Baby scale

aquariogirl

Can someone recommend a baby scale for use at home? I thought about Medela but it is sooo expensive $1600. There are others at amazon for less than $100 but reviewers use them to weigh cats so Im not sure if they are good for my baby.these are meant for baby and toddlers. Thanks!

jennbent

That's funny.  You are so right about people weighing rats and cats and all kinds of weird stuff on these scales!  We ended up buying this one on Amazon for $47.99 and it works great:

 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009MFUZE/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00

It seems very accurate compared to the one at our pediatrician's.  It also weighs in grams (to the nearest tenth) so if you're interested in using it to see how much your LO is getting from the breast, you can use it for that as well.

iristony

I have seen that you can rent baby scales!  May be an option if you just need it for a little bit.  My pediatrician had us come in for weight checks every few days the first week home and then every other week for first few months.  Never got a scale at home.

pathfindermon

We bought one at bru for about 60. I think that it's the Red Cross one. We've been very happy with it. It seems pretty accurate and is very light weight.

SBBBE

I have the same scale from Amazon that PP mentioned. We really like it too.

nicole0066

SBBBE:

I have the same scale from Amazon that PP mentioned. We really like it too.

Same here.  We had a LC come to the house to do a weighted feed and her scale was about the same as ours. 

DrRx

They make scales that you can use at home??? Why didn't this post occur when I first brought Adalyn home! It definitely would've saved me from a lot of worrying about whether or not she was eating enough!

 

aquariogirl

Thanks! I'll get one and post again after I use it a few times.