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by Ben & Sherry's

We have been using Ovia products through the entire process of having our now 8.5 month old son (Fertility, Pregnancy, Parenting) but a recent design update has rendered the Parenting app much more difficult to use.

The data entry form is one long flowing page with closely packed fields and until recently the different sections were delineated by very distinct background colors so that at a glance (which is all a parent with no sleep or time can often provide) it was very easy to know where you were on the page. These colors also coordinated with the highlight boxes on the front page so it was all very clear. Recently the design was updated so that everything is instead now a sleek white background which might look nice but actually just serves to make the entire form a jumbled mess without very close inspection.

I can understand the theory but in this case the new UI design simply creates a significantly worse user experience. Perhaps you could create a design selector (Classic, Modern, Dark Mode) or something if a new look is something you feel is necessary, because it was much more functional before.

by BeeMamaBear

I wish I had switch to another app when my baby was just a few days old, it I figured I already had a few days logged so I’d keep it and now I regret it. The app is often slow to load, but that’s not the worst part for me.

First of all I don’t understand why the summary of feeds is accessed by taping on diapers, not feedings, I don’t like that there’s no time mark for the diapers, I often can’t remember if I logged one, if the time was logged I could look back and figure it out.

I also don’t like some of the milestones, they just aren’t appropriate in my opinion. “First babysitter” isn’t a milestone and it came up way to early in my opinion. Also some of the articles come up at inappropriate times, like way after the info would have been helpful. But I think the thing that app lacks most is a place to log weight and length.

Also the AAP and WHO recommend breastfeeding exclusively for at least the first 6 months for most babies.... the breastfeeding log should be first, not bottles, with formula listed before breast milk!

I wish I had paid $5 for the app I used when I had my older child. Please make some changes Ovia, this could be a great app but now it’s majorly lacking!

by Kdw14

(EDIT: the original issues I experienced are fixed but now the app constantly says he last ate on the left side. This is super annoying because I usually just quick glance at the main screen to determine which side to feed him on if I’ve forgotten. So this is really frustrating and needs to be fixed.)
I used the pregnancy app almost my entire pregnancy (once I found it I used it the rest of my pregnancy), and loved it, I kept track of appointments, my blood pressure readings and I loved seeing my babies development within the womb. But this app has not met my expectations from the amazing pregnancy app. I expected to be able to easily track doctors appointments and vaccinations height and weight etc. Right now I just make a note on the app calendar of what his height and weight were, vaccines and a photo from the day. I’d love to see some work done on those issues and maybe an addition of appointments to the calendar or a doctors section where you can track appointments and vaccinations etc.