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Do you need a baby scale?

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Baby weight checks are usually just routine making a home baby scale necessary.

Baby weight checks are usually just routine making a home baby scale necessary.

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A baby scale is used for weighing your baby. Nowadays, your baby's weight is checked at regular newborn well check ups and at the visits with the lactation consultant. Typically a baby scale would be used for this purpose only. Therefore there is no real need for you to consider a home baby scale.

If you are getting off to a rough start with breastfeeding or your baby is having some weight gain issues, a baby scale might be used more frequently. Still this weight can be done at your lactation counsultant or pediatric office. This also will typically mean that you have a more accurate weight by having it repeated on the same scale over and over. Some of the baby scales from your lactation consultant's office can measure a tenth of an ounce and can actually be used in determining your baby's breast milk transfer from feedings. These specialty baby scales are very expensive and not worth it for the average family.

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