Labor Mate - contraction timer
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Fitness | $0.99 | White Peak Software Inc | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Labor Mate is the labor contraction stopwatch of choice for many expecting parents. Labor Mate makes tracking a woman's labor contractions as easy as touching a button. Tap the stopwatch button once to start the contraction timer and tap it again to stop the timer. As the contractions become longer and more frequent Labor Mate tracks the information for you and reports the timings back in an easy-to-read format so you can decide when it is time to call the doctor, your doula or midwife, or head off to the hospital or birthing center for delivery.
Labor Mate provides two screens for monitoring the contractions, a detail screen and an summary screen. The detail screen shows the duration of each contraction and the time between contractions. The summary screen shows the average duration of the contractions based on the last 3 contractions and the average time between contractions based on the last 6 contractions. This information helps you decide when it is time to call the doctor or head off to the hospital for delivery.
So what fun is buying an application when you can't take advantage of it right away? After all it is not likely you will buy Labor Mate the moment the contractions start, though you might. This is why Labor Mate includes a Due Date Countdown screen. Enter the expected due date and Labor Mate will show you how many weeks and days have passed as well as how much time remains.
FEATURES:
- Tap the timer anywhere to start and stop the contraction timer.
- Contraction timer continues to run even if you switch applications or make/receive a phone call.
- Track the duration of each contraction.
- Track the time between contractions.
- Displays date and time of the contraction.
- Add notes to individually recorded contractions.
- Delete unwanted recorded contractions without needing to start over.
- Email the contraction log to family, friends, and healthcare providers.
- Post updates to Twitter and Facebook.
- Displays the average duration and frequency.
- Shows how much time remains until the big day.
SUPPORT
Please send your bug reports and feature requests to [email protected]. This is the best way to ensure we receive your request. You can also find us on Twitter at @whitepeak and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/whitepeaksoftware.
Thank you!
Reviews
Kept crashing
eightframes
Worked great for a few hours. Then it kept crashing. Wasn't able to retrieve my info. Of course, this was going on while my wife was in labor. Moral of the story? Use pen and paper.
Great tool for the job
ChikkyMonkey
My wife is due any day, I just downloaded it as it seemed to have the best user interface of the others... Tested it and seems really good, was just complaining to my wife that I don't have a way to count seconds on my phone.... Two small suggestions: 1. would be nice to have a save feature though email also works 2. When I click reset it does not change the counter to 0 until I click start again... Really minor issue for a great app THANKS
Needs time and date
Ravenlb9
I need to know what time the contraction happened and date. This would be a great app if you could add the time and date
Great Application!
s0n
Does what it needed to do...nothing more, nothing less. It has a straight forward interface, is priced right, and was built by someone that listens to feedback to improve their product (always a plus!). Couple of suggestions (not sure if they're good or not) would be the ability to be able to delete 'false' contractions and have a way change the settings so that once you start the app, it starts the countdown. Let me know if these help or not. Thanks!
Didn't work when needed it the most
Colleen271
Long story short- my husband was recording my contractions for 20min when it randomly erased the entries! Not the time you want it to stop working!!!
Great app for 24+ hours of labor
iPhoneMommy
I used this application to keep track of my contractions during the labor of my second child. It was great to have the ability to just push an onscreen button at the start and finish of each contraction and have the app keep track of the length and frequency of contractions. Since I was also watching my toddler daughter through early labor, it was really great to be able to just have the application document the labor and to also be able to exit and enter the application quickly so that I could make phone calls, check email and do other things during my 32+ hour labor. I really liked the large numbers on the clock; I was easily able to check it during a contraction and determine approximately how much longer it would last. It was handy to be able to email the contraction log as well. The one feature that I wished this app had is the ability to delete a contraction if you accidentally touched the onscreen button. Otherwise, it was very, very useful for me.
So glad to have it!
Crazy nyarb
Thank you for such a great app. I am currently awaiting my son to arrive and as my wife is sleeping I will use the time to say thank you!
Great Mate!
SunkistHoney801
Such a great app for such a great price. I kept track of my contractions religiously with this app and it never failed on me once. I emailed all my logs so i could print and keep for baby's scrapbook. Thanks for the great app!
super!!!
kaijabat
I started using the app, but of course ny husband ended up tracking everything as the night progressed. we were both SO pleased with your application keeping track at a time when we couldn't have focused on much! my husband made a point of showing off your app to our midwife and all the labor & delivery staff. thank you!
