I have not really been following this thread. But in the case that Ann
describes, the real problem is not the scale but the lack of knowledge on
the part of the nurse. Until nurses and doctors learn that a baby can get
lots of milk in ten minutes on the breast *if they are drinking*, but may
get nothing while on the breast for 30 minutes *just nibbling* we will never
get anywhere. By using test weighings, though, we are playing the numbers
game too. A baby who breastfeeds with a pause at the chin on maximum
opening, just got a mouthful. When are we going to understand this?

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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