9 Best Breastfeeding Apps for New Parents

Baby Feed Timer

This app is designed to track feeding progress (when and how long your baby feeds and on which side) with simple buttons—and it also tells you when to nurse next and which side to offer first. With its neutral language, the app is friendly to breastfeeding and chestfeeding parents alike.

If you have an Apple Watch, this app lets you log data directly from your watch, making it a favorite for night feeds. Your watch will even prompt you when your baby's next feeding is due. This can be especially handy if you happen to be keeping up a pumping schedule overnight or have a baby that needs to be woken to eat at regular intervals.

Reviews of the app point to how user-friendly it is. "I love the big buttons—other apps have tiny buttons and when you’re holding a little one and trying not to disturb their latch, big buttons really come in handy," one parent gushed.

Parents can also log other important information, like bottle feeds, diaper changes, sleep, baby's length and weight, and medication schedules. There's also a helpful note section, so you can add notes that may be important for each feed, such as if you're tracking how well your baby is nursing from each feed or if they're sick and not eating enough.

And perhaps the best part: The app analyzes your inputted data, making it easy for you (and your child’s pediatrician) to see daily, weekly, and monthly averages. You can choose a free or premium version of this app, but reviewers say the paid version is absolutely worth it.

Medela Family Baby Tracker

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a breastfeeding expert on call 24/7? Well, you can have the next best thing: the Medela Family Baby Tracker breastfeeding app, designed by the popular pump manufacturer. Use the app to track nursing progress, research common questions, and get expert tips. It also connects with several Medela pumps, including the Sonata or FreestyleFlex breast pumps—a lifesaver if you’re pumping.

Some of the favorite features of this app include the "virtual milk storage" feature, which lets you keep track of your frozen breast milk stash and expiration dates (Genius). You can also control all of the breastfeeding tracking features with voice command, which is super handy when your hands are full.

This app goes beyond just data: Parents and caregivers will also get tons of support and educational resources to help them along their feeding journey. Look for interactive checklists, personalized articles, custom tips, and reminders when it's time for another pumping or feeding.

Baby Daybook

Are you attached to your planner? Then you’ll love the Baby Daybook app, which lets you track your baby’s whole day—including their feeding sessions. You can track daily nursing duration for each side, milk volume, nursing trends, height and weight, and more. Plus, the app reminds you when it's time to feed or pump, so it's one less thing to juggle in your head!

The app also has some inclusive customization options. For instance, while the default “breastfeeding” activity icon is an image of a pink bra, users can turn that icon off and swap it for their own trackable activity for feeding using their own label, icon, and color.

If you're looking for an app that you can use from infancy and beyond, Baby Daybook is a great option with features to track everything from solids to potty training and even doctor's visits and vaccinations. You can also use it to track your baby's temperature when they are sick and log medicine so you know when their last dose was.

The app is a favorite in reviews as well, with over 1.7K reviews and a 5-star rating in the Apple Store. "I’ve tried almost 10 apps to find the one that worked the best, this one wins hands down," said one Apple reviewer. "Tracking is incredibly easy…It gathers the data and displays statistics very clearly to answer any question you have or view any trend." 

Baby Tracker Newborn Log

This breastfeeding app was designed by busy parents for busy parents, so you’re guaranteed to get a streamlined experience. The feeding tracker is comprehensive; you can set a pumping or feeding timer with one tap, track nursing time per side or total session, and write personalized notes.

Parents can also change the settings for formula, solids, or a combination of feeding methods. Finally, the app lets you record other important events like sleep, diaper changes, and growth. Data interpretation is easily broken down by day, week, or month.

If you're looking for an app that also lets you document important milestones or memories, Baby Tracker also has a space for that: You can create custom categories for baby’s first smile, first tooth, or first step, add pictures or snap it on the spot, and even make albums from your baby's memories with the ability to add notes included.

Reviews of the app note that even the free version is incredibly helpful, with some favorite features being the ability to sync to multiple devices, printable charts, and analysis. One reviewer who claimed to be a pediatrician had this to say: "The pattern feature is so nice. It has allowed me to see when baby’s natural 'bedtime' is, and has helped with her now being able to sleep through the night."

Ovia Parenting & Baby Tracker

Not only does Ovia Parenting & Baby Tracker log breastfeeding sessions, it remembers which breast or side you used and how long your baby nursed. It also tracks other important information—like sleep, diaper changes, and developmental milestones—so you can easily monitor your baby’s progress. As a bonus, users get access to 1,000+ expert articles, and they can privately share photos and videos with others (no social media required!).

