When to stop tracking?

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Since my 5 week old was born I've been using an app to track her feeds. So what time she eats and for how long. She has surpassed her birth weight and has been gaining about an ounce a day. I like tracking for peace of mind but I find myself going crazy by worrying about too short of a feed or something.

When did you stop tracking?

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I quit tracking about a month in. I realized that it only added stress into my life. For awhile I was so focused on a routine and making sure I fed every 2-3 hrs then I'd get frustrated when my baby would want to eat again after an hour. Then I realized that I should just be nursing on demand. Ever since I started nursing on demand my life has been much less stressful. I let my baby set her own routine and she basically worked the kinks out on her own. Now she's almost 5 months and takes 2 hr long naps and sleeps through the night finally!! My suggestion would be to nurse on demand and not worry about how long it's been. Don't watch the clock watch your baby. This is an important bonding time for both of you.

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My baby is 14 months and I still track! We definitely don't NEED to, but I like being able to see general patterns. Our childcare also tracks using the same app so I can see how things are going during the week.

If it's stressing you out at all though, you should stop!

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I still track and it's been 4 months. I like to see the feeding patterns. Once I go back to work and she's primary bottle fed I might stop tracking

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I stopped after my son's 2 week appointment, when he had regained his birth weight. I paid more attention to his wet and dirty diapers, that is an indicator of weather he's dehydrated or not. He was a very efficient eater and I had a hard let down, he only ate for 10-15 minutes at a time so I didn't see the point in tracking.

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My baby girl will be 3months next week n I think I will continue to keep on tracking for a piece of mind, to remember wat time her last feeding, n also my husband will know when to feed her next if I'm not beside her. I still all of her stuff n I don't plan on stopping anytime soon

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In my opinion dirty and wet diapers are more important than tracking timing/length of feeds. As long as you know and pay attention to your babies hunger cues you don't need to know how long it's been since they last feed. Some times they're just thirsty and want a quick sip. But if it brings you peace of mind by all means track away.

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My little one is 5 months old and I still track feeds, diapers, my pumping amount, medications, and how long she sleeps at night. I want to make sure there's no changes in her feed volumes, and she doesn't always poop every day so I want to make sure I know the last time, my pumping volumes dropped and I like to know exactly how much I'm getting & if it's dropping or picking back up.

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I still use it at 13m pp 😂 I just love the stats, I don't need to use it, it just is interesting!

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I just stopped at 4.5mo and am feeling a bit weird about it....

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I stopped tracking about 1-2 weeks after he was born. He regained his birthweight quickly and it was one more thing to do. Then he quickly got into a pattern of eating every two hours like clockwork so there wasn't really a need.

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