Anyone else decided to ditch the tracking apps?

As my little boy will be starting nursery soon I figured there was no point tracking his food/nappies etc. I was also staying awake for no reason in the middle of the night just to restart the timer when he went back to sleep even though he wasn’t crying and just repositioning / having a little chat.
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Ive never used any tracking apps, it sounds stressful though x

I only used it bottles and day time naps so we could track wake windows and didnt need to ask each other when she was due a bottle but its a lot more predictable now and like you said, when they go to daycare there wont be any point!

@Amy its just as stressful as you make it, you dont have to track night wakes etc if you dont want to- for me it was amazing to get baby into a routine early as around 4 months I was able to see the patterns she was falling into naturally and could lean into those! Its not for everyone but it was a lifesaver for us as I could never remember when she had been fed so I would know how many bottles to pack for a day out etc! 🥰

@CeeCee oh yeah completely do what you need to do to get by! 🥰 I’m just a go with the flow person and couldn’t imagine having to log everything we did. Different things work for different people x

@Amy I’m with you… no tracking apps or fixed routine much better to go with the flow more !

I still use mine but I have only ever used it to record feedings (EBF) so helps me remember when she last fed and how long for x

I use mine but just to gauge nap times and for feeds as he’s not keen on milk at the moment and want to make sure he’s having a decent minimum amount. I’m the same in the night though and need to stop! I’ll wait for him to sleep to restart the time which is absolute madness and need to get out of that habit as if he’s been fed and is fine, I definitely can go back to sleep 😅

I was so obsessed with huckleberry and got really anxious when he was starting nursery and not being able to track bottles, nappies and sleep anymore. I’m 2 months without tracking and I feel so much more better for it and not obsessing over how much milk he’s had and that he needs to be down for a nap by a certain time. I think it’s been so much easier since! X

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