Probably, it was the fate of women who decreed that mothers worry absolutely about everything that concerns their children. When breastfeeding, swaddling and sleeping patterns are getting better, mothers start looking for a catch in something else. Almost each of them is interested in whether her baby's weight is normal and growing.
Increase in height and weight in the first year of life
From the moment the baby is born until he turns 1 year old, doctors will constantly monitor his weight and height. If a strong deviation from the existing norms is noticed, the pediatrician will be able to diagnose and begin treatment.
The correct weight and height of the baby can be calculated using special tables, which indicate how much the child should weigh and what his height should be at a certain age. Do not forget that these indicators depend on the quality of nutrition and heredity. With improper nutrition, no child will be able to grow and develop normally. As for heredity, short parents are unlikely to have tall children.
Six months after birth, the baby's weight should be twice as much as it was at birth, and in a year - three times more. But there are always exceptions. Moreover, bottle-fed babies gain weight faster than breastfeeding babies. So, if you saw that the weight or height of your child differs from the norm by 6-7%, then you should not worry. This is a normal deviation.
How to calculate your baby's normal weight and height
After the first birthday, it is no longer necessary to check the height and weigh the child very often, but it is still necessary to monitor the correspondence of weight and height.
It is easy to find out the growth rate of your baby using the following formula: child's age * six + eighty centimeters. For example, if a child is 2 years old, his ideal height is 92 centimeters (2 x 6 + 80 = 92).
Up to 4 years of age, children gain more weight than height. Because of this, some toddlers look plump. At 4-8 years old, they grow faster than they gain weight. The next phase is 9-13 years old - weight gain, 13-16 years old - a big growth spurt.
The ratio of baby's weight and height is not always the ideal proportion, as it all depends on age. From a special weight table, it can be seen that at 1 month a child should weigh up to 4100 grams, at 2 months - up to 4900, at 3 - up to 5600, at 4 - up to 6300, at 5 - up to 6800, at 6 - up to 7400, at 7 - up to 8100, in 8 - up to 8500, in 9 - up to 9000, in 10 - up to 9500, in 11 - up to 10,000, in 12 - up to 10800.
At 1.5 years old, the normal weight of a child is 11100-11500 grams, at 2 years old - 12300-12700 grams, at 2.5 years old - 13900-14300 grams, at 3 years old - 14700-15100 grams.
It is still not necessary to blindly believe the tabular indicators, since some babies already weigh more than 3 kilograms at birth, and some immediately 5 kg. Therefore, their weight gain will also be different.
