Printable Baby Feeding Log: Feeds, Diapers and Sleep

This is a free printable baby log for one week: feeds, wet and dirty diapers, and sleep, hour by hour, on a single page. It's made for parents of newborns and young babies who want to see the whole day at a glance or bring clear notes to a pediatrician visit. No email needed. Download, print, stick it on the fridge.

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Why track feeds, diapers and sleep?

A log does the remembering for you. At 3 a.m. you won't recall which side you fed on last or when the baby last woke up. A sheet of paper answers that in a second.

After a week, the notes turn into a pattern. You can see when your baby sleeps longest, when feeds bunch together, and how many diapers you go through each day. That picture is much easier to talk through with your pediatrician, partner or sitter than "I think she's eating fine."

It also takes some weight off. When everything is written down, you don't have to carry it in your head. That matters most when you take turns: whoever picks up the next shift can see what happened before.

How to fill in the log

The sheet is a grid. Columns are days of the week, rows are hours from 00 to 23. Put a symbol from the key in the right box. If a feed starts at 2:20 p.m., write it in row 14 and add the minutes: "L 20".

Mark sleep with a line. Draw a short tick when your baby falls asleep and a vertical line down to the hour they wake. Naps and night sleep stand out from across the room.

The log key

• L / R — breastfeed, left or right side.
• B — bottle, with the amount in ml or oz.
• W — wet diaper, D — dirty, WD — both.
• | — sleep, a line from falling asleep to waking up.
• ! — anything unusual: spit-up, long crying, a fever. Add details in the Notes box at the bottom.

Don't aim for perfect. A missed box won't ruin anything, but a log you give up on by day three won't help anyone. Write down what you can.

At the end of each day, add up the totals in the bottom rows: feeds, wet diapers, dirty diapers. Page two collects the weekly totals and your questions for the doctor.

What to review with your pediatrician

A log shows your doctor things that are hard to describe. Bring both pages and point to the daily totals.

There are a few numbers doctors often look at in the early weeks. The CDC says breastfed babies usually feed about 8 to 12 times in 24 hours in the first weeks and months. The NHS gives another reference point for breastfed babies: from day 5, at least 6 heavy wet diapers a day. These are guides, not a pass or fail. Your doctor will tell you what they mean for your baby.

Plan to record feedings and diaper changes with pencil and paper for the first five days or so. Then check in during your baby's checkup about whether this is still necessary.

When to call the doctor right away

A log is not a check-up. If your notes show far fewer wet diapers, or your baby seems floppy, refuses feeds or has a fever, call your doctor now. Don't wait for the next visit to show the sheet.

Paper or phone: which works better?

Paper is great when you want simple. It never runs out of battery, needs no install, and grandparents get it right away. It's easy to hand over at an appointment.

Paper has its limits, though. At night you need a light and a pen. You add up totals by hand, and your partner can't see the log when they're at work.

A phone is easier when there's a lot to log or several people share the care. In Estrelu you log with one tap, or with a swipe on a dark night screen. Totals add up on their own, and you can print a doctor visit summary for the last 7, 14 or 30 days. You can try it free for 5 days, no card required.

Pick whichever one you'll actually use. Plenty of parents start on paper and switch to a phone once the notes pile up. Both are fine.

Download the printable baby log

Tap Download PDF, print the page and keep it where you feed. No email required. If you'd like to compare with the app, open Estrelu or try the demo with sample data. To estimate the next nap, use the wake window calculator.

Estrelu and this printable are not medical devices. They don't diagnose, don't calculate medicine doses and don't replace advice from your doctor.