As I said in my original post about  support group I run at my  
hospital - I have a scale. And yes, it is ridiculous how compulsively  
moms weigh their obviously thriving babies. On the other hand, there  
has been more than one occasion where a serious problem was caught  
because moms came and weighed their baby. Also, so few of the docs in  
my hospital do the first check at 3-5 days. I tell parents this is  
the AAP rec when they are going home, but because their doc has told  
them to come in at a week or 2 or whatever, I rest a little easier  
knowing they can come to Friday Afternoon Breastfeeding Club and get  
a weight before that. I can also follow up on my outpt's if weight is  
a concern. Yes, I know, all these things would be better with more  
individualized appointments, but I do the best with what I have. So,  
I'm keeping my scale.

I also think how you react to less than wonderful weight gain  
influences the moms. If a baby has been gaining well I say, let's see  
what it is next week. And then I launch into why it's not good to  
weigh too much and how you want to look at other variables (is baby  
hitting his dev. milestones, does he look healthy, etc?), and our  
problem in the US isn't underweight, it's obesity. I don't really  
think the answer is just don't let them see a scale.

Andrea Tran RN, IBCLC
Erie/Boulder, Colorado 

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