Why is it that I always learn about the cool stuff too late? I just found out about this amazing app that allows you to track your infant's eating, sleeping and diapering throughout the day. To me, that's just plain genius. The Similac StrongMoms Baby Journal app is an amazing free app for iPhone or iPod touch. It's a fabulous utility for keeping track of your baby's cycles throughout the day and night.

Overview

I have three children. Experienced mothers know that the pediatrician will surely ask you how much and how often your new baby is eating, as well as how frequently diapers are being changed. Many new moms aren't aware of this, which is where this app really comes in handy. Moms worry about whether their little baby is getting adequate nutrition and fluid intake. It's only natural. This baby journal app lets moms who are breastfeeding, bottle feeding or both track their baby's nutritional intake. The app also lets you be aware of your baby's sleeping patterns, allowing you to see the changes that occur. The Similar StrongMoms Baby Journal app helps to keep things straight and offers peace of mind to parents of little ones.

Features

This app is different than other apps in that it lets you track eating, sleeping AND diaper changes (including amount,, color and consistency). It also lets you chart your baby's growth. These are four of the most watched aspects of an infant's development by both parents and pediatricians. You can view a summary of each of these aspects and even email the data to yourself, your spouse or your pediatrician.

One of the most helpful and remarkable features, in my opinion, is the ability to immediately connect with Similac's feeding expert. Yes, I said immediately! What a relief it would be to be able to ask questions from an expert as soon as you have them. This app goes everywhere with you, so you can keep track of every feeding, diaper change and nap. The app not only gives you detailed views and reports of the data, it also predicts future schedules, giving you an idea of what to expect. Brilliant!

The Verdict

While I no longer have an infant and wasn't able to really use the app hands-on, I was very impressed with what I saw. I feel confident that an app as thorough as this would have given me a great deal of peace and reassurance when caring for my babies. I've used a lot of apps, and what I appreciate about the Similar StrongMoms Baby Journal app is that it is so thorough and offers many options for parents. It is a truly useful app that allows the user to customize the app, taking advantage of the features that are most important to her. I'd give this app four out of five stars, as I feel an option to keep track of medications and vaccinations would have made the app even more useful.

* I was compensated for this review by Collective Bias, but all opinions are mine.