Bracelet idea to count baby kicks

The plastic bracelet is numbered from nought to 10

A mother has invented a bracelet to help pregnant women keep track of their baby's movements.

From around 28 weeks, mothers-to-be are asked to ensure their babies kick at least 10 times a day.

However, Caroline Baker, aged 28, from St Asaph, Denbighshire, found it difficult to accurately count her son's movements while working full-time.

She came up with the idea of a plastic bracelet with numbers for expectant mothers to keep a kicking tally.

I worked until the day I felt twinges, I'd forget about monitoring kicks Caroline Baker

The plastic bracelet is numbered from nought to 10 and pregnant women can move the cursor to remind themselves of the total.

Ms Baker said the idea came to her while she was pregnant with her son Jacob, now 10 months old.

"I worked until the day I felt twinges, I'd forget about monitoring kicks and I'd think, 'Have I felt any or loads?'," she said.

"I started walking around with a post-it note and a pencil. I even bought a big chunky beaded bracelet but they kept rolling around on themselves."

However, when that did not work she came up with the idea of the plastic bracelet.

'Visual reminder'

The mother-of-one runs a design consultancy business with her husband Troy and has already trialled the gadget with pregnant women in the Denbighshire area.

"My midwife... helped us get a few ladies to trial it," she said.

"We had 10 ladies trial it from September to November. They thought it was brilliant, just even as a visual reminder," she added.

Ms Baker estimates that the bracelets could cost around £1 and she has had talks with a nappy company, who may be interested in the idea.

They would include the bracelet in their maternity packs handed out to expectant mothers.