You may use A Baby’s Diary in any way you feel is beneficial to you and your baby. However, I thought a little bit of guidance will be welcome!

I used the Infant’s Breastfeeding Diary until Karl was 6 months old. At 6 months, I started using Baby’s Daily Feeding & Sleeping Diary. I personally did not use a Sleeping/Awake Diary for my son until he was 6 months old. Most of the time, he was sleeping while breastfeeding so I could not keep an exact timing of his sleeping habits. However, I strongly suggest the use of the sleeping diary after 6 months of age as you need to keep track of your baby’s sleeping habits. Once you do that, you will be able to determine whether there is a pattern or not in your child sleeping routine. Furthermore, this will aid you in facilitating the task of dealing with sleeping problems, if any. It’s up to you to continue using the 6 to 12 months Feeding/Sleeping Diary as long as you want. However, I am introducing a Toddler’s Feeding/Sleeping Diary that you can start using as soon as you feel it is appropriate for you and your child’s changing needs.  If you are continuing to breastfeed your child past his first birthday, please see Toddler Sleeping/Feeding Diary with Breastfeeding.

The Weekly Activities sheet is great as a reminder to what will be your schedule for the coming week. We live in an era where children go to music, dance, arts and gym classes on a regular basis. This will help you keep track of it. You can also use it for your own calendar keeping. The Doctor’s sheet is wonderful since it allows you to gather information you need in just one place. This is one of my favorite sheets. And let’s not forget one of the most useful sheets – the Grocery Checklist. This one will come in handy regularly. How many times have you gone to the grocery store only to come home and realize you have forgotten to buy this and that? Not anymore! Don’t you think you owe it to yourself not to worry about where you left your sitter’s phone number or what have you done with the 24-hour pharmacy address and phone number when you most need them?

A Baby’s Diary is a must-have.

Good Luck!