There was a lot of discussion on this a couple of months back, as I 
asked in order to help Kristi Tullis do her excellent powerpoint 
presentation to staff (email Kristi and she'll send it to you).

The results were a grape, a  cherry tomato and a small normal sized 
tomato for 1, 3 and 10 days old.  Kristi used fruit in her presentation 
to keep the link with food.  I orginally thought a kiwi fruit might be a 
better day 10, but tomatos were easier and cheaper!  (Kristi split the 
staff into small groups, and handed them a fruit selection from 
blueberry up to grapefruit, and asked them to select the right fruit for 
1, 3 and 10 days.)

Morgan Gallagher


Lee Galasso wrote:
> Hi Marsha - Your post made me think about the following:  When I look at the
> new sizes of the belly balls, I wonder about the "chicken egg" size.  To me,
> it looks gigantic compared to the fist of most newborns.  What say you?  Do
> you have any suggestions that would be closer to what is the size on Day 10?
> Also, I find the idea of 60 mls, let alone 81 mls, a lot for a 10 day old
> who weighs less than 8 lbs on average (i.e., needs <2 ozs, 10 times/day).
> Most newborns eat a lot more than 10x in 24 hours.  Furthermore:  Doesn't it
> look as if a walnut would hold the same as a ping pong ball (Day 3)?  Of
> course, all of this is eyeballing the objects, not actually measuring.  I
> appreciate anything you can add to this.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Lee
>   

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