Recommended Baby Feeding Etc. App

[sapphyre0702]

Does anyone use a particular app to track feedings, diaper changes, etc.? I've heard of people using them but am not sure if it is helpful and if anyone has any recommendations?

Thanks!

[silv3rlining]

A friend of mine used one with her first, I think it was called Baby ESP or something like that. Her and her husband were able to both see what the other one input on their phone. They liked it and used it for a long time.

UO? I personally think it's silly to use and would cause more stress. However I BFd on demand and didn't watch the clock.

The first few days at the hospital I got irritated the nurses kept coming in and asking when DS nursed, for how long, which side, tec. As well as time/type of diaper. They did give me a paper to write stuff down.

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I didn't use an app either since we BF on demand. Our pedi said not to put an infant on any type of schedule for the first few months since they go through so many initial growth spurts where their will be no rhyme or reason when they want to feed. Maybe bottle feeding is different though?

I feel like keeping track of diaper changes seems unnecessary too. The important thing is just making sure they have enough wet diapers so they are not ever dehydrated.

The only thing I did used to write down was DS night feeding and waking habits. It was the only thing that kept me from going insane for the first 4 months. I could see how his night waking over time evolved and eventually got better. But not sure if I'll do it again this time around.

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Apr 26, 2015 15:22:19 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

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The first few days at the hospital I got irritated the nurses kept coming in and asking when DS nursed, for how long, which side, tec. As well as time/type of diaper. They did give me a paper to write stuff down.

I remember being irritated about this too. It stressed me out having to write everything down. Maybe it was also because DS didn't poop for the first 2 days and he ended up having his first poop at home when we left the hospital. I kept worrying like a special snowflake that he would never poop!!

[tiffbot]

+3 for not using anything. The only time DS was on a schedule was the first week and a half in the NICU to make sure he learned how to eat/ate/grew/went to the bathroom (basically monitored to watch for any complications). Part of his 'graduation' was to put him on demand and make sure he was waking frequently enough on his own to do so.

[lalamomma]

We didn't use anything but DD had feeding issues and jaundice doe we had to try to feed every 2 hours. I felt like a zombie.
ETA:
Once we got out of the first 4 weeks we didn't have to do the 2 hour feedings. DH set his watch for the every 2 hours.

[Widget123]

I used A combination of the Total Baby app and a regular notebook when pedi required us to track DDs feeding and diapers, but that was only for the first two weeks.  I still use the app to track DDs height and weight at her milestone dr appointments and the app gives me CDC / WHO percentiles, line graphs of this data, etc.

[Widget123]

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