What is the newborn feeding log form template?
In the first weeks, midwives, health visitors and paediatricians often ask the same questions: how many feeds, how long or how much, how many wet and dirty nappies, what colour, how the baby is sleeping and settling, and what they weighed at the last check. Tired parents rarely remember the details, so writing it down each day helps.
This template is one log per day. Parents record the baby's name and date of birth, the date and who's logging, and how the baby was fed — breast or chestfeeding, formula, both, or expressed milk. The feeds page counts feeds in 24 hours, lists each feed's time and side or amount, totals bottle volume and ticks any problems such as a sleepy baby, painful latch, vomiting, refusing feeds or choking.
The nappies and sleep page counts wet and dirty nappies, records stool and urine colour — with prompts to contact a professional for pale or blood-stained poo — plus sleep and settling. The last page records weight checks, yellow skin or eyes, temperature, questions, and when to get urgent help. Each day's log is saved as a PDF in FileIt.
- Best for
- New parents, midwives, health visitors, lactation consultants and neonatal follow-up clinics
- Filled in by
- A parent or carer, once a day
- Time to complete
- About 3 minutes a day
- Includes
- Feed count and times, bottle totals, feeding problems, nappy counts and colours with prompts, sleep and settling, weight checks and urgent-help guidance
Who uses a newborn feeding log form?
- Parents tracking feeds in the first weeks at home
- Midwives asking families to log feeds before a weight check
- Lactation consultants reviewing a few days of feeds
- Neonatal units following babies after discharge
- Sharing a log with a paediatrician when weight gain is slow
- Families sharing care between parents and grandparents
Questions on this newborn feeding log form
22 questions over 4 pages · includes conditional questions, multiple pages.
1 Baby & day
- Baby's name*
- Baby's date of birth*
- Date of this log*
- Logged by*
- Feeding today* Breastfeeding or chestfeeding only · Formula only · Breast and bottle · Expressed milk by bottle
2 Feeds
- Number of feeds in 24 hours*
- Feed times
- Total from bottles today (ml) asked only when it applies
- Anything about feeds today?* Too sleepy to feed · Painful or difficult latch · Bringing up more than small amounts · Refusing feeds · Coughing or choking during feeds · Very short feeds · No problems
3 Nappies & sleep
- Wet nappies*
- Dirty nappies*
- Colour of the poo Black or dark green, sticky · Green-brown · Yellow or mustard · Pale, chalky or white · Red or with blood · No dirty nappies
- Colour of wet nappies Pale or clear · Dark yellow · Orange or pink crystals
- Sleep in 24 hours, roughly
- Longest stretch of sleep
- Settling Settles well after feeds · Sometimes unsettled · Unsettled most of the time
4 Weight & notes
- Was your baby weighed today?*
- Weight* asked only when it applies
- Weighed by or where asked only when it applies
- Does your baby's skin or the whites of their eyes look yellow?
- Temperature, if taken
- Notes or questions for your midwife, health visitor or doctor
The newborn feeding log form, page by page
1 Baby & day
Record the baby's name and date of birth, the date of this log and who's filling it in, and how the baby was fed today: breast or chestfeeding only, formula only, breast and bottle, or expressed milk by bottle.
2 Feeds
Enter the number of feeds in 24 hours and list each feed with its time, side or amount and length. When bottles are used, a box totals the millilitres for the day. A required checklist covers anything unusual, from a baby too sleepy to feed or a painful latch to bringing up more than small amounts, refusing feeds, choking or very short feeds — or no problems.
3 Nappies & sleep
Count wet and dirty nappies and pick the colour of the poo, from black meconium to yellow. Pale, chalky or white poo, or poo with blood, shows a prompt to contact a professional today. The colour of wet nappies, total sleep, the longest stretch and how well the baby settles complete the page.
4 Weight & notes
Say whether the baby was weighed today and, if so, the weight and who weighed them or where. Record whether the skin or the whites of the eyes look yellow — yes shows a prompt to tell a professional today — and any temperature taken, and add notes or questions. A closing message lists signs that need urgent help.
Make the template yours
- Add your maternity unit's or health visiting team's phone number to the cover
- Add a question for expressing sessions if parents are building a milk supply
- Change the bottle total to ounces if that's what families use
- Send personal links so each family's logs land in their own vault folder
- Turn off owner notifications if parents use the log just for themselves
- Add a photo upload for nappies or rashes if your team asks for them
Tips for a better newborn feeding log form
- Fill it in at the end of each day while it's fresh
- Bring the PDFs or the Responses table to weight checks
- Count every wet and dirty nappy — the numbers matter in the first week
- Don't wait for the log if something worries you; call for advice
- Share logging between carers so one person isn't doing it all
- This log is for sharing with professionals; it doesn't diagnose anything
Every response becomes a PDF in your vault
Each daily log is saved as a PDF in the vault folder you choose. The account owner can be emailed when a log is saved, and the person logging can receive a copy.
In Responses, see the logs in date order or export to CSV to compare feeds, nappies and weights across days at a glance.
- Start from this template. It opens in the FileIt Forms designer — change any question, add pages, set the rules for when questions appear.
- Share it. Turn on a public link, or send it to people by email, each with their own link. They don’t need a FileIt account.
- Get the answers as PDFs. Each response is saved as a PDF in the vault folder you choose, with uploaded files attached — and listed in a Responses table you can export to CSV.
Newborn feeding log form: frequently asked questions
Is this newborn feeding log template free?
Yes. It's part of the Forms app, included with every FileIt account, the free plan too.
Do I fill it in after every feed?
No. It's designed as one log per day. Note feed times as you go, then add them to the log in one go.
Does the log tell me if my baby is feeding enough?
No. It records what happened so your midwife, health visitor or doctor can review it with you. Contact them if you're worried.
Can two parents use the same log?
Yes. Anyone with the link can fill in a day's log, and the 'Logged by' field shows who did.
Can I use it for formula feeding?
Yes. Choose formula only and record bottle times, amounts and the daily total.
How do I share the logs?
Each log is a PDF in your vault, so you can download or share it, or export all logs to CSV.