How to Weigh Your Baby at Home

Providing your baby is healthy, you may find yourself going to the pediatrician's office less and less often. This is a wonderful thing, except when everyone asks you the same question when they see you: How big is the baby now? The problem is that since you have not been to the doctor lately, you probably do not have a good answer. Like me, you would respond on March 20, "On February 6, he was 14 lbs." Here is a way you can actually have an answer for friends and family that is easy enough to perform at home.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Scale
• Calculator
• Baby

1. First, get ready for the toughest step. Weigh yourself.

2. Write down your actual weight.

3. Pick up the baby and check what you weigh together.

4. Subtract your weight from the weight of the two of you together to get the baby's weight.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember not to fib when weighing yourself as your result will not be accurate.
• Guessing your own weight will not help either.