Data Import in Mango Baby

Mango Baby has an experimental feature you can use to import data (Mango Baby Premium required). It's supported with best effort. In case it doesn't work, don't hesitate to contact me via the in-app Send feedback button in Settings.

Changelog

  • v2023.5 added support to import an additional Notes column to all logs.
  • v2023.5 added support to import Solid, Weight, Length, and Head Size logs.

Supported Formats

Mango Baby fully supports importing csv data files that were originally exported from Mango Baby itself. The format is described below.

Nursing Logs

CSV header: Time,Left duration,Right duration,Starting side, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Left duration: Nursing duration of the left side.
  • Right duration: Nursing duration of the right side.
  • Starting side: Options of Left, Right, and Unknown.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Nursing logs example:

Time,Left duration,Right duration,Starting side,Notes
2021-06-04T19:16:13-08:00,14m 13s,11m 51s,Right,
2021-06-04T17:14:42-08:00,10m 36s,6m 59s,Left,Feeling happy
2021-06-04T15:31:05-08:00,14m 31s,12m 11s,Right,

Diaper Logs

CSV header: Time,Kind, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Kind: Options of Wet, Dirty, Mixed, Dry, and Unknown.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Diaper logs example:

Time,Kind,Notes
2021-06-04T13:20:00-08:00,Wet,
2021-06-04T11:21:29-08:00,Wet,
2021-06-04T09:44:53-08:00,Dirty,There was an explosion... 🌋

Sleep Logs

CSV header: Time,Duration, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Duration: Sleep duration.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Sleep logs example:

Time,Duration,Notes
2021-06-04T12:02:39-08:00,1h 3m 5s,
2021-06-04T09:40:00-08:00,1h 24m 34s,
2021-06-04T07:41:50-08:00,1h 21m 28s,

Bottle Logs

CSV header: Time,Kind,Amount, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Kind: Options of Expressed, Formula, and Unknown.
  • Amount: Amount of the bottle, in the format of [value] [oz|mL]. Examples: 5.6 oz, 86 mL.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Bottle logs example:

Time,Type,Amount,Notes
2021-06-04T15:20:02-07:00,Expressed,3.0 oz,
2021-06-04T11:45:39-07:00,Expressed,3.0 oz,
2021-06-04T08:40:55-07:00,Expressed,2.5 oz,

Pumping Logs

CSV header: Time,Duration,Left Amount,Right Amount,Total Amount, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Duration: Pumping duration.
  • Left amount: Either N/A, or amount of the left side, in the format of [value] [oz|mL]. Examples: N/A, 2.6 oz, 52 mL.
  • Right amount: Either N/A, or amount of the left side, in the format of [value] [oz|mL]. Examples: N/A, 2.6 oz, 52 mL.
  • Total amount: Total amount, in the format of [value] [oz|mL]. Examples: 2.6 oz, 52 mL.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Pumping logs example:

Time,Duration,Left Amount,Right Amount,Total Amount,Notes
2021-06-04T19:54:44-07:00,20m 16s,3.0,2.8,5.8 oz,
2021-06-04T11:31:38-07:00,22m 5s,N/A,N/A,6 oz,

Solid Logs

NEW in v2023.5.

CSV header: Time, Kind, Amount, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Kind: Cereal, Finger Food, Fruit, Meat, Puree, Veggie, Other. Unrecognized values will be imported as Other with the original value added to the Notes field.
  • Amount: Either N/A, or amount in the format of [value] [oz|g]. Examples: 1.5 oz, 50 g.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Solid logs example

Time,Kind,Amount,Notes
2021-06-04T10:02:00-07:00,Fruit,3 oz,Banana time
2021-06-04T10:01:00-07:00,Puree,2 oz,
2021-06-04T10:00:00-07:00,Other,N/A,

Weight Logs

NEW in v2023.5.

CSV header: Time, Weight, Percentile, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Weight: The weight in the format of [value1] lbs [value2] oz or [value] kg. Examples: 8 lbs 3 oz, 4.5 kg.
  • Percentile: This column is ignored as percentiles are calculated.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Weight logs example

Time,Weight,Percentile,Notes
2021-06-04T10:00:00-07:00,9 lbs 15 oz,68%,Measured by pediatrician
2021-06-14T10:00:00-07:00,10 lbs 9 oz,67%,Measured at home

Length Logs

NEW in v2023.5.

CSV header: Time, Length, Percentile, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Length: The length in the format of [value] [cm|in]. Examples: 54.2 cm, 21.3 in.
  • Percentile: This column is ignored as percentiles are calculated.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Length logs example

Time,Length,Percentile,Notes
2021-06-04T10:00:00-07:00,53.8 cm,51%,Measured by pediatrician
2021-06-14T10:00:00-07:00,55 cm,53%,Measured at home

Head Size Logs

NEW in v2023.5.

CSV header: Time, Head Size, Percentile, Notes.

  • Time: Date and time in the ISO 8601 format.
  • Head Size: The head size (circumference) in the format of [value] [cm|in]. Examples: 54.2 cm, 21.3 in.
  • Percentile: This column is ignored as percentiles are calculated.
  • Notes: Free form text. This column is optional.

Head size logs example

Time,Head Size,Percentile,Notes
2021-06-04T10:00:00-07:00,37.4 cm,58%,Measured by pediatrician
2021-06-14T10:00:00-07:00,36.8 cm,57%,Measured at home

Other Log Types

Other log types are not supported yet. If you want them to be prioritized, don't hesitate to contact me via the in-app Send feedback button in Settings.

Duration Format

The duration format [value1]d [value2]h [value3]m [value4]s represents a total duration of value1 days, value2 hours, value3 minutes, and value4 seconds. Maximum number of hours is 23. maximum number of minutes and seconds is 59. There are no maximum number of days. If any of the component has a zero value, it could be omitted. At least one component is required.

Duration examples: 1h, 1h 34m, 1h 4s, 45s.

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