Ellen,
There can be many variables here.  Yes you do want to make sure that your
scale is calibrated correctly.  Given that - perhaps the baby is not transferring
milk - how many wet diapers, how many stools and what do they look like.
Could the baby have a congenital problem that would cause excess burning of
calories - so that the baby is transferring milk but also burning through calories?
 It might be interesting to see what the test weights are before and after a
bottle of breastmilk (you already said she was giving bottles) and using
techniques or nipples that would cause a slow flow - the baby seemed to be on the
breast for a while so rapid transfer of fluid would not be the best way to
check.

Dori Dorfman, MPH, IBCLC - having a very bad day, needing Lactnet to feel
better
New Jersey

> I am pretty stymied. Had a new mom in, baby two weeks old. Baby was =
> exclusively bf til about a week when he was weighed in the local baby =
> clinic just under d/c weight. (3. kgs


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