Over the years I’ve used various pregnancy and baby journals. Some local, some international and even photobooks I created myself. All hold different pros and cons. So, when I fell pregnant with our 4th little miracle, the choice was easy… I knew exactly which journal would work best for our baby… The Stellarize Pregnancy and Baby Journal made in South Africa!

Supporting locally made is always important to us, but that’s not the only reason this baby book comes out as our number one…

10 reasons we love the Stellarize Pregnancy and Baby Journal

1. As already mentioned, these journals are locally made in Cape Town, South Africa.
2. The journal is completely gender neutral with 3 linen cover colour options.
3. This baby book will be a stylish and timeless treasure thanks to the simplistic and classic design.
4. The journal size is perfect – Not too big, making storage a problem and not too small, limiting space for photos.
5. It includes just the right amount of prompts and pages to fill. As parents, we want to document every precious moment of our children’s lives but it’s simply impossible. And too often finding the time to keep a comprehensive, up-to-date journal becomes overwhelming and before you know it – your 5year-old still doesn’t have a baby book.
6. Created by a mom of 5, Stella knows exactly which moments and memories parents want to capture from the start of our child’s lives and put together a journal with loads of space for memories, photos, and milestones from pre-birth through to pre-school. Special pages include a family tree, information on mom and dad plus other siblings too and more!
7. And if you run out of space, it’s easy to order extra pages and refills.
8. Not all memories can be captured in a photo or written down. The keepsake pockets included in this journal provides space to include special extras such as a newborn beanie, booties, greeting cards, hospital bracelets, additional ultrasounds and more.
9. The ring-binder format makes it possible to include loads of photos and keepsakes without worrying about the journal falling apart.
10. Lastly, the thoughful photo checklist included. Stella has gone out of her way to make it as easy and stress-free as possible for fellow moms to create a beautiful, personal baby book.

Pregnancy and Baby Journal specifications

• Combining the precious with the practical, the Stellarize Baby Book is designed in binder format with six tabbed dividers (inclusive of pockets), covering your child’s first five years.
• Available in Grey, Champagne and Rose Linen. 
• Premium linen fabric cover with foil stamped title.
• Size: 11 x 11.5 inches (279 x 292mm)
• With over 70 sheets (giving you 140+ journaling pages)
• Bound with three metal rings, making removing, adding or rearranging easy. Completely customizable, and additional insert page packs available for purchase if more writing/photo space is needed.
• Luxurious heavy matte uncoated paper (160gsm). Extremely high quality and environmentally friendly (100% post-consumer recycled).
• Packaged in a linen and gold foiled slipcase cover.

Where to buy your own Stellarize Pregnancy and Baby Journal

An online search will provide a few stockist such as The Local Edit, Little & co. and Babaganush baby. I however prefer shopping directly from the Stellarize your life website. I always include one of Stella’s “favourite pens” as well as a “To-do-list“. This duo adds to my journaling experience by making writing in my baby book neat, easy and smudge-free and also helping me keep track of what still needs to be done.

Delivery is quick and reliable – 1-2 business days for Cape Town, 2-3 business days for national deliveries (depending on the time the package was dispatched) and 3-4 business days for rural areas.

“One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.”

– John Green

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PHOTO CREDIT | Photos by Celeste van der Berg Photography