Record weighted feeds and nursing milk transfer without manual math.
Hungry Baby pairs your nursing stopwatch with pre-feed and post-feed baby scale weights to calculate milk transfer automatically. Track transferred ounces or milliliters on your baby's shared timeline and optionally save pre-feed weights as growth milestones.
How to Record a Weighted Feed in Hungry Baby
Simple, straightforward steps designed around your existing feeding routine and scale.
Weigh Before Nursing
Weigh baby on your scale in a clean diaper. Enter the pre-feed weight in your Hungry Baby nursing entry in grams or ounces.
Nurse with Stopwatch
Track your nursing session with left and right stopwatches or enter duration manually. Side memory keeps track of where you finished.
Weigh After Nursing
Weigh baby again immediately after nursing in the exact same diaper and clothing. Enter the post-feed weight into the entry.
Automatic Transfer Math
Hungry Baby computes the net transfer in grams and displays the derived fluid ounces or milliliters directly on your shared timeline.
What a Weighted Feed Looks Like
Every weighted feed card displays complete feeding metrics at a glance: nursing duration by side, pre-feed and post-feed scale weights, how much milk your baby drank, and an optional growth weigh-in indicator.
Today at 10:15 AM
L 14m · R 11m
Health Disclaimer & Your Care Team
Hungry Baby is designed for personal logging and does not provide medical advice. Feeding numbers are calculated directly from the scale weights you enter.
Every baby has unique feeding patterns, and intake naturally varies from feed to feed throughout the day.
If you have concerns about your baby's feeding, weight gain, or latch, please consult with a medical professional. They can evaluate your baby's overall health and growth in person.
Use Any Baby Scale You Already Have
Hungry Baby does not require proprietary hardware, smart changing pads, or Bluetooth scale pairing. You simply read the numbers from the infant scale you already use, whether it is a rented pediatric scale or a home baby scale, and enter the pre-feed and post-feed weights into your nursing log.
• Enter weights manually from the infant scale you already use
• Works with any scale measuring in grams or ounces
• No Bluetooth pairing, proprietary scales, or smart pads required
Companion Growth Tracking Without Clutter
Not every weighted feed needs to become a growth weigh-in. Hungry Baby provides a single companion checkbox during feed entry that lets you selectively record the pre-feed weight to your baby's growth trajectory chart.
• Keep pediatric weigh-ins and growth velocity accurate
• Prevent growth trajectory charts from being overwhelmed by multiple daily feeds
• View daily weight gain velocity in grams per day or ounces per day
Frequently Asked Questions About Weighted Feeds
How precise should my baby scale be for weighted feeds?
Because a single nursing session may transfer between 30 and 120 grams (1 to 4 ounces), lactation consultants generally recommend a pediatric scale accurate to 2 to 5 grams (or 0.1 ounces). Standard adult bathroom scales lack the precision required for weighted feeding calculations.
Should I change baby's diaper before the post-feed weigh-in?
To maintain scale accuracy, keep baby in the exact same diaper, onesie, and clothing for both pre-feed and post-feed weigh-ins. Even if baby wets or soils the diaper during the feeding, that fluid was transferred from your breast milk; changing the diaper before the post-feed weigh-in will artificially lower the calculated transfer weight.
Can caregivers view recorded weighted feeds on separate devices?
Yes. When you invite a partner, caregiver, or grandparent to your Hungry Baby household, all feeding entries, stopwatch durations, scale weights, and calculated milk transfer sync in real time across iOS, Android, and Web.
Have more questions about tracking feeds or setting up your scale?
Visit our Hungry Baby Help & Support Center for complete guides on timers, milk stash management, solids, and household sync.
Start Tracking Weighted Feeds Today
Create your household feeding log in seconds, invite your partner, and keep every weigh-in organized in one shared timeline.