Cindy et al,
It's great that the doc recognized that mom's IV fluids can
influence baby's birth weight.  However, I think we have to be
careful about simply stating that the diaper output would be a
better measure than weight gain.  This is true only of the stools,
not necessarily the urine.  Urine output would be expected to be
high because baby is "dumping" the extra fluid, not necessarily
because it is recieving adequate intake.
This goes back to an earlier thought I had.  What if we used the 24
hour weight as the basis for future comparisons rather than the
birthweight?  Meconium also "artificially" adds to birthweight and
by 24 hours, at least some of that would be gone (especially if baby
is nursing well.).
Winnie Mading RNC, IBCLC

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