Take the Paperwork out of Pregnancy

LONDON, March 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- New mums often tell you that having a baby is as much an exercise in paperwork and organisation skills as it is joyous journey and whilst the jury is out on whether mums get 'baby brain', according to Bounty Parenting Club, almost half of mums (44%) admit to forgetting dentist, doctor and midwife appointments and a third forget important family birthdays.

To manage the piles of pregnancy paperwork and make family life easier, parenting website Bounty.com is offering new and expectant mums a free online organiser service, so if you want to get your head around parenthood go to: http://www.bounty.com/organiser where in a quick click you can:

    - Drop in your baby's due date and ages of your children and the
      organiser will automatically fill itself in with other 'need-to-know'
      dates such as: when to give your MAT B1 form to your employer, the
      earliest date you can start maternity leave, and when to apply for free
      prescriptions and dental treatment, the Health in Pregnancy Grant and
      Child Benefit

    - Add midwife appointments, scan dates and antenatal classes
      and select to receive email reminders either two weeks, a week or a day
      before - and the same goes for any event including birthdays, so you
      can plan to buy a present and post a card in good time!

    - To save typing you can drag and drop into the calendar from
      a menu of everyday events like immunisations and swimming lessons to
      family days out

    - Key events are also automatically linked to printable
      checklists. For example, as your baby's due date gets near the
      organiser will flag a checklist for 'What to pack in your hospital
      bag'. There are also checklists for events like 'Getting ready for
      weaning' and 'Organising birthday parties' so making family life easier
      really is a piece of cake!

    To use this great new service sign-up at http://www.Bounty.com

    Editors notes:

    - To use view a demonstration go to: http://www.bounty.com/organiser

    - Bounty (http://www.bounty.com) is the UK's favourite parenting
      club, providing information, support and products for young families
      throughout the four key-life stages: pre-birth, birth, toddlers and
      pre-school.

SOURCE Bounty Parenting Club