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I weigh small babies prone, especially if they are not comfortable in
sidelying (my other go to position for weighing). Older babies try to
scoot out of the scale if they are prone! I weigh crawlers and toddlers
in a sitting position.
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC NYC www.cwgenna.com
On 7/28/2014 1:04 AM, Lani Wittmann wrote:
> Dear Lactnet members:
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> Back in 2006 there was a brief discussion here on Lactnet on the benefits of weighing babies in the prone position. When I taught maternity nursing I would discuss this with the students, but in all the hospitals I have worked in in the past decade - in Canada, and internationally, the routine of weighing babies supine persists.
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> I recently watched an NRP update video out of Seattle Children's Hospital (http://www.seattlechildrens.org/For-Healthcare-Professionals/Provider-and-Nursing-Grand-Rounds-Online-Videos/2013/NRP-in-Action--2013-Update-Through-Simulation/) and Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC (editor of the NRP Instructor Manual), advises, as part of an aside discussion, that babies be weighed in the prone position (increased sense of security, less flailing around, scale measures quicker, more humane).
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> I'd like to know what the Lactnet members current routine practice is, and what your thoughts are on this.
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> Thanks, Lani
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