https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:55:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285467 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:43:14 +0000 Chastenet 1285467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it for several weeks (don't remember exactly how many) for diapers, feeds and sleep; then just continued with sleep. I used the Medela app for tracking. Only problem was when I would forget to turn the sleep timer off, I'd go to turn it on the next night and it'd say she'd been asleep for 18h! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285427 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 22:01:22 +0000 Ash 1285427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh geez, I suck. I don't track anything! I keep his feedings in my head and count dirty dipes up there too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285425 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:59:20 +0000 Pepper 1285425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave up once I stopped EBF. He was having weight gain issues, and once he started bottle feeding, he put on enough weight that I didn't need to track. That was at a little after 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285420 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:56:45 +0000 Rockies11 1285420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I tracked for a week or so and when I was confident that she was growing well and peeing and pooing more than enough I stopped. You def notice if she's eating or peeing and pooing less, even if you aren't tracking! I do a count the day before I have a doctors appt, because they always ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285266 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:53:29 +0000 littlecasita1122 1285266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tracked diapers for a couple weeks, then kept timing feedings and tracking those for a couple months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285160 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:36:10 +0000 Ra 1285160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only made it about a month before it got too tedious. At that point, it was clear that he was having enough wet/dirty diapers and was gaining weight like a champ. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285139 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:21:53 +0000 delight 1285139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man I only tracked diapers for a few days. I tracked BF for 4 weeks with baby connect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285125 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:12:24 +0000 anbanan15 1285125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use Baby Connect also and only track when I nurse or pump. I will also add height/weight stats when we are at the doctor, but that's it. I like being able to see how long it's been since the last feeding and to keep track of my pumping outputs, but I don't have the motivation to track more than that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285089 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:45:05 +0000 cascademom 1285089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we tracked diapers for the first month and that was about it. After that point, we knew he was pooping and peeing the amount he should. I was way too tired to track feedings before going back to work. At work, it got easier to track how much breastmilk he got based on my production. Now at 15-16 months old, we track milk consumption and poops, more or less noting if he got enough milk and pooped at least once during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285088 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:45:02 +0000 illumina 1285088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lasted 1 day tracking feeds and about 3wks with sleep. It got old pretty quick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285082 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:43:29 +0000 jetsa 1285082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tracked until I went back to work at 6 weeks and then just gave up it was too much with all the different caregivers. I continued to track pumped bottles for awhile and then just decided to stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285075 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:35:10 +0000 Bookish 1285075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lasted about 3 weeks! It was helpful at first in the sleep deprived zombie days when I couldn't remember when I had last fed or changed her, but now, meh. Too much work for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285073 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:34:15 +0000 lemondrop 1285073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only sleep beyond 4 weeks old (once he was gaining weight well) using Baby Connect when we hit a rough patch (and meds/temp when sick). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285050 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:16:14 +0000 Running Elley 1285050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped tracking for baby #1 at about 8 weeks. For this one I tracked for a week...oops! Lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285022 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:00:11 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1285022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped doing diapers unless something was off and I was worried. Maybe just do a tally of number wet/number poo per 24 hour period? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1285020 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:58:59 +0000 Bluebonnet 1285020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did baby connect, but mostly for feedings/pumping/bottles.</p> <p>We only tracked diapers for the first couple of weeks and didn't start tracking sleep until LO was sleeping more consistently (it was just too hard in the early days to track sleep - LO seemed to take a zillion cat naps). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284978 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:47:31 +0000 Alivoo01 1284978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 days because DS was tiny and didn't have any weight to lose so he had to gain gain gain. He gained back his birth weight the day after we left the hospital so I quit tracking then. I just made sure he had enough wet diapers mixed with some poo diapers in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284882 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:15:38 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1284882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, guys! It IS nice to see any "patterns," mainly with nighttime sleep patterns...but I think I'll bring it down a notch. Instead of tracking times on each breast, exact times of diapers, etc., I might just keep generalized notes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284881 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:15:36 +0000 septca 1284881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped tracking once I knew my baby was gained weight correctly - probably around 4 weeks. So, if you want to stop, by all means! I actually started tracking again with app at about 8.5 months because we wanted to start sleep training and I wanted to be able to track feedings/solids meals and naps to see what correlated to a good night. Once DD started STTN, I stopped tracking. I actually find tracking to be more stressful than not, but only you can know what works best for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284878 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:15:00 +0000 Foodnerd81 1284878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still track sleeping and eating, but not diapers. I just can't keep anything in my head anymore and I always forget what time she ate, or what side I started on, or what time she went to sleep or woke up. I follow her cues, but it's still helpful to me to figure out why she is fussy-- like, Oh, it's been almost 3 hours you must be hungry, or Hey, you've been up for an hour and a half, time for a nap. </p> <p>I use the free Similac app. It's not really necessary but I like it.</p> <p>ETA: she is 4.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284873 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:13:29 +0000 Adira 1284873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm STILL tracking nursing, bottles, and sleep and Xander's 9.5 months! I have no idea why I'm doing it still...</p> <p>I guess for me, it's helpful, because I can look at it and go "Oh, Xander's due for a nap soon!" or "Um, no, you can't give him Tylenol - it's only been 2 hours!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284869 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:13:01 +0000 shellio 1284869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drop it if you find it tedious! We stopped doing pee/poop after about 7 days old because we felt confident he was having enough. I still use the Baby Connect app to keep track of feeding, helps me know which was the last side LO fed on and also helps remind me how long he has been awake so we don't keep him up too long. (I'm a numbers person.) But it sounds like you guys are on the right track and I say you stop, it will make you feel much more relaxed :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284867 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:12:48 +0000 KT326 1284867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I lasted 4 weeks? I stopped after his one month check up when the pediatrician said everything looked good and he was gaining weight well. I kinda kept track of feedings, just so I would know if it has been too long between feedings, especially since we had issues with weight gain in the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284862 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:11:21 +0000 autumnlove 1284862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just use Baby Connect on my phone! I still track almost everything and LO is almost 8 months old...my DH thinks I'm nuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tracking-feedingsdiapers#post-1284856 Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:09:39 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1284856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I've been trying to keep track of all of our feedings/changes (6 weeks on Wednesday). At first it was helpful because we were supplementing and seeing LCs to gauge our progress in switching to EBFing. We've since been able to drop all supplementation and are just BFing. </p> <p>Keeping track of the times/sides/poops/pees is getting...old. :/ How long did you track this kind of stuff for? How detailed? Is it worth it to keep going or can I drop it all and just follow LOs cues (I know I CAN do this, I'm just wondering if there's a benefit I might be missing at this point!)? </p>