

When I first set up the device, it kept flashing an error message, which the included start-up pamphlet instructed me was a WiFi connection issue likely due to an incorrect network name or password.
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Setting up the Talli is fairly uncomplicated and follows the same steps as many other app-connected devices: download the app, create an account, add a device, connect to a WiFi network and you’re done. The rear contains slots to wall-mount the Talli using the included hardware. There’s also a small WiFi button on the lower right that’s used during setup, and the company says that WiFi is only used when the device is transmitting an event. Events that happen at the same time - say, a wet and dirty diaper - require simultaneous button presses. It has two rows of four activity buttons with icons to indicate which action the button is assigned to: bottle feeding, solid food, wet diaper, dirty diaper, sleeping, nursing, pumping or “miscellaneous,” which can be customized within the app.

The Talli is a white and faux-woodgrain box with rounded edges, roughly the size of a small but stuffed wallet. A single-function device to track kids’ care may not sound like a big deal, but if you’ve ever tried to operate a touchscreen with diaper cream all over your hands, you may be able to see the utility here. The Talli Baby one-touch tracker includes seven pre-assigned buttons and a miscellaneous eighth, and it pairs with an app to provide you the best of both worlds. Talli sells a $99 physical gadget for this purpose: a single-touch tracking device that lets busy, sleep-deprived parents push a button to log activities like bottle feeds and bedtimes. Regardless, I’m trying to get us all back into an established pattern of meals and nap times so I’ve been wanting to re-establish my habit of logging all their details. That’s partially because our routines were interrupted with a recent move and partially because they really want to play with my phone every time they see it. That’s worked well so far, but now that my kids are older, I’ve had a harder time immediately logging their events. Since I brought my twins home from the hospital, I’ve used an app to note every bottle, diaper change, nap, medication, bath time and more. The amount of stuff that mom’s need to keep track of is, in a word, immense. Never in my life did I think it would be important for me to know when someone else had pooped, but then I became a mom and here we are.
