As a home-visiting private practitioner, I have seen many-a late pretermer within a few days of hospital discharge, who is only transferring .2 or .3 or .4 of an ounce, after 15-20 minutes at breast. Or .1!! Or a mom with those "envelope flap" breasts who can't understand why the baby never seems to be satisfied ... and she has *never* had anyone look at her breasts. Sigh. I agree, Jan: for a full-termer who is transferring mostly appropriate amounts, those tenths of ounces are irrelevant. But I take comfort in being able to give the mother full and accurate information upon which she can make an informed decision. Finding out on Day 5 or 8 or 10 that this baby just AIN'T transferring is an alarming piece of news for the mom who hoped I had some magic wand in that black bag. Now -- please -- I am not trying to re-open the debate here of should-we-or-shouldn't-we use scales. It is standard practice in some parts of the world, and not in others. For me, and in my area, it is standard practice -- and I personally prefer to have the information down to that tenth of an ounce. -- Liz Brooks JD IBCLC FILCA Wyndmoor, PA, USA *********************************************** 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