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Baby Log for Pediatrician Visits

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Estrelu turns your daily baby log into a summary for pediatrician visits. Pick 7, 14 or 30 days, and you get a short overview of what you logged plus your own list of questions. Show it on screen, print it or send it as text. It runs in your browser, works offline, and has no ads.

The Doctor visit screen in Estrelu: a summary of the week

When the doctor asks "How's he been eating?"

You're in the exam room, your baby is fussing on the table, and the pediatrician asks how many wet diapers a day, how naps have been, how long the feeds last. You know you wrote it down somewhere. Then you forget the question you meant to ask on the way out. Estrelu keeps both the answers and the questions in one place.

How the doctor visit summary works

  1. Log as usual. Feeds, sleep, diapers, fever and medicine all feed into the summary.
  2. Add questions as they come up. When something worries you at 3 a.m., add it to the question list instead of trying to remember it.
  3. Choose a period. Build a summary for the last 7, 14 or 30 days.
  4. Share it your way. Show it on your screen, print it, or send it as plain text.
  5. Get reminded. Add the appointment and get reminders through your phone's calendar a day before, 2 hours before and 30 minutes before.

Estrelu also keeps an "Emergency card" with allergies, phone numbers and emergency details, and a vaccine list you fill in yourself with a photo of the record.

A typical visit vs Estrelu

UsuallyIn Estrelu
Guessing feeds and diapers from memoryA summary of 7, 14 or 30 days of real entries
Questions forgotten in the exam roomA question list you build between visits
Screenshots of several appsOne summary to show, print or send as text
Separate reminder apps for appointmentsCalendar reminders a day, 2 hours and 30 minutes before
Vaccine records on paper onlyYour own vaccine list with a photo of the record

What it's based on and what it doesn't do

The summary is only as complete as your log. It's a way to give your pediatrician facts instead of impressions. Your doctor decides what those facts mean.

The most important thing to track is a baby's growth and development. Parenting apps are appealing because they help parents track how their baby is trending over time.

— Jacqueline Metz, D.O., pediatrician at Henry Ford Health. Can Apps Help With Parenting And Baby Care? A Pediatrician's Advice And Top Picks, Henry Ford Health, 2021

What Estrelu does not do:

  • It does not diagnose, interpret results or say whether something is normal.
  • It does not offer consultations with doctors or other specialists.
  • It does not provide a vaccine schedule. You mark vaccines yourself.
  • It does not connect to your clinic's records system.

If your baby has had a fever or medicine, the fever and medicine log keeps exact times, and symptom photos with dates stay only on your phone. For weight and length checks, the baby growth tracker plots measurements on WHO growth standard curves. The CDC publishes the same WHO charts for US families and clinicians (CDC).

When to call your pediatrician

Don't wait for a scheduled visit if something seems wrong. Call your baby's doctor right away if your baby is under 3 months and has a temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher (AAP), or if your baby has trouble breathing, refuses to feed, has far fewer wet diapers, or seems unusually sleepy or hard to wake. Call 911 in an emergency.

Estrelu is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, calculate doses or replace advice from your doctor.

How to start

  1. Open Estrelu in your phone browser. You don't need the App Store or Google Play.
  2. Enter your email and the code we send you. There is no password.
  3. Add Estrelu to your home screen: on Android tap "Install", on iPhone tap "Share" and "Add to Home Screen".

After the first visit the app works offline.

One subscription per family

The first 5 days are free and we don't ask for a card. After that: $4.99 a month, $44.99 a year (instead of $59.88, 25% off), or $79 once for lifetime. Every plan includes every feature, with any number of adults and up to four babies. Paying in USDT is 10% cheaper.

Your data

Your logs are saved on your phone and synced through our server with the whole family. You can export them to JSON or CSV and delete them in settings. Symptom photos stay on your phone only. Estrelu has no ads and no third-party trackers. Privacy policy

Frequently asked questions

What does the "Doctor visit" summary include?
It summarizes your logged entries for the last 7, 14 or 30 days, such as feeds, sleep and diapers, and adds the list of questions you want to ask.
How do I share the summary with the pediatrician?
Show it on your phone screen, print it, or send it as text.
Can Estrelu remind me about appointments?
Yes. It adds reminders through your phone's calendar: a day before, 2 hours before and 30 minutes before the visit.
Does Estrelu track vaccines?
You can record vaccines yourself and attach a photo of the record. Estrelu does not provide a vaccine schedule or tell you which shots are due.
Does Estrelu interpret my baby's data for me?
No. It organizes what you logged so your pediatrician can read it quickly. It does not diagnose or label anything as normal or abnormal.

Sources

  1. CDC: Using the WHO Growth Charts cdc.gov
  2. AAP HealthyChildren: Fever and Your Baby — When to Call the Pediatrician healthychildren.org
  3. Henry Ford Health: Can Apps Help With Parenting And Baby Care? A Pediatrician's Advice And Top Picks henryford.com

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