Susan, how do you know that Medela uses a conversion factor of 35 g per 
ounce?  Is this in their own specs for the scale?  Medela is a European 
company so they must know what a gram is, right??  

Laurie, I don't know that one can conclude that the limits of accuracy for the 
Medela scale as put forth by Medela can be assumed to be the same weight in 
the different units, 2 g and 0.1 ounce.  In one set of units, they can have 
calibrations a certain distance apart and assure accuracy of weights, and in 
another set of units the calibrations can be a different distance apart.  It's 
complicated when the two systems you are using are not both decimal based. 

None of this would be a problem if the US would just get up to speed with the 
rest of the planet and use metric weights.  Do you all still use Fahrenheit 
temperatures too?  (It's been a while since I was back!)  

I attended the BIRTH conference in 1987 where some NICU nurses from 
Sweden talked about kangaroo mother care in their NICU (yes, it's true).  
Marshall Klaus was in the room and asked them what the ambient temp in the 
unit was and they shrugged and said 'nothing special, maybe 22 or 23 degrees' 
whereupon the audience first gasped loudly, and then started chattering 
amongst themselves trying to figure out what that was in Regular 
Temperature.  In case there are still Celsius-challenged people out there, I 
can reveal that it is warmer than you could afford to keep your living room 
where I grew up, esp at today's fuel prices - about 73 degrees F.

It's really easy to learn metric units.  Ridiculously easy, in fact.  And the rest 
of your life is SO much simpler once you do.  Also, you can do your weight in 
kilos which means you weigh less than half what you do in pounds, while your 
length increases by almost two and a half :-)

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway

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