Pregnancy photo book, from the first news to the godh bharai

It works for a seemantham, valaikappu, shrimant or saadh too. The captions use the name your family uses and describe only what you did, because practice varies by family, region and community. We never ask, guess or show the baby's sex.

Printed copies are paid, and you see the price before you pay.

1. Cover and title page

   Your names, the bump nickname if you have one, and a title such as "Waiting for You". You choose from three cover options.

2. The news

3. The bump, month by month

   Your bump photos sorted by date into months, each with a short caption. Missing a month? The book simply moves on, with no empty pages.

4. Cravings and getting ready

   The cravings you tapped or typed, the 3 am snack runs, the nursery corner and the tiny clothes. Short, warm captions in English, Hindi or Hinglish, using only what your photos and answers show.

5. The godh bharai

   The ceremony as your family did it: the setting, the lap filled with fruit and sweets, the bangles, the blessings, the food and the people. For a seemantham, valaikappu, shrimant or saadh, the pages use that name and describe your rituals gently, never as instructions.

6. Blessings from the family

7. Letter to my baby in my tummy

8. To be continued

   A closing page that leaves room for what comes next, made to sit beside the first-year book in the same size and style.

1. Your names as they should appear in the book, and a bump nickname if you have one
2. When did you find out?
3. Any cravings? (tap: mango, chaat, ice cream, pickle, sweets, or type your own)
4. Which ceremony did your family have? (tap: godh bharai, seemantham, valaikappu, shrimant, saadh, baby shower, other)
5. When and where was it, and who hosted it? (optional)
6. Who should be in the book? (tap Maa, Papa, Mummy ji, Papa ji, Dadi, Nani, Bhabhi, Didi, Masi, Bua and add names)
7. Which language should the captions be in? (English, Hindi or Hinglish)

• Couples in the last months of pregnancy who want the waiting on paper
• Families from any region: seemantham, valaikappu, shrimant, saadh or a simple baby shower
• Bhabhi, didi or a best friend who wants a gift for the mother-to-be that she will keep
• Parents planning a first-year book later, who want a Volume 0 that sits beside it

• Soft pastel watercolour: peach, sage and powder blue washes (default)
• Marigold heritage: genda phool garlands and toran borders, made for the ceremony pages
• Regional motifs: kolam for valaikappu and seemantham, alpana for saadh
• Minimal editorial: white space and full-bleed photos
• Polaroid scrapbook: instant-photo frames and handwritten-style captions