True story: in my other life, I am producing a video for TAMBA (twins
and multiple birth association).

During filming of a mum with her health visitor at home, who was
weighing the babies, we needed a second take.

So the baby we were filming was weighed twice, with maybe three
minutes between each take. The baby neither poo'd, pee'd, vomited or
fed in those three minutes.

The scales were electronic.
The health visitor was experienced.
The baby was naked each time.

So why does our first take show the baby at 5.08 kg and the second
take show the same baby at 4.88 kg?

The conclusion I would make is that looking for small amounts of
weight with any accuracy is going to be very hard indeed. Though I
accept that in the right hands, with the very best of scales, it can
be done.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT, UK

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