>I never have done a test weigh, afraid the results will be more damaging to
>the moms confidence, hopefully Jack Newman wont mind me quoting him
>
>"I hate test
>weighings.  All I hear from lactation consultants is how test weighings
>reassure mothers, but all I hear from mothers is how much it depressed them"
>From Jack
>
>>>
>>  Have pre feed and post feed weights been done with this mom and baby?
>>  --
>>  Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]
>>
>
>  Cindy


I am glad to say test weighs have not been done in the UK for about
20 years - well, they are very rarely done.  We have discussed this
before on Lactnet, and I did concede that in the right hands, with
the right support and information and follow-up, I could just about
imagine a scenario where it might help an individual mother and baby
[while remaining puzzled about what one single feed could tell you ;
) ]..and after all, there are some very experienced and respected
people on this list who do them, and I bow to that.

But when they are done here, I can honestly say I have never once
come across a situation where they have helped preserve the bf, or
helped the mother's confidence...but of course here the people who do
the test weighing may not give the right support, follow-up etc etc.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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