the right call regardless. The NHS Pharmacy First service can also handle minor childhood things now without a GP appointment.

📞 Emergency contacts in the United Kingdom

In the UK, call NHS 111 for non-emergency advice 24/7. For emergencies, call 999. Many GP practices have an after hours triage line. Your Health Visitor is also a valuable resource for baby questions during weekday hours. Pharmacies like Boots offer free advice from pharmacists for non-emergency concerns through the Pharmacy First service.

What British mums actually deal with

British mums often feel pressure to wait it out before bothering the NHS. This is wrong thinking. NHS 111 was designed for exactly these calls. Staff are trained to triage and there is genuinely no judgment for calling. Health Visitors are an underused resource. They expect to hear about concerns in young babies. They can advise on what is normal during teething (mild temperature elevation, yes). True fever above 38 Celsius is something else and worth a proper assessment. British medical practice runs more conservative on medication than American practice. Calpol is the workhorse. Talk to your GP or pharmacist before alternating with Nurofen, NICE specifically does not recommend routine alternating.

British-specific questions

You must tell your employer no later than 15 weeks before your due date (around 25 weeks of pregnancy). This gives you the rights to maternity leave and SMP. Many women tell earlier (after the 12-week scan). The qualifying date for SMP is the 25th week. Get advice from your union or Citizens Advice on workplace rights.
The NHS anomaly scan (20-week scan) is offered between 18 and 21 weeks. Your midwife will book this at the dating scan appointment. If you decline (its optional), tell your midwife. The scan checks for major structural anomalies and confirms the babys growth and position.
Most NHS hospitals offer maternity unit tours around 28-32 weeks. Book through your antenatal classes or the maternity unit. Some hospitals do virtual tours instead. The tour shows you the labour rooms, theatre suite for emergencies, and postnatal ward. Helps you mentally prepare.