Huckleberry: Baby Tracker

I really love this app! I got this app after having my first baby and constantly getting questions by health care professionals. “How many wet diapers has she had?” “When is the last time she ate?” “How long did she sleep?” All very important questions and all very overwhelming after having a baby. The next doctor’s appointment after downloading this app, I simply just showed them the data. After getting past the newborn phase, I felt more confident in my answers but still unsure about other aspects (such as a sleep routine). I continued to use this app like normal after the free trial ended and then around 2 1/2 months, I decided to purchase the membership and I am so glad I did! It gives information about sleep, wake windows, and soooo many other things in an easily readable format. It provides direction and adds flexibility to our schedule. My baby is 4 months now so her wake windows are getting longer. Her sleep signs can be pretty confusing now too. With this app, I know about how much time I have before she’s going to get sleepy and need a nap again. I love that multiple caretakers can use the same account. It has made the transition from one to another super easy because the next person can just look at the data and see how long she’s been asleep or when she’s due for another nap. I also love that you can log multiple things (medicine, solids, diaper changes, etc.) This app has been so great!

This app was recommended to me as a first time Mom with a cryptic pregnancy since I had no time to prepare for my baby, and it is incredibly useful to feel like I don’t have to remember everything when it comes to when I last changed his diaper or fed him, but I will say the one downside to this app, to no fault of its own, is that as a Mom whole is already struggling to balance so many things at once, I’ve found myself obsessing over when I forget to log something immediately or if the app doesn’t layout schedules properly. For an example, it will tell me in one tab how many feedings there have been for the day. In another where I can view the week schedule, it’ll break down my entries and for some reason it has separated one feeding session into two depending on how long our session was, making me think that from the other tab I have fed him more times that I actually have. It’s a bit confusing and I found myself trying to figure out why it has these weird quirks to the point that I looked down at my baby and took a big breath, realizing that it was really not the priority 😆 Once again, an excellent app when it comes to struggling to keep track of so much, but if you find yourself being prone to over stressing about everything, it would give you some peace of mind to try it but also see how you do without it. I’ve enjoyed more just listening to and learning from my baby and his habits naturally and creating my own habits off of his!

The world of choice can be exciting, but also overwhelming. How do you know you’re really getting the best of what’s out there? As first-time parents, we didn’t know this beforehand but learned PRETTY QUICKLY, the days blend into night and the nights blend into days. Certain habits like feeding and burping, become so reflex you almost don’t remember if you are thinking about 5 min ago or yesterday. When you tag out for a nap and your partner/friend/caregiver tags in for baby time and there’s a “shift change”, it’s a GAMECHANGER to know what happened. Basically, you’re ABSOLUTELY going to want to track patterns over time. And time goes quick. Consider this a mini “medical record” for your baby, a wellness diary. Would say more but my 3.5 moth old just woke up from morning nap and it’s time to go! GET THIS APP, you’ll be so happy to have a record of what’s going on with your baby so you can anticipate what’s coming next. Biggest use case: it might SEEM like they haven’t slept enough / eaten enough / any other activity you’re tracking, but lo and behold when you check the app, you can demystify that and actually see that your baby HAS done enough of that (or not - and then quickly fix). This is EASILY ACCESSIBLE DATA that’s actually super useful, instead of data just for data’s sake. Compare ratios of breast milk to formula on a daily or weekly, so many benefits to huckleberry. Simplify your life with this app, so you can enjoy your baby :)