Printable baby feeding tracker

A Newborn Feeding Chart That Works (With Printable!)

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Inside you’ll find all you need to know to put into a newborn feeding chart and then have a printable one for yourself! Whether or not you are interested in sleep training, this will get you started on a great solid routine.

I gave birth to my firstborn in a hospital in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

With a midwife whom I’d never met.

It all happened so fast and no one thought I was actually near 10 cm because they hadn’t checked dilation since I wasn’t in much pain. Must not be close, they assumed.

But really I’m a redhead and my pain signals are all jacked up so then it was go time before we knew it.

“But I don’t even have the paperwork ready…” she said in a sort of sweet and confused voice.

“IT’LL WAIT!” I yelled.

Fast forward a few days…

Fast forward a few days and I was ready to start tracking my baby’s feeds. I couldn’t remember which side she had fed from or if she was feeding enough and I felt stressed.

I wanted to write it down and keep it in her nursery. So I used a pen and a little notepad and over the next few weeks kept diligent track to make sure things seemed okay.

They were!

Read: The ultimate newborn napping, feeding, and sleeping schedule

Newborn Feeding Chart

Use this simple printable chart to track your feeds to make sure baby is fed, your supply is up, and everyone is well.

Basic Feeding Tips For The Early Weeks

(Psst… you can scroll down and get your free downloadable newborn feeding chart).

Here are some basic rules of thumb when it comes to feeding newborns. Talk to your pediatrician or nursing consultant if you have any issues, but for most babies these principles will help you have a calm, contented baby.

Read: 8 reasons you’ve got a fussy whiny little one

Focus On Filling Baby Up

Newborns are sleepy. They want to feed a bit then nod off. This is not a good idea for a few reasons, listed below.

To keep track of whether or not your baby is taking full feeds, scroll down and get your free newborn feeding chart so you can keep track.

Babies do not get the breast milk most rich in fat and calories (the hind milk) because if they nurse for a short period they’re only getting the fore milk (less density which means less filling).
Also, they will not go into a deep sleep (which takes around 20 minutes) and then when they transition through sleep cycles (around 45 minutes or so after they’ve gone to sleep) they’ll wake up out of hunger.
You will be feeding baby every hour all day long.

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What To Do When Baby Is Feeding Every Hour (& Not Sleeping!)
Feeding Baby Through One Year

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Feed Unswaddled By Day And Swaddled By Night

We want our babies to know the difference between night and day so they’ll have their wake times in the day and sleepy time at night.

This means that we create certain associations with being awake and other associations with sleep. One of those is the swaddle. You should swaddle from Day One because this will decrease the likelihood your baby “fights the swaddle.”

I had 5 babies and none fought the swaddle because we did it from Day One and there simply wasn’t an option.

Babies who are not swaddled will wake frequently or nap lighter since the startle reflex (moro reflex) will cause their arms to rise up and “startle.”

If they aren’t in a deep sleep cycle this might be enough to wake them.

During the day unswaddle them to feed so you’re communicating wake time. At night, unswaddle the bottom of their swaddle (the swaddles perfect for this shown below) to change their diaper, then reswaddle them and feed swaddled. This means baby will essentially sleep through the feed. Voila!

Read: How to clear up daytime and nighttime confusion in babies

Bring Baby To You, Don’t Lean Towards Baby

Those midwives in Scotland had it going on. Not only did they give you all the logistics while you were in the hospital, they visited you for a few weeks AT HOME during the postpartum period.

You could ask them absolutely anything about anything and they helped make it all work. One thing they gave me in my welcome packet was a DVD on how to get baby to latch properly.

With 5 babies I have had 0 issues with latching on and I’m telling you this works.

Instead of leaning down onto baby, position the breast and the baby’s head so that you push the baby onto your breast.

This means your bringing baby where the milk is, not trying to bring the milk down to baby. And, it means this will make for a better latch.

Related Reads:

The Difference Between Midwives And Doctors
How To Get Your Newborn To Sleep Well From Day One

Newborn Feeding Chart

Use this simple printable chart to track your feeds to make sure baby is fed, your supply is up, and everyone is well.

Example Daily Rhythm

Newborns have tiny tummies. You’ll be feeding baby around the clock for weeks at a time. However, by giving full feeds and keeping baby awake during feeds (which can be a feat) you’ll be able to increase the time between feeds providing baby with more restorative naps.

Initially you want to aim for feeding baby every 2.5 to 3 hours. So you may feed at 6 am, 8:30 am, 11:00 am, then 2:00 p.m.

The only reasons baby should feed less than 2.5 hours apart are these:

Baby is not feeding enough at each feed (not getting calorie rich hind milk or enough ounces of formula)
They are going through a growth spurt.
You are cluster feeding in late afternoon early evening on purpose.

Read: The Easy Peasy Newborn Routine That Makes For Happy Babies

A Printable Chart That Works Like A Charm

I’ve created a newborn feeding chart below where you can record what times your baby is feeding and use that to find a good rhythm for you and your baby.

