Marsha Walker wrote:  In terms of visual aids for stomach capacity, I
calculated the capacity of a marble at 2.1ml, a shooter marble at
8.2ml?(a?possible day 1 feed volume), a ping pong ball at 26.ml (a typical
day 2 feed volume), and a walnut at 9-11ml (a day 1 feed volume). The feed
volumes are also dependent on the size of the baby. Another visual aid for
stomach capacity is the size of the baby's fist.

 

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

 

Lee Galasso, MS, LLLL, IBCLC, RLC

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"Children are Born with the Right to be Breastfed"

 


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