I came back from the pediatrician and she said my baby weighed “ 12.8 lbs “. Does that mean 12 lbs and 8oz, or does it actually mean 12.8 lbs, which would be around 12 lbs and 12oz?
I’m from a “kg” country so this is a bit confusing to me, and I’m not used to that dot in the middle. Basically, my question is – does my baby weight 5.8 kg or does he weight 5.6 kg?
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In the US as with many other primarily English-speaking countries, the “.” is used as a decimal separator. This would mean “12.8” would be 12 pounds plus 8/10 of a pound, or approximately 12 ounces.
Other countries, and I’d guess you come from one of those countries, use a “,” as a decimal separator. So “12,8” would mean the same thing there – 12 and 8/10.
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