The question was why undress and stress a baby to check for only  
intake...not getting the weight in general for assessment of overall weight  gain.  
Simple.  I have all my moms and babes skin to skin  anyway.  Might as well undress 
the baby.  I don't think  of it as stressful, they are not crying or 
frustrated, they are comfy and  being held gently while being undressed and show no 
signs they don't like it,  and if they do start to fuss we simply stop and wait.  
No need to upset a  baby or rush them.  They are weighed tummy down on a 
comfy surface and then  into mommas arms for time to just snuggle and be skin to 
skin while we  talk....before we even worry about how to latch, etc.  This is 
why I  schedule appointments between feedings so babies are not coming to me 
hungry and  frustrated and upset.  If they are, we would feed, calm, and wait.   
Granted my visits last a couple of hours at the minimum, but I prefer it that 
 way.  There is no rush, lots of patience and gentle handling of babies so  
not a lot of stress and crying.
 
Take care,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC who has a long post on scales waiting, but  
keeps reading her exact thoughts from someone else so doesn't need to hit send. 
 Haha.

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