Baby Handover Sheet: Free Printable for Grandparents, Partners and Sitters

Leaving your baby with a grandparent, your partner or a sitter? Fill in this sheet once and hand it over. The person helping gets the answers up front, and you get a real break instead of a stream of questions.

What the sheet covers

• Feeding: how your baby feeds, the last feed, when the next one is due and how to prepare it.
• Sleep: when your baby woke, when the next nap is likely and how they settle.
• Diapers: the last change and anything the carer should watch for.
• Health: allergies, any medicine and anything unusual today.
• Comfort: what soothes your baby and what you would rather the carer didn’t do.
• Contacts: your numbers, the pediatrician and your home address for emergency services.
• A carer’s log: a short table for the carer to note feeds, diapers and naps, so you can catch up in a minute when you’re back.

How to use it

Fill in only what matters for today; you don’t need every field. Your answers are saved on this device, so next time you only change what’s different, such as the last feed and the next nap. If you’d rather write by hand, print a blank sheet and keep a few copies on the fridge.

Safe sleep for whoever is helping

Every printed sheet carries a short safe sleep reminder, because grandparents and sitters may have learned different rules. Babies sleep safest on their back, in their own crib or bassinet, on a firm, flat mattress with nothing else in it. That follows the American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep guidance.

This sheet is a memory aid, not medical advice. If your doctor, midwife or pharmacist has given you instructions for your baby, those come first.

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