Trixie Tracker does exactly what it says, it allows you to track your baby. It has categories for
* Sleep
* Diapers
* Bottles
* Solids
* Nursing
* Pumping
* Medicine
and allows you enter data each time your child feeds, sleeps, has a nappy change etc. The idea is that through the charts and graphs then generated you can analyse your childs daily schedule and improve it if needs be.
While I can certainly see the benefits of this programme, I am 100% positive that using it would turn me into a neurotic basket case. I would be constantly checking to make sure that my baby has consumed enough fluids, had enough naps, eaten his recommended daily amount of fruit and vegetables...the list could go on and on.
I can see how Trixie Tracker would work for first time parents, I would have loved this when I had Ray. But how on earth would anybody with a few small children find the time to document every bowel and bladder movement, every ounce of bottle or short nap. Between entering the data, and then analysing your results, I can't see that there would be much time for actually parenting your child.
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I was one of the beta
I was one of the beta testers, and honestly it was very easy. It only takes a few seconds to enter the info. It was great for tracking when I was really concerned about the diapers and bottles and sleep time. I haven't used it for a few months, though, because she's pretty regular on things nowadays and I don't need to keep such close tabs on her. :) I know a lot of parents would just write things down in a notepad and then enter them at the end of the day, but it was actually easier for me to enter things in real time. If we do end up having another baby, I'm looking forward to tracking from the very beginning...lol!
I think I'd be afraid of not
I think I'd be afraid of not making the grade!
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