Daily care
Baby Care Profile: Allergies and Instructions
A baby care profile holding allergies, contacts and how things are done, so anyone stepping in can read it instead of being briefed.
By the YeYeKids Editorial Team Updated
Every family ends up writing the same note. Allergies, the pediatrician’s number, how the bottle is prepared, which blanket matters, who to call if nobody answers. It gets texted to a babysitter, forgotten, and rewritten next month.
A baby care profile is that note kept in one place, attached to the child rather than to a conversation, so anyone stepping in can read it without being briefed.
What belongs in the profile
The test is simple: would a competent adult who has never met your baby need this in the first hour? If yes, it goes in the profile. If it is only relevant to today, it belongs in the daily log instead.
Keep it short enough that it actually gets read. A profile that runs to two screens will be skimmed, and the allergy at the bottom is the thing that gets missed.
- Allergies, intolerances and anything that must never be given
- Medication currently in use, and who authorises it
- Pediatrician and emergency contacts, with numbers that work
- How feeds are prepared and given — quantities, temperature, position
- Sleep essentials: the sleep space, the routine, what settles them
Written once, correct everywhere
The reason this beats a note in a phone is that it stops diverging. When the pediatrician’s number changes, it changes for the nanny, the grandparents and the babysitter at the same moment.
It also survives the handover nobody planned for. If a parent is unreachable and someone else has to take over, the instructions are already with the child rather than in a message thread.
Share the profile without sharing everything
A babysitter needs the allergy and the emergency number. They do not need the full medical history, and a grandparent following photos does not need either.
Keep profile access separate from timeline access, and review it when someone’s role ends. The most common privacy mistake families make is not oversharing at the start but forgetting to remove access afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the profile and the daily log?
The profile is what stays true — allergies, contacts, how things are done. The log is what happened today. Mixing them means the important standing information gets buried.
Can a babysitter see the profile without seeing everything else?
Yes. Access is granted per person, so someone can be given the care instructions without the full history or the family feed.
Is this a substitute for medical records?
No. It is practical care information for the people looking after your child. Diagnoses, prescriptions and clinical history belong with your pediatrician.
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