The physical development of children takes place in different ways, it depends not only on the sex of the child, but also on his heredity, health, nutrition and other conditions. There are no exact weight values for each age, nevertheless, statistical data made it possible to identify the norms of physical development, by which it is convenient to navigate. With significant deviations from normal indicators, they speak of problems in the development of the child, in other cases these are only individual growth rates.
How much should a newborn baby weigh
It is believed that the larger the newborn baby, the healthier it is. Nevertheless, a baby weighing from 2.5 kilograms is not considered small by pediatricians, he does not need to prescribe enhanced nutrition or other care conditions. If the baby is full-term, there are no disorders and health problems, then you should not consider him less healthy than his peer weighing 4 kilograms. The difference in weight speaks only of differences in the structure of the body and the rate of their development. This does not mean that a small child will necessarily grow up frail and thin, just at this stage of development, such a weight is normal for him. Doctors do not recommend giving such a child more food, this will lead to regurgitation.
With normal nutrition and the observance of other conditions for caring for the baby, he will catch up with his peers.
But a weight of less than 2.5 kilograms already speaks of developmental disorders, such children are called small in weight and require the attention of doctors. The cause of low weight can be multiple pregnancy or prematurity, but this is not a sentence, such a child with proper medical care will grow up healthy.
A child's weight over 4 kilograms is also not the norm. In some cases, the large weight of the newborn is due to the fact that the mother has diabetes. This disease leads to an increase in the fetus during pregnancy, and after birth, the baby has a higher risk of developing diabetes. It is recommended that such children be shown to an endocrinologist after birth.
But in some cases, a lot of weight is a hereditary feature: if dad is under two meters tall, and mom is also quite large, then there is nothing surprising in this.
Baby's weight after birth
It is not only the weight of the child at birth that is important, but also the rate of its increase throughout life. The first days the baby may lose a little weight, and this is normal, but after a week he begins to gain grams. It is advisable to monitor the baby's weight every month to monitor his development. There are special tables of weight norms for children of different ages and gender. So, a boy at six months should weigh about 8 kilograms, and a girl about 7,200 grams. The rate of weight gain is especially high in the first year of life, and then gradually begins to decline: if in the first year the child must add about 6 kilograms, then in the second - only two and a half, and in the third - about two.
A deviation in weight of 6-7% according to such tables is normal, in other cases we can talk about underweight or overweight: up to 20% is a mild form, above 20%, nutritional correction is necessary. A sudden change in the rate of weight gain may indicate a health problem.
