Chris, I too count diapers and I liked your suggestions for how to show &
tell to parents.  But in the very early days I maintain that it is the
dirty diapers that are more important for judging input and remains fairly
important for several weeks to about 2 mo.  I don't worry too much about
dirty diapers once I see the little cheeks getting plump.

Actually I haven't ever test weighed pre-post feeds (well just once on the
hospital's new scale - I was really curious to see if it worked).
But back to my comment- I depend on output evaluation, general appearance.
I also have a sneaky feeling that some of those who are dependent on scales
may  be newer LCs.  Those of us who have looked at hundreds and thousands
of babies  have a "sixth sense" about the baby who doesn't look quite
"right."
Sincerely, Pat in SNJ

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