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Tens of thousands of applications are there to really help us enjoy our iPhones. It’s not too much of a stretch to say that the iPhone has completely revolutionised the way that we communicate.

Other manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the popularity of the iPhone and much of its dominance appears to be associated with the sheer number of applications that we can enjoy.

These applications run the gamut and allow us to do virtually anything with our iPhones! Here are some great iPhone apps that working mums should not be without.

If you have a new arrival, consider Baby Brain. This is an iPhone app that is designed to help you track sleeping patterns, breast-feeding time and diaper changes. It’s rather easy to set up and you can just tap the screen when an event starts and ends, as you record according to configured parameters. When you are breast-feeding, you can easily look and see which side baby fed from last! The app even has a timer which will alert you when you are breast-feeding; if for example you are working on a project at the same time.

If you are working on a budget, this one could be great – ShoppingPal prompts you to take a picture of an item that you might have your eye on, type in a few details – maybe the price, the size or other important details, and save for future use. Now when you comparison shop you don’t have to rely on your memory or rush back and forth between stores, trying to make up your mind. You know how stressful this can all be if you have kids in tow or have little time to spend anyway as you balance family issues with your work.

Creative minds abound in the world of iPhone application development. Set your iPhone down next to your sleeping baby with the app activated

and if the sound goes above a predetermined, adjustable level, your iPhone will call a set number to alert you. This baby alert machine is known as the Baby Phone Deluxe.

If you are planning a lengthy journey, why not bring along Scribble Lite? This iPhone application will keep the kids in tow as it allows them to draw or “paint” in a number of different colours and you can simply shake the phone if you want to start again, which those who remember the 1960s may remember was a characteristic of the Etch-a-Sketch games.

When you have time to devote to reading, Kindle for iPhone can present you with full-length books for your consideration. You don’t have to worry about lugging around textbooks, or those books that you have to “absorb” yourself in for a work project. These apps allow you to pick the work up and put it down whenever you need to, inserting a virtual place-holder wherever you pause.

Isn’t it great how technology can help to make the life of a working mum easier? You should also think about specific coaching for women, as these days many people engage in professional coaching to their benefit. You can be far more productive and online life coaching may well be your gateway.

Amanda Alexander, Director of Coaching Mums, helps pressure-cooked, stressed working mums who long for more hours in the day. Through her coaching programmes and online life coaching courses, Amanda shows mums how to create fulfilling and successful lives. For your simple 5 step guide to balance as a working mum, download our free eBook today!