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Re: Another new grandbaby
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Cheryl Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:55:17 -0400
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I see a lot of literature mentioning that normal weight loss after birth being 5-7% with up to 10% of birth weight still being considered "normal".  Lawrence and Lawrence speaks to 10% being absolute maximum.  However, in personal experience, my own children all lost at least a full pound (or a little more) within the day after birth even with birth weights varying from 6.5 to 9.2.  The concept of baby being born super-hydrated from IV during labor doesn't not apply to my last two births with no IVs, but it is an explanation that I used with parents that are concerned with a baby that dropped more than 10% and is nursing well and wetting well.  

Cheryl Taylor, CBE
Website Director
www.drjaygordon.com

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