A Guide to Baby Scales
Baby scales are used to measure breast milk and the weight of babies, and should always be done on the same scale. It is best to use a baby scale to weigh an infant once a week, and if the weight remains accurate and the baby is either gaining no weight or losing weight, they should be seen and evaluated by a doctor. If the weight increases, consider if the baby's feeding is appropriate. Are you feeding breast milk or infant formula to your baby? If so, do they seem full after a feeding? If not, are they mixing it properly? At 6 months old, infants need supplementary calories from solid foods. If a baby has a "congenital heart defect", it means the heart or blood vessels near the heart didn't develop normally before birth. Healthy babies usually double their birth weight between four and five months of age. An eight-ounce to one-pound gain in a month may be an acceptable weight gain for a baby with a heart defect. The baby is usually weighed every month and the meas...