42%
of working parents rely on grandparents for childcare
Per a 2023 Harris Poll. Grandparents are the single most common childcare arrangement in the US — and they deserve better than a sticky note on the counter.
For every adult who has the baby
Grandma shouldn’t need a briefing. Or a group chat.
Nearly half of working parents lean on grandparents for childcare, and the handoff still runs on texts, sticky notes and “she ate around… ten?”. mybabynotes puts the same live log on every trusted adult’s phone — grandparents, the nanny, a doula, a night nurse. They see this morning’s feeds before they arrive; you watch naps happen from work; nobody transcribes anything at pickup.
Up to six adults per household · No app store — installs from the browser · Invite by code · One price per household
The village is real
Most babies are cared for by more than two people. Most baby apps aren’t.
The data on who actually holds the baby says “household”, not “couple” — and every extra caregiver is another handoff that needs the same information.
1 in 4
under-fives are in a grandparent’s care while parents work
US Census data. For babies under one, care by a relative at home is more common than daycare centers — the “extra caregiver” isn’t an edge case, it’s the norm.
50-sheet
paper “nanny log” pads still sell by the stack
Printable daily sheets and carbon-copy log pads remain bestsellers on Amazon and Etsy — proof the need is universal, and that the state of the art is often still paper that stays behind when you leave.
6
adults per household here — for one price
Two parents with full control plus four caregivers, all with the live log. Daycare-style software charges per seat, per month; a household here is one price with everyone included — $5/mo, $50/yr, or $60 once for an 18-month pass. Pricing →
Sources: The Harris Poll (2023) · US Census via Child Care Aware · National Center for Education Statistics
Parents and caregivers
Everyone can log. Only you can run the household.
Two roles, clear lines
Parents control settings, members and invites. Caregivers log feeds, diapers and sleep, run live timers, and cover — but can’t change anything about the household. Grandma can’t accidentally delete the baby; the night nurse can’t see your settings.
Invites grandparents can actually complete
Every invite is a short code — emailed, or shown on your screen to read over the phone. The app installs from the browser on any phone or laptop: no app store, no password reset maze before they’ve even started.
Shifts work for sitters too
Date night is a cover: the sitter is already holding the baby, so you put them on cover in one tap — no acceptance step to wait on — and they see a plan drafted from the baby’s rhythm: next feed, meds, bedtime. Say “until 10” and it ends at 10 on its own. You get a summary when you’re back, not a shrug. Same flow parents use tosplit the night.
Trusted circle, nothing more
No public anything — the only people who see your baby’s day are the six you invited. No ads, no data brokers, and the whole thing can live on your own server. The privacy story →
Fair questions
Can grandparents really use it?
That was a design goal. It installs from the browser — no app store, no account-creation maze — and works on iPhone, Android or a laptop. Logging is four taps with big targets, the invite is a code you can text or read over the phone, and if they only ever check “when did she last eat?”, that alone earns its place on their phone.
What can a caregiver see and do?
Caregivers see the baby’s log and can add entries, run nursing and sleep timers, and cover — everything needed to actually care for the baby. They can’t change settings, invite or remove people, or touch household membership. Parents keep full control. Up to six adults per household.
How is this better than the paper daily sheet our nanny uses?
Same idea, but live and permanent: you see feeds and naps as they happen from work instead of reading a summary at 6pm, the nanny sees this morning’s log instead of starting blind, nothing gets lost, and the whole history is exportable — including as a CSV for the pediatrician. And unlike daycare software, it’s priced per household, not per seat.
Give the whole village one log.
Parents, grandparents, nanny, night nurse — one live record, one price.