Guest guest Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I think it was Barb that said for what she has paid in rental fees to Medela she could have bought the silly scale three times over. I think I could have bought it at least 4 times over by now. I've had the same scale since the year after they came out whenever that was (1998???) and I've never had a problem with it. Now....if you can get the Tanita BD 815U, I think that is the one that is the same scale, though I had heard via the grapevine that Medela said they couldn't sell it to anyone since they make the BabyWeigh & Medela just puts their name on it, but I'm not sure about that....someone can correct me if they would like... My suggestion is to bite the bullet and purchase it. Too bad they don't have a "rent to own" deal. Jan Speaking of Scales... what do you all recommend/ use? I have heard that Baby Weigh is the best way to go. It's quite a hefty investment. Is it worth it? Are there other scales that are just as good or better? Do you recommend renting in the beginning or biting the bullet and buying right out? Newbie questions. TammieTammie F. Cruell, MD, IBCLC, RLCComprehensive Lactation Associates "Everyday in everyway, I get better and better." Emile Coue To: From: latternerb@...Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 07:34:33 -0500Subject: Hygeia One last question--any Tanita scales out there? I would love to quit leasing the Baby Weigh which by now, past 14 yr, I've paid for 3x over! Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Tammie,I have used the BabyWeigh and a variety of Tanita scales. I have the Tanita BD815U and LOVE it!!! It was worth every penny. Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 One of our brilliant LC’s here in Israel tested a very cheap scale that a rep was selling from France for about 75$/9/10 times it was exactly the same as her baby weigh scale, and the one time it was different it was off by 5 g. I have a baby weigh, but sounds pretty OK for someone just starting out-I am going to find out the name and send it to the list. I wonder if it is available in the US. Billowitz, IBCLCIsrael From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Tammie CruellSent: Friday, January 07, 2011 6:53 PMTo: ibclc-pp Subject: Scales Speaking of Scales... what do you all recommend/ use? I have heard that Baby Weigh is the best way to go. It's quite a hefty investment. Is it worth it? Are there other scales that are just as good or better? Do you recommend renting in the beginning or biting the bullet and buying right out? Newbie questions. TammieTammie F. Cruell, MD, IBCLC, RLCComprehensive Lactation Associates " Everyday in everyway, I get better and better. " Emile Coue To: From: latternerb@...Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 07:34:33 -0500Subject: Hygeia One last question--any Tanita scales out there? I would love to quit leasing the Baby Weigh which by now, past 14 yr, I've paid for 3x over!Barbara __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5556 (20101022) __________The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Has anyone considered using the fish scales that midwives use? Are they accurate enough for our purposes? Leigh Anne Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 They are not. I spoke with a midwife who was using this type of scale in my area for 'pre' and 'post' weights. And we were coming up with drastically differing figures for the same client who she eventually sent to me within such a short period the difference in our figures was significant enough for me to suspect scale errors. I think they were off by almost a few ounces. > > Has anyone considered using the fish scales that midwives use? Are they accurate enough for our purposes? > > Leigh Anne > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 This post reminded me I never thanked and updated everyone on my Tanita scale issue.Yes, indeed, I'd switched the weight look button off. I use the Medela scale at work, and I'm sure I just automatically switched it trying to go from pounds to grams. Thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 > > Has anyone considered using the fish scales that midwives use? Are they accurate enough for our purposes? > > Leigh Anne > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > No they really aren't what we need. If you plan to weigh a baby during your assessment and do test weights for feedings, then it needs to be an accurate scale. A scale that can measure +/- 2 to 5 grams would be appropriate. If it measures +/- 15 to 30 grams, thats 1/2 an oz to an oz that could be variable... big difference in those early baby milk intakes. Hope that helps D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Hi All, I know this. I have 2 Tanita scales. I asked for someone else to get feedback. Leigh Anne (Almost home from Philly) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Not accurate enough for a Lactation Consultant, and probably not for a midwife eigher. I am a pretty natural minded simple midwife by almost all standards but still can't justify using those things to weigh newborns. I use the Tanita bd 315 for all weight checks, just don't expect outstanding customer service from Tanita > > Has anyone considered using the fish scales that midwives use? Are they accurate enough for our purposes? > > Leigh Anne > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I know they are off by ounces. Two or more. Which bugs me a bit as it means my huge babes may have been bigger? haha. Actually, my one baby was too big for the scale so are not sure about his bw other than it was probably close to 13 lbs. And at his 48 hr check up at the pediatrican he was 12lbs 13oz, haha, and no way did he 'not' lose anything. And then with another baby, she didn't register on their scale as it also hit the top, so they called another midwife to bring in her scale to weigh her and she was 13 lbs for sure. My scale was on loan to someone when she was born. Now, my last? The midwife says 11 lbs, but my scale said 11 lbs 10 ounces the next day. Guess which scale I believe? Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I followed an IBCLC who was hospital-based and did *not* use a scale while working with a dyad in home for 3 weeks. When I was referred to and came on the case, the baby was 3.6 weeks old and not yet back to BW! He was scrawny and had a very worried expression when I first saw him. He also had a PTT. I don't remember the milk transfer amts, but was less than 0.5. We could not get this baby back to breast in part, I feel, because he had struggled for so long at the breast and associated it with hunger, possibly anxiety or despair. Parents were done with alternative methods and wanted only to bottle-feed, despite my cautions about bottle use. Despite pacing, this baby was much happier with bottlef-eeding. It made me so sad that with earlier, more focused intervention, everyone might have known how little milk this baby was transferring and we might have turned this around. If this IBCLC had used a scale and done test weights or had just done weight check two times, this could have been prevented. I agree with the poster who said we can't easily tell who the infants we will need a scale for nor who the infants we do not need a scale for are, but with the scale, we can be more proactive and give better assessment of the issues. Ann R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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