How to Create a Pregnancy Countdown Ticker

Pregnant countdown tickers track your pregnancy by calculating how many days remain until your due date. Commonly attached to e-mail, blog, social networking websites or bulletin board/forum signatures, the tickers enable you to share your excitement with friends and family members. Most sites allow you to create these tickers for free and you can customize them in a number of ways. Women prepared with some basic information can easily create their own pregnancy ticker that will update daily and help them count down the days remaining until their baby's birth.

Instructions

1. Determine the due date of your baby. You will likely be given this information after your first visit to your doctor. If you haven't visited the doctor yet, you can determine your due date by using a calculator like the one at BabyCenter.com (see Resources).

2. Visit one of the online ticker creation sites such as Lilypie.com or WiddlyTinks.com, which allow you to quickly make a ticker. Register with the site if you want it to automatically save your ticker so that you can edit it without needing to re-enter all of your information.

3. Decide on a theme for your ticker and customize it. Most sites allow you to select the background of your ticker, the marker (or slider) used with it and any colors associated with the ticker. You can even select tickers for special situations such as twin births or planned Caesarean sections.

4. Enter your pertinent information into the ticker. In addition to the due date, you can elect to use the name or gender of your baby and any special quotes or messages you wish to include. Most tickers even allow you to upload a photograph to your ticker for added personalization.

5. Copy the ticker's html code that will be automatically generated by the site and paste it where you wish to use it. Check the details of the forum or website where you wish to display your ticker for guidance on where to post the html code.

Tips & Warnings

• If you know the date of your baby's conception, simply add nine months and seven days to that date to determine the due date of your baby.

• Some sites such as BabyGaga.com allow you to choose tickers that provide daily or weekly information on the baby's development.

• You can also create tickers to track animal or children's birthdays, anniversaries, adoptions, weddings, vacation or weight loss.

References

• WiddlyTinks Pregnancy Ticker Maker

Resources

• BabyGag Pregnancy Tickers
• Lilypie Tickers
• BabyCenter: Pregnancy Calculator