Jaye said, "When I go to a Ped's office I always check the scales - frequently they are not level, there is a weight already on it when it is empty so it is already 'off' and who knows when they were calibrated last, or if they were even calibrated correctly." Another thing, Jaye, and I KNOW that you are aware of this, most often the peds weigh a babe with a minimum of a diaper on (sometimes an entire outfit!) What you permit, you promote Royce Anderson RN, IBCLC, RLC, CD (DONA) The Focal Point *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]