Guides for new parents
Short, practical guides that work with pen and paper or your phone's notes. Only at the end does each one say where Baton helps — if you want it.
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Breastfeeding, bottles and solids
1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to keep a newborn feeding and diaper log (that survives 3 AM)
What to write down for each feed, diaper and nap in the first weeks, a simple paper layout that works, and how two parents can share one log without losing track.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to remember which side you breastfed on last
Simple ways to keep track of which breast to offer next — a hair tie, a bra-strap marker, a one-line log — plus tips for night feeds and for partners.
Read the guide23 October 2026 · 4 min read
How long should a breastfeed last? How to time your newborn's feeds
Why there is no single right length for a breastfeed, what NHS Wales says about letting the baby finish, what is worth timing and what is not, and how a simple timer log shows each feed's length and sides.
Read the guide27 October 2026 · 5 min read
How many night feeds is normal? How to count your baby's night feeds
What public sources say about night feeds in the first months, why the number changes from week to week, how to count them from a simple feed log, and why you should ask your pediatrician before changing anything.
Read the guide29 October 2026 · 4 min read
How often should a newborn eat? How to see your baby's feed pattern
What public sources say about how often newborns feed, why the gap between feeds is not a fixed number, how to count feeds per day and the time between them from a simple log, and why to ask your pediatrician before waking your baby.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to tell if your baby is getting enough milk (diapers, weight, feeds)
The signs parents and care teams use to judge whether a baby is getting enough milk — wet and dirty diapers, weight checks, feeding cues — and when to call for help.
Read the guide30 October 2026 · 4 min read
How many wet diapers should a newborn have a day? How to count them without guessing
What NHS services say about wet diapers in a newborn's first week, why the number rises day by day, how to count wet and dirty diapers from a simple log, and why to call your midwife or pediatrician if the count is low.
Read the guide2 November 2026 · 4 min read
How often should you change a newborn's diaper? How to keep a simple diaper log
What NHS Start for Life and Family Doctor say about how often to change a newborn's diaper, why a fixed clock is not the rule, what to do at night, and how to log each change so you can answer your midwife or pediatrician.
Read the guide4 November 2026 · 4 min read
How often should a breastfed newborn poop? How to count dirty diapers
What the NHS says about how often a breastfed baby poos in the first weeks and after six weeks, why fewer poos later is not always a problem, how to count dirty diapers from a simple log, and when to call your midwife or pediatrician.
Read the guide3 November 2026 · 4 min read
Is my baby having a growth spurt? How to see it in your feed and sleep log
What public sources such as KidsHealth and Cleveland Clinic say about growth spurts and extra feeding, why ages are only rough, how to compare a few days of feeds and sleep with the week before, and when to call your pediatrician.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 6 min read
Cluster feeding: why your newborn wants to feed every hour in the evening
What cluster feeding is, why many newborns bunch their feeds together in the evening, how to get through it, how a simple log shows the pattern, and when to call your baby's doctor.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to keep a pumping log and store breast milk safely
What to record each time you pump, how to label and rotate stored milk, and the CDC's storage times for room temperature, the fridge and the freezer.
Read the guide16 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to keep track of your frozen breast milk stash and use the oldest bag first
Why a freezer stash gets muddled, the CDC's storage times in general terms, how to rotate bags oldest first, and how a simple stash list on your phone shows both parents what is stored and what to use soon.
Read the guide17 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to set a feeding reminder for your baby on iPhone (and why a fixed clock is not the whole answer)
How to get a reminder a set number of hours after your baby's last feed on iPhone: the Clock timer, a repeating alarm, or Baton's feed reminder, what each one gets wrong, and why you should ask your doctor before waking a sleeping newborn.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to prepare formula safely and keep a bottle-feeding log
WHO's steps for making up powdered infant formula safely — clean hands and bottles, hot water, the exact scoop count on the tin, cooling, and throwing leftovers away — plus a simple bottle log you can share.
