Babies: 6 - 9 Months

Mg to ml conversion

Am I the only moron that can't figure this out?

Re: Mg to ml conversion

  • cast920cast920 member
    What are you trying to convert??
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  • mg are weight and ml are volume... you can't convert weight to volume.

    Unless you were to add x mg of substance A to y ml of liquid to have a liquid with a certain concentration of substance A.

    What are you trying to do?

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  • You can't convert them. You can do mg/mL, which is concentration. Is that what you want?
    Raising a threenager since 11/11
    Baby boy #2 due 5/6/15
  • a milliliter (ml) measures volume. Fluids can be measured in volume.

    a milligram (mg) measures mass (weight).

    If you have 1ml of WATER it will equal 1mg. However, if anything is added to the water (for instance, powdered antibiotics) they will no longer be equal. Different substances will have a different mass for the same volume.

    When you look at a bottle of acetaminophen for adults you will see the 500mg or 250mg or whatever. (The mass, the strength of the dose.) Whereas most children's medicine is measure in ml because it's liquid.

    Do you have a baby dropper for ml but the meds are measured in mg? (or vice versa) You can call your pharmacist and they can probably hook you up with the right dropper.
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