Using the mobile phone has become a daily and essential use action For the vast majority of Spaniards. At any time of the day, almost as if it were an appendix of the body itself, we use it to read the news, watch movies, discover new recipes, check the weather, connect with friends and family and, from time to time, to do or receive calls.
In most cases, smartphones become useful tools for consultation or that allow delegating activities that were previously performed with other devices. One of those periods when they can provide a lot of help is during maternity leave. 16 intense and happy weeks with the long-awaited baby, who may also be plagued with doubts, moments of stress and, why not say it, the odd moment of boredom produced by the sensation of disconnection with the adult world.
Next, we will discover, with the testimony of three recent mothers who still enjoy maternity leave, how the use of the smartphone facilitates them day by day, thanks to the possibilities offered by new technologies.
The parents are the new paparazzi
If children come with a bread under their arm, their parents come with a mobile phone. Making thousands of photographs and videos of a newborn is one of the most daily actions of mothers and fathers, especially in their first months of life. Immortalize each new gesture, smile or small achievement becomes a daily activity that, thanks to the technological advances of the new generation mobile phones, will allow every snapshot looks more professional, of better quality.
“Every day, since I wake up until I go back to bed, I am taking pictures and videos of the little girl. When I have some time left, I edit them with a specific photography application, to design a chronological album from the day of his birth, until he lets me take more pictures, ”explains María, Rita's mother, 10 weeks old.
If the children come with a bread under their arm, their parents come with a mobile. Taking pictures and videos of a newborn is one of the most everyday actions
Having a terminal with an advanced system will be of great help so that the photographs are always impeccable. He selective focus new Motorola One Add professionalism to each image. its 13 and 2 MP rear dual camera system With advanced software makes each shot the best. Also, thanks to the 8MP front camera, the selfies will be perfect, adding a defocused background effect in real time.
"Like any mother or father, taking pictures of my newborn daughter becomes an almost obsessive need, I enjoy reviewing them daily to see how the little girl has changed, in just four weeks of her life. ”says Natalia, mother of a four-week-old girl. Have a storage space Considerable is essential for these special occasions. “On more than one occasion I have run out of storage space, at a time that deserved to be photographed and, as if the world ended, I was desperate,” he adds.
Laura explains that I should look for "a system to store the photographs that I take to my son in a safe way since I lost my cell phone, so I lost all the photos I had taken the first month."
Apart from WhatsApp and social networks, there are countless apps that can be downloaded on the smartphone designed for families with newborns
To avoid these situations, the new Motorola One has Google Photos integrated, an application that offers unlimited high quality storage. In addition, with their 64GB of memory and the ability to add a microSD card of up to 256GB, it will be possible to store countless photographs, videos, songs and movies.
Specific applications that help with baby care
Apart from WhatsApp, which is undoubtedly the great window to the world, along with social networks, which allows mothers to communicate with family and friends, and go counting and showing the progress of their babies, there are countless applications that can be Download on the smartphone designed for newborns. “One of the best applications that I have downloaded on my mobile is White noise, a mixture of soothing sounds that help me sleep the baby in just 15 minutes, ”explains Natalia.
He white noise hides the rest of the noise regularly and constantly So the baby manages to relax and ends up sleeping peacefully. The sound emitted by a vacuum cleaner, the hood of the kitchen, a dryer or the engine of a car are considered white noises, neutral sound sources reminiscent of what the baby heard in the mother's womb and helps them calm down .
Years ago it was necessary to bring the child to one of these sources of white noise, although at present, and thanks to new technologies, it is only necessary to have a smartphone or tablet to download a specific application of white noise or connect to YouTube or a website that provides these services. “One of the recommendations I received in the preparatory classes was to use white noise to calm the baby and I do it whenever I need it, with spectacular results!”, Says María.
Other interesting applications, easy to download and, mostly free, will help interpret the baby's cry to know what happens (ChatterBaby), one of the most important fears of first-time mothers (and fathers); or to monitor the breastfeeding of the baby and control the shots, such as Baby Nursing / Breastfeeding, an app that also helps to control the evolution of the newborn, through graphics generated by the registration of the different measures of the child.
Laura, a first-time mother, confesses that with the birth of her first child she has become more curious with the applications than before she had it. "Especially I have downloaded applications that supplement tasks that are more difficult for me to do, such as planning meals, calendars or lists that can be viewed from different devices and shared with other people. ”
Also, thanks to voice assistant built into phones like the Motorola One Applications can be opened when hands are occupied with the child. “Making calls or searching for lullabies on YouTube is much easier when I can't use my hands, thanks to Google Assistant,” says Natalia.
Motorola's latest release also allows you to recognize text, search for recipes, translate words or find out which store is the outfit seen on the street thanks to his camera that incorporates Google Lens. This tool allows you to search for anything, do the tasks faster and interact with the real world, one of the essential factors for mothers who are on maternity leave and, on many occasions, feel the lack of contact with other adults, for Your dedication to the newborn.
Entertainment at your fingertips
During maternity leave, smartphones have become a indispensable tool also in the moments of entertainment.
Enjoy a good movie or the latest fashion series from a platform via streaming from the same phone is one of the favorite bets of mothers who are in the care of newborns. “Since Rita arrived in our lives it was impossible for me to watch a whole movie or series, without interruptions, on traditional television channels, so I decided to subscribe to a platform streaming, with which I can take the time I need (and the little one leaves me) to enjoy moments of relaxation, directly from my mobile. ”, explains María.
"In my case, I used the mobile phone even to plan the furniture of two rooms with the Ikea website, in addition to using it to make all purchases in online stores," says Laura, "especially during breastfeeding, which takes a lot of time total".
For all this, have enough battery time or key specifications the Motorola One TurboPower, which offers a Charge up to six hours in just 20 minutes of electrical connection, becomes one of the best proposals in the market.
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