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Notes from building a baby logbook: what it does, what it refuses to do, and why.
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I built this because I needed it
A logbook for my own daughter: why centralising it mattered, and the three engineering decisions I was not willing to compromise on — no data sold, everything exportable, and the parts you need at 3am free forever.
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Kraamzorg explained, for people who did not grow up here
The Netherlands sends a trained maternity carer to your home for the first week after birth. What it is, who comes, what they do, and what to arrange.
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Why this app will never tell you your baby is fine
The most requested feature in every baby app is reassurance. We will not ship it — not as a disclaimer, but as a rule with a test that fails the build.
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Logging one-handed at 3am
Notes from building a baby logbook for the worst moment of the day: one thumb, no light, no signal, and a person who will not remember any of it tomorrow.
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The logbook, not the lecture: why Hodierna exists
The kraamzorg leaves a paper book behind. This is the story of moving it onto the phone that was already in our hand — and of what we refused to build along the way.