Nina says about test  weighing:
 
<<It cannot tell us  how
much milk an individual healthy baby, whose mother is  experiencing
commonplace feeding difficulties, needs or whether the volume of  milk taken
is adequate to meet those needs.>>
 
 
I certainly agree with you, Nina, but  my hunch is that the vast majority of 
us that are using ac/pc weights (HATE the  term "test" weights) are NOT using 
it for "commonplace" feeding  difficulties.  Most often we are using them 
because we have an infant who  is not gaining appropriately or is having huge 
feeding difficulties.  I  find it immensely useful in my practice -- but in my 
practice, I am seeing  problems -- not the common garden variety, but the more 
unusual problems.  
 
Perhaps you are concerned with  "routine" test weights?  I don't know that 
anyone is doing that, but I  could be wrong.
 
I don't think the moms I work with  find it a *test* of their worthiness -- 
they are eager to see what the baby is  doing (and I always couch it in those 
terms....'let's see how the baby does when  she's feeding' rather than 'let's 
see how much you are making'.)  They are  coming to see me because they know 
something is wrong, and they want some  answers.  If the baby is gaining well -- 
they won't be in my office, I can  assure you.  And if the issue is sore 
nipples or yeast and the baby is  gaining, then we don't need to do ac/pc weights.


 
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(") Jan

_Lactation Education  Consultants_ 
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)  
_My Mother of the Bride  Blog_ (http://www.motherofbridebyjan.blogspot.com/)  
_Torrey's  Blog_ (http://www.marriedcouplebytorrey.blogspot.com/)  






             ***********************************************

To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]

The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html