Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you weigh your newborn at home?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you weigh your newborn at home? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 22:58:56 +0000 Meridian on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326471 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:48:04 +0000 Meridian 2326471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We borrowed a scale from my SIL and we still use it even thought LO is a year old! Mainly because we are curious and he is a small fry. winniebee on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326403 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:01:04 +0000 winniebee 2326403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No - I had low birth weight babies and considered it for my first because BF was hard. He gained well though so I ultimately thought that it would just make me obsess more. With my second I didn't really worry even though he started out just as small. He was a great nursery and I knew it had turned out fine with our first! Reese on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326385 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:50:59 +0000 Reese 2326385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, but we luckily never had any weight issues with LO (95%) so I didn't feel the need. Ms. RV on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326384 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:49:07 +0000 Ms. RV 2326384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I just weighex myself on a bathroom scale and then weighed myself while holding her. I just wanted to know when she weighed enough for the SSC so I could wear her. travellingbee on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326262 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:29:38 +0000 travellingbee 2326262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! We bought one at BRU and I loved it. One of the most helpful items we had! autumnlove on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326197 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:35:58 +0000 autumnlove 2326197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I knew LO 3 was going to be born a month early and I had access to a free rental for a couple of months. I got lazy and never placed my order! Coffee-lover on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2326178 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:22:45 +0000 Coffee-lover 2326178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do, but only outof curiosity. I got a really good deal on a scale, so I thought why not? buttermilk on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2324236 Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:49:20 +0000 buttermilk 2324236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. We have struggled with low milk supply and slow weight gain and I thought about it many many times but in the end decided it would make me even more crazy to have access to a scale at home. Mae on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2324011 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:24:56 +0000 Mae 2324011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yea I bought a scale to do weighted feeds. I was really paranoid because I thought I had low supply but the first few LCs I talked to said no (but turns out I TOTALLY DID). Sigh. Scale turned out to be useless bc it wasn't really sensitive enough and LO moved too much. Should've just trusted my gut that things were not okay. twodoghouse on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2324008 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:22:48 +0000 twodoghouse 2324008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We used one from our LC's office at home too for about the first 6 weeks. We were trying to figure it how much they were getting in order to determine an amount for supplementing. Also, they didn't get back over birth weight until almost a month so it gave us peace of mind to know they were gaining little by little. matador84 on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2323966 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:44:40 +0000 matador84 2323966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't with LO1, but I bought a baby scale for LO2. It put my mind at so much ease that she was gaining and I didn't have near the breastfeeding paranoia that I had with LO1!! It's still kind of fun to weigh her and see how much she's gained. mediagirl on "Did you weigh your newborn at home?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-weigh-your-newborn-at-home#post-2323933 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 19:59:24 +0000 mediagirl 2323933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When our lo was born, she lost weight for a month after birth. I finally met with a lactation consultant who suggested weighing her before and after each feeding to see how much milk she was getting from me. It was really eye opening and helped us figure out the breastfeeding struggle we were experiencing. We knew we wouldn't need it long term so we rented a scale from the LC.