Manual logging is the best fit when you want to add something directly yourself instead of using voice. It gives you the most control over time, details, notes, and condition-specific information.
Common entry types you can add manually
Feeding: breastfeeding, pumping, bottle, solids.
Care and routines: diaper, sleep, tummy time.
Growth: weight, height, head circumference.
Health: temperature, vaccine, medication, fever, GI, asthma, allergy, diabetes.
How to add a manual entry
Open the entry composer for your selected child.
Choose the entry type you want to log.
Adjust the time if it did not happen right now.
Fill in the details that matter for that entry.
Add a note if context would help later.
Save the entry.
Why manual logging is useful
You can be more precise when a detail matters.
You can backdate entries when life got busy.
You can capture notes, photos, or context that would be awkward to say out loud.
It works well for symptoms, growth, medications, and anything you want to document carefully.
Condition entries: what details are worth adding
For condition tracking, the extra fields help you notice patterns, prepare for appointments, and understand whether things are improving.
GI: stool form such as Bristol type, stool color, pain, blood or mucus, vomiting, symptoms, triggers, and related medication details.
Asthma: symptom severity, symptoms, triggers, response to treatment, pulse ox when available, and medication details.
Fever: temperature, symptom severity, symptoms, possible triggers, hydration, duration when known, and medication details.
Allergy: suspected allergen, exposure, time to onset, outcome, symptoms, triggers, and medication details.
Diabetes: blood glucose, units, source, context, CGM trend when available, carbs, ketones, symptoms, triggers, and medication details.
A good rule of thumb
If a future-you, your partner, or your pediatrician would benefit from knowing it, it is usually worth adding now.