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Learn where to record a feed, diaper change, or nap. Start with the app, then add a phone shortcut only if it makes your day easier.
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Your first step: save one thing that happened
EchoMom keeps a shared record of everyday care, such as a bottle, a diaper change, or a nap. In these guides, log means save a record. A caregiver is anyone helping look after your child, such as a parent, grandparent, or babysitter. You can begin with just the event you want to remember.
If EchoMom is open, use Quick log
Home is the first main screen in the app. Tap the house at the bottom-left, then check your child's name at the top. Quick log is the group of buttons for saving everyday care. For example, Bottle lets you record a bottle feed; Sleep and Wake let you record when your child fell asleep and woke up.
After signing in, tap Home, the house icon at the bottom-left. This opens the selected child’s dashboard.
Home. Home contains Quick log and the Today, Milestones, Sleep, and Stats sections.
Tap the child’s name at the top-left if you need to choose whose care you are recording. Tap Quick log just below the header to show the care buttons.
Child selector. Tap the name to choose whose care you are recording.
Quick log. An upward arrow means the buttons are open. Tap here to show or hide them.
- Choose the child you are caring for at the top of the screen.
- Tap a button in Quick log, such as Bottle or Diaper, and add any details the app asks for.
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Use More when the action is not in your main row.
If the care button you need is not visible, tap More at the end of Quick log to see the other actions.
More. This opens the remaining care actions, including those outside your chosen set.
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Open Log when you need to review or correct what was recorded.
Tap Log, the calendar icon second from the left in the bottom navigation. This opens the selected child’s saved care events.
Log. Log opens the selected child’s care timeline, where you can review and correct saved events.
If your hands are full, speak or type to Ask EchoMom
Ask EchoMom is the app's AI assistant. Tap EchoMom in the middle of the row at the bottom of the app to open it. You can describe what happened or ask about your saved records in everyday words. You may see this assistant called the agent in other guides.
Tap EchoMom, the speech bubble in the center of the bottom navigation. This opens the conversation where you can speak or type your request.
EchoMom. EchoMom opens the conversation where you can speak or type a request.
- Say or type something like “Maya had a bottle at 2:15” or “When did Maya last sleep?”
- Include the child's name and the time if the event did not happen just now.
- Read the reply. If a record was saved, check it in Log and correct anything the assistant misunderstood.
Optional: add buttons to your phone's home screen
A widget is a small panel beside the app icons on your phone's home screen. The EchoMom Shortcuts widget can save common care records without opening the full app. Try it later if you keep opening EchoMom to record the same thing, such as waking from a nap.
- In EchoMom, open Settings, then App. Set Home-screen widget child to the child whose care you want to record.
- Use Widget quick-log buttons to choose up to six buttons and the details each should save.
- Follow the iPhone or Android widget setup guide linked below to add the panel to your phone.
- Try one button and check Log to make sure it saved the correct child, event, and details.
Optional: keep a breastfeeding timer in view
Nursing means breastfeeding. Start Nursing in Quick log if you want to remember which breast you used and how long the feed lasted. You can keep using the timer inside EchoMom. Extra phone displays are optional: iPhone can show a Live Activity, a small timer panel on the Lock Screen; Android has Floating nursing timer, a small timer above other apps.
What to remember
- Start on Home. Choose your child, then use Quick log to save what happened.
- Log is your saved history. Open it to check a time or fix a mistake.
- Typing, speaking, and phone shortcuts are optional ways to make recording easier. You do not need to set them all up.
Words in this guide
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- nursing
- Breastfeeding. EchoMom's nursing timer records time and breast used; it does not measure milk intake.
- widget
- A small panel on your phone's home screen, beside the app icons. It shows information or buttons without opening the full app.
- agent
- EchoMom's AI assistant. You can speak or type to it to ask questions or record care. Check its replies and saved records because it can make mistakes.
- AI assistant
- Artificial intelligence: software that responds to what you say or type. It can make mistakes and is not a healthcare professional.
- Live Activity
- An iPhone feature that keeps an ongoing update, such as a nursing timer, visible on the Lock Screen.
- Floating nursing timer
- An optional small breastfeeding timer that stays visible above other apps on Android.
When typing is too much
Use your voice to update a care record.
Ask EchoMom to record what happened or find a saved entry. Check the details before relying on a record.
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