Ditto - kg vs. lbs is our major roadblock. Pat in SNJ, who would LOVE to use WHO charts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Swanson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:13 PM Subject: Re: WHO Growth charts > We print off copies of the WHO growth chart and distribute them to > attendees of our LLL Prenatal Breastfeeding Class. We encourage the > parents to give them to their peds at their first visit and have their > child's weight measured on that chart instead. The feedback that we hear > from parents is that nurses don't like the charts because they are unable > to convert from US pound measurements to universal metric measurements. > Very few 'average' type folks are able to convert comfortably back and > forth between the two. If someone would/could take the time to make a > lovely WHO chart available in US pounds, then I could see it being more > widely used in my area. The peds don't seem to care one way or another, > but the nurses seem to. > > Michelle Swanson, LLLL > Wyoming > snowing and blowing here on this cold Monday > :-) > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: > set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet > welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome