Originally Posted by grandmom:
This is the chart I use
7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
M W C BM 5[------------] W 4
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W
etc
Monday translation: wet diaper at 7:30, cereal at 8:ish, bm at 10, 5 oz formula at 10:45, then slept till 1, etc., etc. This form is one page, and has 2-4 weeks on it so the pattern become obvious.
I tell parents that I do this till I see a pattern so that I can know what to expect for their child. Then I don't do the form anymore. Filling out these forms takes so much time. I'd rather read a book to the children.
As for the comments/looks when you ask for more diapers, I send an email. Then I don't have to remember when they are here to pick up the child.
I do the same similiar thing, til there is a pattern, then I stop filling these out. I always tell the parents if there is anything out of the ordinary. ANother thing I always tell them, when I am low on diapers, baby wipes, if using formula, and if they had a bm that day(if they are not pottying on their own)