APPENDIX: Breastfeeding log DATE NAME DATE NAME / / / / Feeding Weight (g) Intake Time Feeding Weight (g) Intake Urine Stool Time description start/finish amount Urine Stool description start/finish amount 6:00 AM / 6:00 AM / 7:00 AM / 7:00 AM / 8:00 AM / 8:00 AM / 9:00 AM / 9:00 AM / 10:00 AM / 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM / 11:00 AM / 12:00 PM / 12:00 PM / 1:00 PM / 1:00 PM / 2:00 PM / 2:00 PM / 3:00 PM / 3:00 PM / 4:00 PM / 4:00 PM / 5:00 PM / 5:00 PM / 6:00 PM / 6:00 PM / 7:00 PM / 7:00 PM / 8:00 PM / 8:00 PM / 9:00 PM / 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM / 10:00 PM / 11:00 PM / 11:00 PM / 12:00 AM / 12:00 AM / 1:00 AM / 1:00 AM / 2:00 AM / 2:00 AM / 3:00 AM / 3:00 AM / 4:00 AM / 4:00 AM / 5:00 AM / 5:00 AM / (Conversion: 1 ounce = 30 grams of weight gain = 30 mL of intake) BR: Fed at breast Amount: V olume of milk (if you are using a scale to measure Sample of a 24-hour log during the early weeks. You can use the form to give you and your babies’ care provider the amount Fore: Infant fed at the beginning of feeding, leaving hindmilk for intake). Coded in number of ounces, example: “2½.” of detail (such as amount of milk or time spent with each feeding) that is needed. For some babies, only “BR” or “BO” may another infant. (This infant consumes more volume, but less fat BO: Fed with a bottle be enough. For other babies, more specific information may be helpful. The following codes may give you some ideas: and fewer calories.) Coded as “F” for foremilk. Type: Type of milk in the bottle. Coded as: Mother’s milk (MM) or Hind: Infant fed at both breasts after sibling had finished drinking the Formula (F). foremilk. (This infant takes less volume, but the milk has more fat and calories.) Coded as “H” for hindmilk. 70 71