Jeanne said,

> )... the ACCURACY, which is listed in the next column, is always
> going to be a % of the weight of the baby you are weighing.  In the case
> of the Babyweigh, the accuracy is listed as +/- .034% of the weight for
> babies between 0-12 lbs; and +/- .042% of the weight for babies 12-14 lbs.
> He figured this out to be within about .3 oz for an 8 lb. baby.
>
Thank you, Jeanne for this.  But -- ok, I'm dumb here -- what does that mean
for the accuracy of the measurement of milk intake?  WOuld that mean that an
8 pound baby (initial weight) is 8 pounds, plus or minus .3 ounces.  If that
baby (theoretically) transferred 3 ounces of milk, is that 3 ounces +/-
.034%?  Which, as I calculated it, is negligable in the scheme of things.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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