To Pat gima & others,
As regards the increased wt. loss in our facility due to inductions and
sleepy babies; you are right, I believe we should NOT be concerned when
looking at the whole picture, but if we have conferences where people give
documented evidence that babies should only lose 6-7% of their birth weight -
then we set everybody up to worrying. My opinion is that if baby has lost 10%
of birth weight by day 2-3(and many do), their feeding and milk issues should
be assessed by an LC. If the baby is feeding well and lactogenesis II
beginning, we should not supplement , but have the baby weighed in 48 hours
and teach parents about diaper output expectations and ways to check for
hydration. What is everyone else's opinion?
Cheryl Muller, RNC, IBCLC

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