1. First Week Daily Breastfeeding Log
Day 4 (4th 24 hours)
Baby’s Name____________________________
Birth Date __________ Birth Time___________ Start Time ________ Day of Week________
Goal
Birthweight_____________
Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12
Wet diapers W W W W + 4
• Fill in the start time and day of the week in each box. Soiled diapers – S S S S + 3–4
The start time should be the time your baby was born greenish to yellow
and should be the same for each day. The day of the
week should change each day. Day 5 (5th 24 hours)
• Circle a B each time your baby breastfeeds. Start Time ________ Day of Week________
• Circle a W each time your baby has a wet diaper. Goal
• Circle an S each time your baby has a soiled or dirty Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12
diaper. Wet diapers W W W W W + 5
• Circle the plus sign if your baby has more than the daily Soiled diapers – S S S S + 3–4
goal for wet and soiled diapers. yellow
Day 6 (6th 24 hours)
Day 1 (1st 24 hours) Start Time ________ Day of Week________
Goal
Start Time ________ Day of Week________
Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12
Goal
Wet diapers W W W W W W+ 6
Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12
Soiled diapers – S S S S + 3–4
Wet diapers W + 1 yellow
Soiled diapers – S + 1
black tarry Day 7 (7th 24 hours)
Day 2 (2nd 24 hours) Start Time ________ Day of Week________
Goal
Start Time ________ Day of Week________
Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12
Goal
Wet diapers W W W W W W + 6
Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12
Soiled diapers – S S S S + 3–4
Wet diapers W W + 2 yellow
Soiled diapers – S S + 2
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Most newborns will take both breasts and feed for 20 to 45
Day 3 (3rd 24 hours) minutes at each feeding. It’s OK for a baby to nurse more than
12 times each day, and to have more wet diapers or more soiled
Start Time ________ Day of Week________ diapers. You can’t nurse too often. You can nurse too little.
Goal
Breastfeedings B B B B B B B B B B B B + 8–12 Your baby is probably getting enough to eat in his first week if
Wet diapers W W W + 3 he is meeting the goals for the number of daily breastfeedings
Soiled diapers – S S S + 3 and wet and dirty diapers. If your baby is not meeting the goals,
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call your breastfeeding counselor and doctor.