Dear all:

In case some of you are wondering whether or not you should keep your scales or not, I 
found the source of the error and feel much better that at least the pediatrician and I 
were consistent on this particular error.  When you see an error that is consistent and 
remains the same no matter what you do, that means something is wrong somewhere in 
the calculations.  

The source of the error was a flip in the numerator and denominator.  It truly is about 
28.3 g/oz or if you flip it over, about 35.2 oz/kg.  That was the really sneaky part that 
slowed me down in catching my math error since it was close enough to the 30 g per 
ounce that I didn't recheck my numerator and denominator and instead blamed the 
conversions.  

There still seems to be a little bit of difference in the conversions used in the CDC and 
WHO charts --- at least graphically.

Thank you to those of you who also checked your own scales and helped me figure out 
my glitch.

Glad I'm not calculating anyone's medication dosages!

Best, Susan

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