Cubby for single parents: keeping records, staying on top, doing it largely alone
When you are doing this largely alone, the logistics of baby care land entirely on you. There is no one to split the night feeds with, no one to ask "did you already give the Calpol?" There is no second person to remember things you forget, to carry the pieces of the picture you are not holding. The mental load does not divide. It sits with one person.
This is not a problem that an app solves. But part of that mental load is the record-keeping, and that part a good log can genuinely help with.
The log as memory
Baby care generates a lot of small facts that matter in the moment and disappear quickly: when the last feed was and how long it took, when nappy was last changed, whether the medicine was given and at what time, how the night went. When you have a partner, some of that information lives in two heads. When you are doing this alone, all of it lives in yours.
Logging as you go shifts that weight onto Cubby. The 4am feed you logged half-asleep is there when you wake up. The medicine dose from this afternoon is there when the doctor asks about it. You do not have to try to reconstruct the day from memory. The record is already made.
The medicine log is worth naming specifically. When you are the only adult in the house and baby needs paracetamol, there is no one to cross-check with. Logging the dose and time as soon as you give it means you always know. There is no moment of genuine uncertainty about whether the medicine was given an hour ago or two hours ago.
When there is a co-parent
If you are co-parenting with someone you do not live with, a shared log changes how the handover between households works. Right now, the handover often involves a rushed conversation at the door, a message thread that one person reads more carefully than the other, or a silent gap where each parent assumes the other has the information they need.
Cubby gives both parents the same view of the same record. When baby is with you, you log. When baby is with the other parent, they log. Neither of you has to ask. Neither of you has to summarise a week's worth of feeds and naps at the doorstep. The log is neutral and factual, and both parents can see it. If there is ever a dispute about what happened on whose watch, the record is there.
This is not about surveillance or keeping score. It is about having a shared source of truth that makes the logistics easier and removes a category of disagreement entirely.
Your broader circle
Single parents often have other people who help: a parent, a sibling, a regular babysitter, a friend who takes baby for a few hours. These people are part of the care even if they are not there every day. Cubby's family circle lets you add anyone who helps. They can see the log, they can add to it, and they have the context they need without a lengthy briefing every time.
When a babysitter logs what happened during the afternoon, you come home knowing. When your mother has the baby for the day, everything she logs is in the same record as your entries from the morning. The picture stays complete.
At the doctor, alone
Single parents often go to appointments alone. The doctor asks questions: how is baby feeding? How long have they had the temperature? Has baby had any medicine today? These are questions a parent who kept a log can answer precisely. These are questions that are surprisingly hard to answer from memory after a few sleepless days.
The Cubby log is the backup memory you can open in the consulting room. Feed times, nap durations, medicine doses, symptom notes. You walk in with the same information a two-parent household would have between them.
420+ articles at any hour
One of the harder parts of solo parenting is that there is no one to ask at 11pm when baby has a rash and you are not sure if it is normal. You can call a parent, if they are awake. You can Google, if you trust what comes up. Cubby's article library covers over 420 topics across pregnancy and baby care, written with country-specific content for UAE, India, UK, US and Australian families. It is not a substitute for a doctor. It is the next best thing to having someone knowledgeable you can ask at any hour.
What Cubby does not do
It is worth being honest: Cubby does not replace a support network. It does not replace the practical help of another adult in the house. It does not take the edge off the loneliness that can come with solo parenting. For the moments when you are the only one, it makes the record-keeping easier and the information more accessible. That is a real thing. But it is one thing.
Frequently asked questions
Can I share the Cubby log with my co-parent even if we don't live together?
Yes. Add your co-parent to your family circle and they see the same log regardless of where they are. When the baby is with them, they log. When the baby is with you, you log. Both parents see the complete record. There is no geographic restriction on who can be in the circle.
I'm doing this mostly alone — what features of Cubby are most useful for me?
The daily log is the core: feeds, nappies, naps, medicines and milestones, all timestamped and in one place. The medicine log is particularly useful when you are the only adult tracking doses. The article library is there at any hour. And the family circle lets you include anyone who helps, even occasionally, so the record stays complete.
Will my co-parent be able to edit or delete my entries?
Circle members can add and edit log entries so that whoever has the baby can keep an accurate record. Every entry is timestamped, so the history of what was recorded and when is traceable.
Can I give a babysitter access without giving them full access to everything?
You add and remove circle members yourself. Add a babysitter when they need access and remove them afterwards. They see the care log — feeds, nappies, naps, medicines — while they are in the circle. Your private notes are not visible to circle members.
I see a doctor alone — can Cubby help me prepare for appointments?
Yes. The log gives you a precise record of feeds, sleep patterns, medicine doses and symptom timing that you can open in the consulting room and answer questions from directly. Cubby Pro also generates a doctor visit PDF you can bring with you or share ahead of the appointment.