Read the guide5 November 2026 · 4 min read
Combination feeding: how to keep track of breast and formula feeds in one log
What the NHS says about mixed feeding (breastfeeding plus bottles of expressed milk or formula), why breastfeeds and bottles are counted differently, what to write down for each, and how to see a week of both in one place.
Read the guide28 October 2026 · 5 min read
How much milk should a baby drink per feed? How to log what your baby actually takes
What the AAP says about formula amounts per feed in the first weeks and months, why every baby takes a different amount, how to log what was actually drunk, and how to read a week of bottle totals with your pediatrician.
Read the guide22 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to introduce a bottle to a breastfed baby: a simple log of every try
When parents usually start offering a bottle, what the NHS says about timing and a calm first try, and how to keep a short log of each attempt (who offered, how much, what happened) so you can see what is working.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to keep a food diary when your baby starts solids (new foods and reactions)
What to write down for each new food, how long to watch before the next one, which reactions to note and when to call — a simple solids diary that works on paper or in your phone.
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Sleep, nights, family and customs
1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How much should a newborn sleep, and how to track it
What public guidance says about baby sleep by age, the AAP's safe-sleep basics, what wake windows are, and a simple way to log sleep so you can see your baby's pattern.
Read the guide25 October 2026 · 5 min read
Newborn day-night confusion: how to help your baby tell day from night
Why a newborn can be awake at night and sleepy by day, what the NHS and the AAP suggest for day and night, and how a few days of simple sleep times show whether the long stretch is moving toward the night.
Read the guide26 October 2026 · 5 min read
When do babies drop to two naps? How to see it in your baby's sleep log
Why babies slowly need fewer naps, what the wake-window table Baton uses implies, which patterns in a one- to two-week sleep log suggest a change is under way, and why you should ask your pediatrician rather than follow a calendar.
Read the guide3 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to use white noise for baby sleep on iPhone
Play white noise for your baby from your iPhone with the built-in Background Sounds or a sleep timer, and set it up the careful way: far from the crib, low and timed.
Read the guide13 October 2026 · 4 min read
Baby wake windows by age: how long can your baby stay awake?
What a wake window is, typical ranges from birth to 12 months, how to find your own baby's pattern by logging sleep, and why sleepy cues matter more than any chart.
Read the guide20 October 2026 · 5 min read
When do babies sleep through the night? How to see your baby's longest sleep
What “sleeping through the night” usually means, what NHS sources say about night waking in the first year, and how to log your baby's longest sleep so you can see the trend week by week.
Read the guide21 October 2026 · 5 min read
Baby sleep regression: how to log it and tell it from a bad week
What parents mean by a sleep regression, what the Sleep Foundation says about the 4-month change, and a simple two-week log of night wakings and nap lengths that shows whether it is a pattern or just a rough few nights.
Read the guide18 October 2026 · 5 min read
Daylight saving time and baby sleep: how to see what the clock change did with a simple log
What the clock change does to a baby's day, why the log you already keep is the best way to see it, what a 23 or 25 hour day does to your totals, and why you should ask your pediatrician rather than follow a rigid recipe.
Read the guide9 October 2026 · 6 min read
How to switch baby tracker apps without losing your data
Moving to a new baby tracker? Export a CSV from the old app, check the file, import it, look at the preview and keep an undo: a careful way to bring feeds, sleep, diapers and growth with you.
Read the guide10 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to log baby feeds, sleep and diapers hands-free on iPhone
Log a feed, a diaper or a sleep without unlocking your phone: Lock Screen widgets, timer buttons, Siri phrases and iOS 18 controls, and how to set each one up for night time.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to split night shifts with your partner and share one baby log
Practical ways for two parents to share newborn nights — shift plans for breastfed and bottle-fed babies, a handover routine, and one log both of you can read.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
Going back to work: how to hand your baby over to grandparents or a nanny
For parents returning to work: what to agree with grandparents or a nanny before the first day, a one-page handover card, a simple rule for medicines, and how to keep one log everyone can read.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
A baby log for twins: tracking two babies' feeds, sleep and diapers without mixing them up
How to keep a log for twins so you always know which baby just fed and which one was just changed: one page in two colours, a marker for each baby, sharing the work between parents, and what to ask the doctor.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to work out your baby's đầy tháng and thôi nôi dates on the lunar calendar
For Vietnamese families at home or abroad: convert the birth date to the lunar calendar, count one lunar month for đầy tháng, apply “trai sụt 1, gái sụt 2” if your family does, and find thôi nôi on the same lunar day a year later.
