A5 sick log inserts for fevers, doses, drinks and doctor calls

The A5 sick log gives you 26 undated inserts for A5 or Half Letter ring binders and discbound planners, made to note symptoms, temperatures, medicines, drinks and calls to the doctor while someone at home is ill. You receive both an A5 and a Half Letter PDF, and print-and-cut A4 and Letter versions are included that fit two pages on a single sheet. It is an instant PDF download, so nothing arrives by mail.

Sick days are tiring enough. These pages carry the details so your head does not have to.

How the A5 sick log keeps sick days clear

Once a child or partner falls ill, hours and nights run together, and it gets hard to recall the last dose or the last fever reading. Jot down each temperature, medicine and drink next to the time on dedicated logs, then see the whole week on one symptom page and one temperature chart. When you phone the doctor or the nurse line, every detail is right there.

A handoff page brings a grandparent or sitter up to speed in a minute, and a two-page daily spread holds a full sick day. The small format slips into the binder you already take to appointments, and you simply reprint the episode pages whenever a new illness starts.

Who will love this sick day log

• Parents of babies, toddlers and school-age children who want every fever, dose and doctor call written down in one place
• Anyone who keeps family health pages in an A5 6-ring, half letter or junior discbound planner
• Partners and grown children looking after someone at home and sharing that care with others
• Families who would rather read from written notes than rely on memory when speaking to a nurse or doctor

Design and printing details

• Calm, minimal look: white pages with soft blush pink accents that are light on ink
• Generous margins on each page, so a home printer never trims anything
• Two portrait page sizes, A5 at 148 x 210 mm and Half Letter at 5.5 x 8.5 inches, plus print-and-cut sheets for A4 and US Letter
• Undated, so a fresh set can be printed for every illness while the family pages stay in front
• Mirrored margins: a 14 mm binding edge that sits left on odd pages and right on even ones, with 8 mm on the outside
• Lines and table rows spaced at least 6.5 mm apart, easy to write in on a small page
• Print-and-cut sheets are marked with a dashed middle line and small ticks, so one cut gives two pages
• Keep it in a binder or on a clipboard, or ask a print shop to spiral bind it

Inside the A5 sick log: 26 pages

1. 1Cover showing the contents of all 26 pages, plus your name and the date you begin
2. 2A 6 step guide to using the log, a checklist of what to print whenever someone gets ill, ideas for keeping it within reach and a reminder that this is not medical advice
3. 3Health details for up to 4 family members, covering name, birthday, allergies, ongoing conditions, everyday medicines, blood type and weight
4. 4A 13 row phone list (family and children's doctors, nurse line, pharmacy, urgent care, the school nurse and office, daycare, work, the dentist, a neighbor, a backup carer and one blank row), along with insurance and emergency details
5. 5Sick day kit planner: four checklists for basic care, comfort items, food and drink and the medicine cabinet, plus items to buy and kit review dates
6. 6Illness episode log covering who is ill (name, age, weight, start date, time first noticed, allergies), how it began, the first symptoms, your first steps and anyone else who might be coming down with it
7. 7Episode timeline: 13 lines to note the time, the date, what you observed and whether it is improving, unchanged or worse, plus the day you rang the doctor and the day it ended
8. 8Symptom tracker to tick 14 common symptoms and 2 of your own over 7 days, with the day 1 date and changes worth raising with the doctor
9. 9Temperature record of 17 lines for the time, date, reading, how it was taken and a note, with a method key and Fahrenheit or Celsius to circle
10. 10Weekly temperature chart with AM and PM columns across 7 days and a scale you set, plus the highest and lowest readings and any patterns
11. 11Medicine given record: 19 lines for the time, date, medicine name, dose as printed on the label and the person who gave it (a record, not guidance)
12. 12Prescription tracker noting each medicine, the prescriber, when it started, the course length and the label wording, with a 10 day grid of morning, midday, evening and bedtime boxes and space for side effects and pharmacist questions
13. 13Fluids and food log with 10 rows for drinks, 5 for food, a bathroom or diaper tally and foods that stayed down
14. 14Left half of the daily spread: the patient, day number, a scale from worse to better, 10 tickable symptoms, room for 6 temperature readings and 5 lines for medicines
15. 15Right half of the daily spread: 10 circles to fill as they drink, meals, naps and rest, notes to pass to the doctor and what to watch the next day
16. 16Night and rest page: 6 lines for naps and sleep, 7 lines to note each time they woke and how you responded, what soothed them and whose turn it is overnight
17. 17Notes from 2 calls to the doctor: when you called, who answered, what you described, the advice, what happens next and when to phone again
18. 18Questions for the doctor with a short illness summary, a checklist of things to have ready and a table for 10 questions and their answers
19. 19Notes after a doctor visit: the clinic, date, reason and weight, the doctor's comments, any prescriptions and directions, home care, when to ring again, follow-up and a doctor's note checklist
20. 20Absence notes: 7 lines for missed school or daycare days, 6 lines for missed work and who stepped in, a return to school checklist and homework to collect
21. 21Handoff sheet for a sitter, partner or grandparent showing today's medicines so far, the latest temperature, the last meal and drink, dos and don'ts and key numbers
22. 22Household plan to stop germs spreading, with who does what, simple meals, errands and other people at home to keep an eye on
23. 23Recovery checklist for feeling better, easing back into routine, resetting the house and sorting paperwork, then what worked best and ideas for the next time
24. 24Comfort notes for three people: the things that soothe them and the foods and drinks they love when unwell
25. 25Illness history: 16 lines recording who, which illness, the dates, any doctor visit and days missed, with upcoming checkups and patterns below
26. 26Dot grid notes

Files in your download

• A5 Sick Day Log as an A5 PDF (148 x 210 mm), 26 pages
• A5 Sick Day Log as a Half Letter PDF (5.5 x 8.5 inches), 26 pages
• Print and cut A4 PDF: 13 landscape sheets holding two A5 pages each
• Print and cut US Letter PDF: 13 landscape sheets holding two half letter pages each
• Read Me First, a PDF guide to printing, cutting and hole punching, with a page finder

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know before you buy

• These pages are PDFs meant for printing and are not a hyperlinked digital planner, though most note taking apps will let you import the file and handwrite on it.
• You are buying a digital download, and no physical item is shipped.
• Colors may look a little different on your screen than on paper.
• Please keep the files for your own personal use and do not share, resell or redistribute them.
• Since digital files are not returnable, we cannot take them back, but email us if a file does not open or print well and we will help quickly.
• The pages have no punch marks because ring spacing differs between brands. Punch the wide inner margin with your A5 6-hole, junior or disc punch.
• This is a record keeping tool only, not medical advice. It does not diagnose or treat anything, and it does not suggest medicines or doses. Follow the label and your doctor, nurse or pharmacist at all times, and call your local emergency number in an emergency.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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