Pregnancy And Baby Care Baby Growth Baby Growth Chart

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Normal growth would indicate the overall health and nutritional status of the baby. To aid in understanding the growth patterns, baby development charts do help. You need to understand the growth patterns of your child as it will help you detect any pathological changes like poor weight gain, short stature due to inflammatory bowel disease, and medical problems.

Healthy infants grow in a fashion that is predictable as normal human growth is pulsatile with periods of rapid growth, separated by periods of no measurable growth, and growth velocities increasing in spring and summer months. More on baby growth percentile

Baby's Weight Chart

Your baby would gain about 3 to 5 pounds in the second year and stand around 79 cm tall. Boys could be a little heavier at the same height than girls at this age. By two, they would weigh 27 to 28 pounds and stand about 86 cm tall. About 1 inch will be added to the head’s circumference. As your child enters school-age years, the actual increase in height and weight will be small when compared to infancy and adolescence. The weight will increase at an average of 2 to 3 kg each year, until your child is 9 to 10 years old.

Then, the weight will only increase at the beginning of puberty. The child’s height will increase about 5 to 6 cm, on average, from the age of 2 till he or she attains puberty. To assess the baby’s growth, you can routinely plot the weight and height on growth charts, which indicate any acute or chronic malnutrition that can cause stunting, failure to thrive, or over nutrition with obesity. Usually children grow between the 5th and 95th percentile in infants and children, even if there are some fluctuations. Read about baby growth spurts

Baby's Growth Chart percentile

Baby growth charts and calculators are essential but not the be-all-and-end-all of everything that concerns your child’s growth. The baby growth chart percentile does indicate how your child is going to grow, but do not be alarmed if your child’s growth pattern does not follow the trend; you can also make sure that your child is growing normally by looking at your child’s clothes’ sizes, albeit there are differences in manufacturer’s sizing. You can also compare your child’s height and weight with those of his or her friends of the same age. Family trends can also indicate growth patterns; if there are persons of larger size in the family, your child could also be so.

If there are any worrying signs in weight or height increase, consult your pediatrician. It is best to teach and allow your child to choose a well-balanced diet and promote regular exercise for normal growth