Sleep Diaries
Your child’s sleep diary
Two days before your appointment we will ask you to send us 7 days of sleep diary data (sometimes less depending on the age of your child). When choosing an appointment, make sure you allow enough time to collect this data. Tracking your child’s sleep is really important and helps us use our time together more efficiently.
There are three different ways you can fill in your child’s sleep diary. Please choose one of the following options.
Please note, if you send us a list of times or other descriptive data, we will ask you to fill the data in to one of the below templates prior to your appointment.
Use your laptop or computer
Download our editable excel spreadsheet - it contains handy formulas that auto-calculate certain sleep variables. When you’ve completed 7 days of data, hit ‘reply’ on your appointment confirmation email, attach the diary, and hit ‘send.’ Your sleep diary will be delivered to your practitioner.
Use your phone, tablet, or iPad
If you prefer to use an app, we recommend Baby Tracker. If you already use another app, check if it generates screenshots like the examples below and if you’re unsure send us an email to check: hello@infantsleep.com.au. ‘Huckleberry’ is also suitable.
When it’s time to send us your diary take two screenshots that show your sleep data in the same layout as the examples below. Then hit ‘reply’ on your appointment confirmation email, attach the screenshots, and hit ‘send.’ Your sleep diary will be delivered to your practitioner.
An example of ‘calendar’ view. This screenshot helps us assess the pattern of your baby’s sleep. Your app may look slightly different to this.
An example of ‘summary’ view. This helps us see how much sleep your baby gets, on average. Your app may present this data differently.
Use a Pen & paper diary
If you prefer to work with pen and paper, then please download our printable sleep diary. When you’ve completed 7 days of data, hit ‘reply’ on your appointment confirmation email, attach a photo of the diary, and hit ‘send.’ Your sleep diary will be delivered to your practitioner.