Children & Adolescents Clinic

 Home Parent's Guide

Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 10.0
Illustration

Crying Diary

For a crying diary chart, click here

If your child cries a lot, please collect the following information before you make an initial or follow-up appointment. This information may be very helpful in reaching a correct diagnosis.

Date:

Crying

Time of onset:

Time Since Feeding/Sleeping

Minutes since last feeding:

Minutes since last sleep:

Crying Duration

Total minutes:

What quieted your baby?*

* Options for quieting your baby: holding, gentle movement, massage, front carrier, swing, turn on peaceful music, turn off TV or radio, remove or add layers of clothing, change diaper, pacifier, warm bath, babysitter, feeding, putting in crib, etc.

Sleep

Time when started sleeping:

Total sleep time:


Written by B.D. Schmitt, M.D., author of "Your Child's Health," Bantam Books.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems