Log Care Hands-Free with Ask EchoMom
When your hands are full and your memory is running on no sleep, say what happened and let EchoMom turn it into a care event you can check later.
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Before you start
Use this guide when you want to save a care record without typing. A care record is one thing that happened, such as a feed or a nap. Ask EchoMom is an AI assistant: you can talk normally, but check what it saved. Choose your child's name at the top of the app before you start.
Why voice logging helps when you are exhausted
At 3 a.m., the hard part is often not caring for the baby. It is remembering when the feed started, which side you used, or whether the last wake was one hour ago or three. A quick spoken log gets that fact out of your head and into the same record your care circle can use.
Open Ask EchoMom and say it normally
The center EchoMom button in the bottom navigation opens the EchoMom agent. Voice input starts automatically when Start voice automatically is enabled in Settings > App. You do not need a command phrase or special vocabulary.
- Choose the correct child at the top of the app.
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Tap EchoMom in the bottom navigation.
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 something natural, such as “John started sleeping,” “John woke at 2:10,” or “John finished a 120 mL bottle at 1:45.”
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Read EchoMom's response, then open Log if you need to check or correct the saved time.
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.
Say enough to help your future self
Start with what happened. Add a time only when it was not just now, then add one useful detail. For a feed, that might be the side, amount, or duration. For sleep, the start and wake times matter more than a long description.
- Name the care event: sleep, wake, nursing, bottle, diaper, medicine, or another supported event.
- Add the time if you are logging it late.
- Add one detail only if it changes what the next caregiver should know.
Use the result at the next handoff
Saved care events appear in Log and in the child's shared context. A partner or caregiver who has the right access can check the last feed, nap, or medicine entry without waking you for a recap.
In Log, scroll through the selected day to find the event. Tap its colored block to open the details and correct a known mistake.
Sleep event. The two times show when the recorded sleep started and ended.
Nursing event. Read the saved start and end times before relying on the handoff.
What to remember
- Tap EchoMom in the bottom navigation and speak the way you would talk to your partner.
- Include the event, the time if it was not just now, and only the detail that will matter later.
- Accurate sleep and wake logs give Sleep time better information for its next estimate.
Care basics and sources
For every sleep, place babies on their backs on a firm, flat, level sleep surface designed for infants, without pillows, loose bedding, or soft toys. Share a room rather than a bed. An app timer cannot check that a sleeping baby is safe. NICHD: Safe Sleep Environment.
Notice your baby's hunger and fullness signs. A baby does not need to finish a bottle to match an amount in the app. Follow the feeding advice given for your child. CDC: Signs Your Child Is Hungry or Full.
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.
- care event
- One saved record of something that happened, such as a bottle feed, diaper change, or the start of a nap.
- 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.
- Sleep time
- EchoMom's sleep screen. It uses your saved sleep records to suggest when another sleep or wake-up might happen. Suggestions are estimates, not instructions for your baby.
- handoff
- When one person takes over caring for the child from another. Sharing recent feeds, sleeps, and other records helps them know what happened.
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.
Open EchoMom
