NEWBORN BABY FEEDING LOG

Baby's Name:
Mother's Name:
Date:
Laction Consultant #:

Newborns generally breastfeed 8-12 times in 24 hours for a minimum of 10-15

minutes per side. Newborn babies also generally make 5-6 wet diapers in 24hours.
Source: Northern Virginia Lactation Center

Date Breast - Right Left Urine Stool Supplemental Breast Formula Pumping Other
Feeding (color) (color) Feeding Milk (oz/ml)
(oz/ml) Mins Amt
1

10

Totals

Date Breast - Right Left Urine Stool Supplemental Breast Formula Pumping Other
Feeding (color) (color) Feeding Milk (oz/ml)
(oz/ml) Mins Amt
1

10

Totals

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 NEWBORN BABY FEEDING LOG
Baby's Name:
Mother's Name:
Date:
Laction Consultant #:

Newborn Baby Feeding Diary Instructions:

Date: note today's date

Breastfeeding: indicated the time of the feed
Right and Left Breast: how many minutes did you feed on each side
Urine: indicate pale, concentrated, or crystals
Stool: if they made something at the time of the feed indicate dark (meconium),
green-brown (transitional), or yellow
Supplemental Feed Method: if you did not breastfeed, indicated how you fed: finger
feeding, bottle, feeding tube, syringe, or other
Supplemental Breast Milk: note in ounces or milliliters how much your baby ate from
a bottle
Supplemental Formula: note in ounces or milliliters how much your baby ate
Pumping: indicate total time you pumped and the amount of breast milk you
collected
Notes: write anything of interest such as: baby very sleepy

This log is not a substitute for professional lactation advice. Ask your doctor to
recommend a professional lactation consultant in your area.

Other breastfeeding resources:

La Leche League http://www.llli.org/

Northern Virginia Lactation Center http://www.northernvirginialactation.com/

Source: Northern Virginia Lactation Consultants

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