Apropos Elisheva's post and to clarify - weighing can be, of course,  a
useful part of the routine care offered to a mother and her baby, and this
is not the same as *test* weighing. In situations where there is some doubt
about the effectiveness of the bf, then, yes, the baby should be weighed.
Elisheva's situation was that she thought the baby ought to be weighed, but
the parents didn't.

In the UK this is not normally an issue. All babies are weighed, and we (as
lay supporters) don't have to suggest this as it happens anyway. Usually,
the baby is weighed at birth, and then usually at some time in the first
week - sooner if the baby is in hospital longer than a couple of days,  or
if there seems to be a problem. If there's no problem,  the baby might then
be weighed at a fortnight old, and thereafter every time the mother visits
the well-baby clinic. Most first-time mothers go weekly or so for the first
few weeks and then fortnightly for the next few weeks. In the first 10 days
after the birth, the community midwife visits you, and then the HV visits
you, so the health services come to you, at first, rather than you having
to seek them out.

I am very interested in Lactnetters' views on test weighing - keep 'em coming!

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne