How to keep baby growth charts at home
To track growth at home, log weight, height and head circumference when you measure them. The points land on the chart. You do not wait for the next visit to see whether the slope is holding.
Three measurements, not ten
Weight, length, head circumference. That is what the official health record follows. The rest (thigh, the mood of the scale) helps no one.
Weigh in the same conditions every time: same time of day, same scale, baby naked or in a light onesie. Clothes add more noise than a real gain.
The slope matters more than one number
A single weight says almost nothing. Two or three points a week apart show whether the curve stays in its channel. That is what the pediatrician reads, not Tuesday's extra gram.
In Wibou each measurement lives with the feeds and the nights. You do not keep one table in Notes, another in a health app, a third on a folded scrap in the bag.
Prepare the visit, do not replace the record
The official health booklet stays the reference. Wibou fills the gaps: you arrive with the last measurements, plus that week's feeding and sleep rhythm.
If a reading looks wild, measure again before deleting it. Scales lie once. Two readings in a row that agree are stronger.
When to worry outside the app
A sharp break in the curve, a baby not regaining birth weight on the expected pace: talk to the doctor. The app plots points. It does not diagnose.
Questions
Should I weigh the baby every day?
No. Once or twice a week is enough unless a clinician asked for more. Too many weigh-ins and you read noise, not a slope.
What scale should I use at home?
A baby scale, or you plus baby minus you on an adult scale, always the same one. Consistency beats the model.