You can also use the app for multiple children, with personalized updates for each child's age. Plus, you can customize each child's profile with their name, gender, and skin tone. And Ovia is committed to recognizing that every family is different, so you'll find lots of resources on different types of families and parenting.

Parents also rave about the "Ovia Chat" feature that lets parents chat in real-time with other parents. I mean, how great would it be to have someone to talk to when you're up with the baby at 3 a.m., right?

Huckleberry: Baby and Child

You might have heard of Huckleberry for its customized baby sleep plans, but it also has a handy breastfeeding and chestfeeding tracker. It's the perfect pick for parents looking to fine-tune their baby’s sleep schedule while organizing their feeding sessions.

The stars of this app are the personalized sleep plans designed by a pediatric sleep expert and the "SweetSpot" feature, which uses an algorithm to predict your child’s next nap time.

With an average rating of 4.9 stars, reviewers claim this app and its sleep suggestions are the real deal. "Within about two weeks of using it…and sticking to the recommended wake windows, my son was sleeping through the night," wrote one reviewer. "Was it the app? I think so. It seems to work like magic."

Glow Baby Tracker & Growth App

The Glow Baby app has three essential tools: timers for any activity you want from medications to symptoms to feedings and diapers, notifications, and personalized summaries. Parents can easily track nursing and pumping sessions, along with other statistics like diaper changes, sleep schedules, and more. Plus, users get access to informative advice, and they can connect with other parents on the app.

This app is completely customizable and includes inclusive options for pumping and feeding, but you can also add anything you want to track. Parents appreciate the ability to track their baby's development and progress with weekly notifications and personalized PDF summaries that include all their child’s data and interactive growth charts.

Also helpful: You can get synced access for multiple caregivers or partners and input or view data with an Apple Watch. "It’s super simple to use and I love the compatibility with the Apple Watch. Makes it super easy especially when you barely have hands when you’re a mom," said one reviewer on the Apple Store. 

Nara Baby Tracker

This clever app tracks all things baby from breastfeeding and bottle sessions to diaper changes and sleep. Set reminders for your next feeding session, and add notes when you want to remember something important. It syncs across multiple devices and you can also share the log with your partner or caregiver for seamless communication.

Are you a parent of multiples? You'll love this feature: You can create profiles for each child and even set reminders for the next feeding, pump session, diaper change, sleep, or medication. Parents also appreciate the shared timer feature, which means that if one of you puts the baby down for a nap and then another gets them up, the second person can stop the timer too.

Another unique feature is that this app takes the needs of postpartum parents into consideration, with the ability to keep track of medication, water intake, sleep, mood, and journaling immediately after delivery.

"What makes this app really special is the ability to track activities for mom," noted one Apple reviewer. "With my first baby, the baby blues quickly spiraled into postpartum depression because keeping myself hydrated, fed, and showered was easy to forget. While babies cry to remind you something’s forgotten, Mama bodies will just keep grinding until you’re so depleted you can’t get out of bed. Tracking myself along with baby in one place is simple and beautifully executed!"

Sprout Baby

This all-in-one baby tool helps you keep tabs on your infant’s daily activities (like diaper changing and sleep) as well as growth and developmental milestones. If you’re breastfeeding, you’ll enjoy the tools for tracking feedings, summaries that identify patterns, and the ability to share data across devices. Use it for one baby or create multiple child profiles.

Parents and caregivers don't even need an account to get started with this app: You can just download it and start using it right away. (Super helpful especially if you start tracking in the middle of the night.)

Sprout Baby also closely adheres to both Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization guidelines so you can track your baby's development and progress according to the latest recommendations from doctors. You can even create a medical profile that can be shared with your pediatrician. The app also syncs to other devices and has its own Apple Watch app for easy use.

With an average rating of 4.8 stars on the Apple store and an impressive 27.2K reviews, this is a parent favorite. One Apple reviewer even noted how helpful the app is for babies with special or medical needs because it helps track everything and lets you print out a PDF with all information for an easy, digestible snapshot for your doctor:

"This has helped us keep up with my son so much in the last year," noted one reviewer. "He had some medical issues at birth that [have] made it necessary for us to keep track of his intake and output. This made it so easy and convenient to do so…I’ve had several doctors and specialists tell us they were impressed by our ability to keep track of his daily activities but this app is how we kept everything together!"