Read: The Dreamfeed: The Why, The How, & When To Stop

Is baby sleeping okay?

Baby bedtime can begin to feel like an actual nightmare.

Moms just want baby to sleep well. You just want to have some peace and quiet after a long day of momming and yet you are spending so much time trying to comfort an exhausted baby and wondering where it all went to pot.

Because moms with babies are busy (and tired) I created a set of nitty gritty baby sleep checklists that get straight to the point.

Things to look for if your baby is sick.
Habits to check if your baby won’t sleep at night.
What to do if your baby won’t go back to sleep at night.
And so much more!

It’s not usually some major problem that’s causing baby sleep issues, it’s usually something small. Use these checklists and get some clarity today.

Read: Cocooning a Newborn & 7 Reasons Why it Can Be Good For The Family

Newborn Feeding Chart

Use this simple printable chart to track your feeds to make sure baby is fed, your supply is up, and everyone is well.

Sources:

The importance of schedules and routines
Routines minimize chaos which promotes resilience and regulation
Routines indicators of predictable family life contributing to childhood development

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Introducing the updated Baby Tracker version 4, a complete planning resource for new parents.

The Baby Tracker app offers you an easy way to keep track of your baby's habits, health and milestones. With it, you can record feeding, diaper changing and sleep data, as well as add additional information and photos. Baby Tracker allows you to share important information about your baby with doctors, caregivers, friends and family. And most importantly, Baby Tracker processes the information for you, without interrupting the process of raising your baby.

* Feeding records: breast, formula and solids
* Diaper change records
* Sleep data
* Child development chart
* Milestones
* View data by week or month
* Export data as PDF
* Automatic backup to iCloud or Dropbox
* Synchronization across multiple devices

7 Apr. 2023

Version 4.29

* Minor fixes
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Ratings and reviews

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Sleep Analytics

Lack of analytics with calculation of waking time between sleeps. It would also be convenient if it reflected not only the time (amount) of sleep (for example, 35 minutes), but also its range (for example, 14:00-14:35)

Return the mode table to quick access 🙏🏻

The application is of course gorgeous! I've been using it for almost three years now. With my first child and now with my second. I can't imagine my motherhood without Baby Tracker 🙈 I didn't like the last update. Especially the "tables" as altered. It used to be very convenient - you clicked on the table and you immediately see the whole mode. And now you first need to scroll through all the categories separately and then you will only see the “mode” table in its entirety. Not convenient. Please return the mode table to a more quickly accessible place 🙏🏻 I use the program only because of it! Thank you for your attention)

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Use Baby Diary - Erby
Record feeds, sleep, milestones and activities

If you're like most moms, you'll feel more relaxed by tracking your baby's feedings, diaper changes, sleep and activities. Erby will help you make sure your baby is getting enough breastmilk, tell you which breast to start on next, and store pumping and supplemental data.

Erby is also a food diary for breastfeeding moms. Enter details of the food, drink, medication, and supplements you take. This will help identify allergic reactions in the baby. All in one app for baby and breastfeeding mom!

BREASTFEEDING

Start the breastfeeding timer with one click! Track the duration of feedings, easily remember which breast was fed last time: this will help to establish breastfeeding and avoid lactostasis.

EXPRESSION

Track the amount of milk expressed and with the option to start the timer separately for each breast or both at the same time.
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SLEEP

Use a sleep timer and note when your child falls asleep and wakes up. Record night and daytime sleep to understand your baby's sleep and wake patterns

DIAPERS

Track diaper changes so you know how many diapers you need. Record urination (with volume if necessary) and bowel movements separately

HEALTH, FEEDING

Record various symptoms and temperature, enter data on vitamins and medicines. Record complementary foods and track your baby's response. Monitor your baby's weight gain and growth. Note teething. Erby is great for visiting the pediatrician.

ACTIVITIES

Record bathing and walking, laying on the tummy, games, massage.

STATISTICS & HISTORY

View event statistics so you can see trends and make changes to your baby's care if needed. A complete history of events, with the ability to filter them by type (for example, sleep only or breastfeeding) is always at your fingertips.

REMINDERS

Set reminders for the events you need. You will not miss a dose of medicine and will not forget to feed or put your baby to bed at the right time.

Erby is not just a magazine, it is a memory of your precious first months with your baby.

You can keep a diary for several children. Suitable for twins!

Erby was created to help even the most sleep-deprived mums keep track of their baby's development by recording baby's daily activities in this easy-to-use diary.

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Version 3.5.1

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We always welcome your questions, suggestions and comments. Use the feedback form in the app or email us at [email protected]

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Ratings: 250

Great app

A very convenient application, it is convenient to navigate when you fed a child, bathed, walked, even when you took medicines and which ones you can mark, an excellent application I recommend it to everyone

Does not work

The application has not been opened for more than 3 months. I bought it, used it for about 2 months, during this time it constantly lags and crashes after updates. The last update stupidly did not survive. I use others.
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It is very convenient to keep track of feeding time on each breast. Also a sleep tracker. Thank you ❤️

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