OBubba is the baby tracker that learns your little one's rhythm — so feeds, naps, night wakes, weaning and handovers stop living in one tired parent's memory.
Free to download on iPhone & Android · Built by a mum, guided by NHS & WHO.
Free to downloadPrivate & secureiPhone & AndroidBuilt by a mumNHS & WHO-informed
A peek inside OBubba
The whole baby day, in one calm place.
From feeds and night wakes to handovers and growth, OBubba keeps the day together — then gently makes sense of it.
Bubba Care handovers
Share the routine, feeding info and safe-sleep essentials with anyone caring for your baby.
Sleep that reads the whole night
The fireflies rhythm clock, gentle bedtime paths and one-tap night logs — for the 3am nobody warns you about.
Grow together, gently
Milestones, play ideas and development context, week by week as your baby grows.
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Less mental load
Feeds, sleep, nappies, medicine, growth and notes stop living in one exhausted parent's memory.
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Personal rhythm
OBubba learns from the baby in front of you, not a generic chart that makes every day feel like a test.
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Better handovers
Bubba Care gives partners, grandparents and nurseries the latest context — no five-text recap.
For the whole family
Care that doesn't depend on one tired recap.
When the whole baby day lives in one place, everyone who helps can actually help — without a five-text handover or a hurried doorstep briefing.
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Partner Sync
Keeps both parents on the same live picture in real time — feeds, naps and night wakes update for both of you at once.
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Bubba Care handovers
Share the latest context with grandparents, nurseries and babysitters, so care never depends on a tired recap.
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Parent Room
Holds a little space for how you are doing, not just the baby — because tired parents matter too.
Learn about baby sleep
Baby sleep makes more sense once you can see it.
Newborn sleep feels random because it is hidden — scattered across a long day and two tired memories. When you can see the pattern, the 3am questions get quieter. Here are a few of the ideas OBubba is built around.
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Wake windows, not the clock
Young babies settle best after a set amount of awake time, rather than at fixed clock times. Watch the window and overtiredness has less room to build.
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Catnaps are normal
Short, frequent naps are typical in the early months while sleep cycles mature. A 30-minute nap is not a failure — it's a newborn being a newborn.
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Night wakes aren't a verdict
Waking in the night is biology, not a sign you've done something wrong. Seeing the weekly trend — not one rough night — is what makes it feel survivable.
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Wind-down beats willpower
A calm, repeatable run-up to sleep — dimmer light, quieter room, the same few cues — usually helps more than any single trick.
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Every baby is different
Charts describe averages, not your baby. OBubba learns from the little person in front of you and adjusts as they grow.
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Shared sleep, shared load
When everyone can see the same nap log, nobody has to hold the whole day in their head. That alone helps everyone rest a little better.
Age
Awake time, very roughly
Newborn (0–3 months)
around 45–60 minutes
3–6 months
around 1.5–2.5 hours
6–12 months
around 2.5–3.5 hours
12 months and up
around 3.5–5 hours
These ranges are a loose starting point, not a target — real babies vary enormously and that is normal. OBubba personalises to your baby as you log. This page is general information, not medical advice; for any worries about your baby's sleep, feeding, growth or health, please speak to your health visitor, midwife or GP.
"Fireflies are a symbol of hope. Each firefly you see is another parent up at the same time, lighting your sky with hope."
— The OBubba Fireflies, on the baby sleep timer
Our story
OBubba was built by a mum — me.
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I didn't set out to build an app. I set out to survive the newborn fog — the 3am feeds, the "wait, which side was it?", the handover texts that never quite captured the day. The tools I found felt like spreadsheets bolted to a stopwatch. None of them understood that I was tired, that my baby wasn't a chart, and that the person taking over needed context, not a data dump.
So I built the thing I wished existed: an app that quietly learns your baby's rhythm, carries the mental load for you, and lets the people who help actually help. Every feature in OBubba started as a real moment in my own home — the fireflies, the gentle predictions, Bubba Care handovers, all of it.
OBubba is still mine to look after, and I read every message that comes in. If it makes one night feel a little less lonely, it's doing its job.
Found something that helped? Something that didn't? An idea for the baby app you wish existed? It goes straight to a real person — the founder — not a ticket queue. Whether you need a hand or just want to share a thought, this is the place.
