Nikki and Pam,

thank you for your reply and thoughts.

In a message dated 1/25/0 10:46:33 AM, Nikki writes:

<< I believe that there is too much individual variation to quantify
anything beyond a range. >>

Pam writes:

<<parents need simple minimums.  Perhaps the health care providers who check
babies need them as well. I always tell parents more output is better.
.......Most useful to parents are simple measures that mean baby is OK.>>

good points. a normal range or mimimum guideline for stool amount would be
very helpful to add to all the other range or minimum guidelines that we give
parents and other hcps.

Debbie

Deborah Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

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