Read the guide2 October 2026 · 5 min read
Make a baby's first-year video and book on iPhone
How to make a first-year baby video and photo book on your iPhone: keep a few moments each month, then export a 60-second video and a printable PDF.
Read the guide12 October 2026 · 6 min read
How to make a monthly baby milestone card on iPhone
Make a monthly baby milestone card on iPhone: pick the month's photos, add age, weight and milestones, and share one picture with family.
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Growth, vaccines and health
1 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to track your baby's weight and length and read WHO growth charts
How to record weight, length and head circumference consistently, what a percentile on the WHO growth charts means, and why the trend matters more than one number.
Read the guide1 November 2026 · 4 min read
When do newborns regain their birth weight? How to keep a log of early weigh-ins
What NHS guidance says about newborn weight loss and when babies are expected to be back at birth weight, why the first weigh-ins matter, how to write down each one so the trend is easy to read, and when to call your midwife or pediatrician.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to track your baby's milestones with the CDC checklists
What the CDC's “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” milestone checklists are, which ages they cover, a simple way to record what your baby does on paper, and when to bring it up with the doctor.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
What to bring to a well-baby visit or vaccination appointment
A checklist for your baby's check-ups and vaccination visits — the vaccine record, hospital papers, a short summary of the last few days' log, your questions — and how to write down what the doctor says so you never have to remember it.
Read the guide12 October 2026 · 6 min read
How to export your baby's feeding and sleep log as a PDF or spreadsheet for the doctor
How to turn a baby log into something a doctor can read: a short PDF summary or a spreadsheet file, how to pick the date range, what to put in it and how to send it from an iPhone.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
How to keep track of your baby's vaccinations
Where your baby's vaccine schedule comes from, how to keep the vaccination record up to date, and simple ways not to miss a dose — with or without an app.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
Newborn poop colours: how to write them down and when to call the doctor
How newborn poop usually changes in the first weeks, how to describe colour and texture in words (and with a photo), and the colours — pale, white, clay, red or black — that mean calling your doctor the same day.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to keep a medicine and temperature log when your baby is sick
What to write down when your baby is unwell — temperature readings with the method, every medicine with the time and who gave it, symptoms — and how two caregivers avoid giving the same dose twice.
Read the guide14 October 2026 · 5 min read
How to remember your baby's daily vitamin D drops (and not give them twice)
Why vitamin D drops are easy to forget or double up, what the NHS and AAP say in general terms, habits that make the daily dose stick, and how a daily tick on your phone shows both parents whether it was given today.
Read the guide19 October 2026 · 4 min read
Baby teething: how to log symptoms and the date of the first tooth
What the NHS lists as common teething symptoms, how to write down what you notice and when the first tooth appears, how a log helps you tell teething from something that needs a doctor, and how to keep it on your iPhone.
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Before the birth
Baton vs what's built into the iPhone
1 October 2026 · 4 min read
Baton vs the iPhone Notes app for a baby log: which one do you need?
An honest comparison of keeping your baby's feeding, sleep and diaper log in a shared Apple Notes note versus a dedicated baby tracker like Baton — with a Notes template you can use today.
Read the guide1 October 2026 · 4 min read
Can you track a baby in the iPhone Health app? Baton vs Apple Health
What Apple's Health app is built for, why it is not a baby log, what it does well for parents, and how it compares with a dedicated baby tracker like Baton — in a factual side-by-side table.
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