Mind the Bump
What is Mindfulness:Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment. Mindfulness gives you the choice to see more clearly and deal more skillfully with the pressures of being a new or expecting parent.
Who:This program is for mothers, fathers, single parents and same sex couples.
The Science of Mindfulness:Written by psychologists and psychiatrists, this program is based on extensive international literature surrounding the benefits of Mindfulness Meditation to reduce stress, manage change and build connection.
The Program:Mind the Bump provides tailored exercises to mentally and emotionally support you from day one of pregnancy through to 24 months after birth.
This app is brought to you by Smiling Mind and beyond blue
Category : Health & Fitness
Reviews (25)
This app crashes constantly during the meditations, very frustrsting. Such a shame because if the bugs were fixed I would definitely love to use this as it's a great concept. Please fix the bugs! When I check out the reviews, looks like this was happening in May last year and it's still not fixed. I'll look elsewhere for pregnancy meditations.
Cannot connect to server error Used to be a wonderful app. Really enjoyed using it with my last pregnancy. Downloaded again for new baby and no luck. Doesn't seem to be supported anymore, so not sure why I'm able to download it. Would love for it to be fixed, but if they aren't going to fix it they should remove it from the store
Good mindfulness activities, sadly glitchy app. Really enjoy the program but app crashes each time my screen automatically locks cutting each mindfulness activity short before completion. Unfortunately I am not willing to turn autolock on & off prior to each session and haven't had the same issue with other mindfulness apps. Really hopeful the creators can come up with a quick bug fix!+
Can't even login. Error about connecting to server. Tried on iOS as well and that didn't work either. Yhis is not usable. Can't even easily choose a date of birth (had to try to scroll back to the 80s month by month) Also why do they need permission to see my contacts. This is extra bad considering this app is designed for people struggling with their mental health and this may be one of the only things they try/support they have.
Meditations don't load. I would love to use it, but can't get any meditations to start. EDIT: yepp, they load now. But they stop whenever the screen automatically locks. And then you have to restart it from the beginning. So still not exactly helpful...
I notice there aren't many reviews here (maybe because the app doesn't constantly pester you to review it like all the others). Don't be discouraged! The meditations are very high quality, the information is clear and useful, and everything is really well presented and designed.
Looks like some great meditations for pregnancy and postpartum, but none of them will load!! Would be really helpful right now, especially being pregnant during the pandemic. Would probably be a really great app if they can fix the bug of the app crashing or the meditations not loading. PLEASE FIX THIS! I REALLY WANT THIS APP TO WORK!
Would be perfect if properly supported. Should at least be possible to skip sessions to the relevant point or manually mark as completed to counteract occasional playback bugs. Now can't use it at all as "no connection to server" and email to support "undeliverable" 🙄
As several people have already mentioned, this app does not work as it is stuck on 'loading' each time you click on a meditation. There has been a response to these reviews saying that they're 'working on it' - it would be nice to have an ETA. Since this app was set as homework for me by my perenatal phsycologist, it's very frustrating. Happy to provide an updated review when the issue is fixed.
If you like Headspace, you will enjoy this. particularly appreciate how neditations are organized by stage of pregnancy. short, effective meditations, cute and fun aesthetics and illustrations. this is free, no annoying ads, thank you to the designers who are helping moms to be.
High quality meditations but crashes during audio (every time) with screen timeout. Workaround is to temporarily increase your phone's screen timeout settings. Happy to put my review to ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ once they fix this issue.
Unable to sign up even. Error with connecting to server. Please update so it works with current Android systems or remove from the store. Tried to uninstall and reinstall, same error. Tried to connect through wifi to sign up as well as using 5G, same error both ways.
I used to love this app, now it crashes through every mediation I try during the silent times, so I don't know if it's still going or not. Edit: after this issue was fixed, I changed my rating to 4 stars, it really is a great app.
None of the programs are downloading. I just get to a screen that says "loading" but nothing ever loads! I had success when I initially downloaded the app but no luck in the last 6 weeks or so.
I really want this app to work, it's a fantastic concept. For some reason the app keeps closing about 2mins into each meditation. I have tried reinstalling but just get the same result. Please fix?
unable to register for app. when I downloaded the app it says that updates may be available and then I tried registering and the error comes up 'unable to connect to the server.' this means I just can't use the app as you can't go any further without completing this step.
I loved this app when it worked the first few days. Now like all other feedback it gets stuck on loading. Please fix this as it really was a brilliant app. I've also shared this with antenatal clients and feel bad they will not be able to use this.
Wasn't working well before, but not it seems bugs were fixed so changing my review. Excellent meditations and mindfulness exercises focused for pregnancy/pos-pregnancy. Highly recommend it!
I was recommended this app to try and I can't even register, also please change the setting of the mobile app to allow DOB to be manually entered it's a real pain to go back by each month.
I downloaded the Mind The Bump App at the recommendation of my Midwife. However, none of the Programs will download. It constantly says 'loading'. I'm really excited for this app, and would love to see it fixed.
Couldn't sign up connection error, it did warn me it was built for earlier Android operating systems and it clearly needs updating if going to be an app that can be utilised
Unusable. I wish I'd checked the reviews bef downloading and creating an account, given that the meditations are apparently not accessible at the moment (just hangs on a "loading" page).
App currently doesn't work. None of the meditations will load. This app was recommended to me as part of my pregnancy mental health program and I'm very dissapointed I can't try it.
Unable to use. Tried to set up an account, tells me my email is already registered. Reset the password and try to log in. Email not recognized. Would love to give a go but can't.
I just installed the app upon the suggestion by my doctor since I've struggled with anxiety in my rather complicated pregnancy. I was excited to try it based on the recommendation, but noticed my first meditation - like many of the other recent reviews - simply stopped a few minutes in. I'll try contacting the email I saw, but this is still an issue. I tried changing setting so screen wouldn't lock. There is no option to skip ahead so I had to relisten 3x just for it to freeze 2 minutes in.