One tap per side
Tap Left or Right on Today, or on the Ella widget on your Android home screen. The timer keeps running on the lock screen, so you can put the phone down and hold the baby with both arms.
A breastfeeding tracker that remembers the side for you
Start left or right with one tap. Ella times each side, remembers which side is next and keeps the time since the last feed in view.
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- No account needed to start
Try it: tap like you would at 3 a.m.
Last feedNot yet
Next sideNot yet
This demo stays on this page. In Ella, the same taps go straight to your family's shared journal, from your home screen.
Quick answer
How to get a good breastfeeding latch
- Tummy to tummy, nose to nipple. Bring your baby to the breast, not the breast to your baby.
- Wait for a wide-open mouth, then bring your baby to the breast quickly, chin first.
- Good latch: wide mouth, chin touching the breast, more dark areola above the top lip than below, round cheeks, rhythmic swallows.
- The first few sucks may feel strong, then it shouldn't hurt. Pain at every feed or cracked nipples: call your doctor, nurse or midwife today.
Sources: NHS, AAP · November 8, 2026
Read the full guideBreastfeeding tracker: what it does
Which side is next?
The small Next side label comes from your saved feeds, so nobody has to remember the side at 3 a.m.
Switch sides mid-feed
Tap the other side when you want to switch the timer. Ella keeps the logged time for each side in the same entry.
Bottles and top-ups in the same journal
Record breast milk or formula bottles separately, including a top-up after nursing.
Time since the last feed, for everyone
The time since the last feed sits at the top of Today and runs as a counter on the Android widget. Your partner sees it too, without asking.
Share the night shift
Your partner reads every entry in the shared journal and logs from their own phone or browser.
Newborn questions this helps with
Timing a feed: Left, Right, pause, switch
Tap Left or Right to start timing that side; the running timer is already a journal entry. Tap the active side to pause or resume, or the other side to switch. Stop and save finishes the entry and leaves recorded pauses out of the total. After a feed on one side, the Next side label shows the opposite side; after a feed on both sides, it shows the side you finished on. The same buttons and the same shared timer work in any browser.
Night feeds with a partner
Many couples split the night: one parent feeds, the other burps, changes and settles. With a shared journal the second parent sees the side and the time on their own phone and logs the diaper that follows, or the bottle if they take a feed, without waking anyone to ask. In the morning, a short summary on Today shows what the other parent logged overnight.
When the pediatrician asks
Check-ups tend to start with the same questions: how often, how long, which side, how many diapers. On Android, Ella turns the last days into a clear PDF summary you can show or send, and the Charts tab has the daily numbers on screen.
When you also pump or top up
Log a bottle top-up separately from nursing, with its amount, and pumping as its own activity. Nursing minutes are never turned into a milk amount, so each number means one thing.
What the charts show
The nursing chart counts nursing sessions per day. Tap a day to see its total nursing time. Every feed, with its sides and times, is in the Journal.
Cluster feeding evenings
Some evenings bring feed after feed. Log each one with a tap. The journal shows them in order with the time between them, and the counter on the widget starts again at each feed, so you always know how long it has been since the latest one started.
How to track breastfeeding with Ella
Start a journal in any browser and add your baby. No account needed to begin.
On Android, add the Ella widget to your home screen.
Tap Left or Right to start the timer. Tap the other side to switch, or the active side to pause or resume. Tap Stop and save when the feed ends.
Check the entry in the journal. Your partner sees it on their phone too.
Other ways to track
Questions parents ask
Can I log a feed without opening the app?
Yes, on Android. The Ella widget has Left and Right buttons on your home screen, and the running timer shows on the lock screen.
Does Ella tell me how much or how often to feed?
No. Ella records what you log and shows it back. For feeding advice, talk to your pediatrician or a lactation consultant.
Can I log both nursing and bottles?
Yes. Nursing, bottle and pumping entries each keep their own type in the same journal.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. Entries are saved on the phone first and sent to your family when the connection is back.
Can I share the history with our pediatrician?
Yes. On Android you can create a PDF summary for a check-up, and export the journal as a CSV file.
How much does it cost?
You can start free, with no ads. We may add optional premium features later, and we will always show the price before you pay anything.
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