In order to get a feel for what Tachi's routine, I've tried a few different ways of logging his feedings, diaper changes, and sleeping patterns. At first I was using these printable logs from thebump.com, but printing them out for each day got to be a hassle and pretty wasteful. However, they are very useful should you choose to try them. I am still using the sleep tracker, which doesn't need to be re-printed much because it charts at least 2 weeks. The emergency info print-out is nice too and I have it posted by the phone.
Sleep Tracker Print-out
Bottle Feeding (input/output) tracker print-out
Breastfeeding Tracker print-out
Emergency Info Print-out
As far as keeping track of dirty diapers, I've come up with my own very simple system. All you need is an envelope, yellow and brown paper, and two paper clips. After that, you can re-use it over and over again. Here is what mine looks like:
Just cut out about 12 squares of yellow and 8 squares of brown. Of course, yellow represents one wet diaper and brown represents a BM. Paperclip them to your envelope. Each time you change a diaper, simply put a square in the envelope accordingly. At the end of the day, count the squares and record the number of wet diapers and BMs. Then paperclip the squares back to the outside of your envelope and they are ready for tomorrow.
Sleep Tracker Print-out
Bottle Feeding (input/output) tracker print-out
Breastfeeding Tracker print-out
Emergency Info Print-out
As far as keeping track of dirty diapers, I've come up with my own very simple system. All you need is an envelope, yellow and brown paper, and two paper clips. After that, you can re-use it over and over again. Here is what mine looks like:
Just cut out about 12 squares of yellow and 8 squares of brown. Of course, yellow represents one wet diaper and brown represents a BM. Paperclip them to your envelope. Each time you change a diaper, simply put a square in the envelope accordingly. At the end of the day, count the squares and record the number of wet diapers and BMs. Then paperclip the squares back to the outside of your envelope and they are ready for tomorrow.
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