New motherhood is filled with challenges and uncertainty. How often should you change the baby? How often should Baby be bathed? When will Baby's umbilical cord drop off?

If you breastfeed your baby, you may have additional worries and concerns. Am I doing this right? Is Baby getting enough to eat? Do I have enough milk? One way you can minimize these concerns is by keeping a breastfeeding journal.

Laura Rees of Columbus, Ohio, found that keeping a breastfeeding journal helped. "It was very helpful because it helped me keep track of which side to start on," she says. "It also helped me monitor how much the baby was eating, since I had a good record of how many times he had eaten during the day – and night."

For Laureen Hudson of Vallejo, Calif., keeping a journal helped her keep track of a baby with food sensitivities. "My older boy is sensitive to corn, dairy, artificial colors and flavors and citric acid," she says. "I figured all this out from journaling about what I ate and how he reacted. My younger boy didn't have half the health problems the older did because of all I learned from the process."

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