Finally an App That Tracks Formula Brands, Reactions, and Lot Numbers

We went through four different formulas before finding one that worked for our daughter. Every switch came with a few days of wondering if the fussiness was the formula or something else. Tinylog made it possible to actually keep track of all of it instead of relying on our sleep deprived memories.

Tracking Which Formula Caused What

Every time we tried a new brand, we logged it in the app. When our daughter started having more spit up or got extra fussy, we could look back and see exactly when we switched and what changed. That made it so much easier to talk to our pediatrician about what was and was not working. No more guessing or trying to remember which can we opened last Tuesday.

Lot Numbers Gave Us Peace of Mind

I never thought I would care about lot numbers until a formula recall popped up in the news. We had every lot number logged in Tinylog already. It took us about ten seconds to check whether we were affected. That alone was worth it. If you are formula feeding, just log the lot number when you open a new can. Future you will thank you.

Seeing Patterns Over Time

The most helpful part was being able to look back over a few weeks and see patterns. We noticed our daughter did better on one brand but only after we could compare side by side. Without the logs we probably would have kept going back and forth and second guessing ourselves.

One Parent to Another

If you are in the middle of switching formulas, start tracking now. Write down the brand, the lot number, and how your baby reacts. It sounds like a lot but it takes a few seconds in the app and it makes a huge difference when you are sitting in the pediatrician's office trying to explain what has been going on. I wish we had started from day one.