Diane, for the sake of simplicity, how about calling that first day
Day 0?  Then the rest of the days have cardinal and ordinal numbers
that match.  Much less potential for confusion.  These poor
postpartum moms are already weary from trying to figure out how 40
weeks equals 9 months.  :-)

Warmly,
Margaret
Longmont, CO


>
>I just changed my "First Week Breastfeeding Log" from "Day 1", "Day 2", etc
>to "Day 1 (before baby is 1 day old)", "Day 2 (baby is 1 day old)", and so
>on, up through "Day 7 (baby is 6 days old)."

<snip>

>Do parents (or even health care providers) really get it that a baby is only
>4 days old on Day 5?  That the transition diapers we expect to see on Day 3
>or 4 should be happening when a baby is 2 or 3 days old?

<snip>

>--
>Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY
>www.wiessinger.baka.com

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