The baby's weight at birth is 5 kg. What determines and how a child’s height at birth is measured?
Drastic changes weight in a newborn baby: normal or manifestations of the disease? - is considered a pressing issue for parents and pediatricians, giving rise to many other questions.
Such, for example, as:
- How to understand that a child has abnormal body weight?
- What do you need to know and do in order to suspect something is wrong in time?
- How to care for a child with low or high weight?
All this will be discussed in this article.
The weight of a newborn baby (the norm for boys and girls at birth is shown in the table below) may change for the following reasons.
Gestational age
The less time the baby spent in the womb, the less its weight.
Weight of a newborn baby born into the world ahead of schedule different from the norm. There are 4 degrees of fetal maturity depending on birth weight
A baby born prematurely is called premature.
Multiple pregnancy
Children from twins or triplets are often born prematurely because the uterus is unable to stretch to such a size as to carry more than one fetus up to 37-40 weeks.
Somatic diseases of the mother
These are the following diseases:
- diabetes;
- arterial hypertension;
- obesity;
- pathology of the thyroid gland;
- neoplasms.
The processes listed above are accompanied by a decrease in the supply of nutrients from the mother’s vascular bed to the placenta, and then to the fetus.
More often, the birth weight of a child for this reason decreases, with the exception of diabetes mellitus, since with diabetes, the fetus intensively develops pancreatic cells that produce insulin, which is why the child’s body tries to reduce high blood sugar from the mother.
Insulin promotes the synthesis of fats from carbohydrates (sugar), therefore, with diabetes, despite impaired blood flow through the placenta, the child is born with a large body weight.
Use of alcohol, narcotic and psychotropic substances
Under their influence, physical development and maturation of nervous tissue are inhibited. Therefore, children born from such mothers have low body weight and delays in neuropsychic development.
Obstetric and gynecological pathology
This group of factors includes:
Unbalanced diet
Rare and low-calorie nutrition of the mother inevitably leads to low weight of the child. There is an opinion: the fetus will take everything it needs, leaving the mother with nothing, but when there is nothing left to take from the mother, and her nutrition leaves much to be desired, the child is born with a deficiency of weight and many nutrients.
There is also a downside: increased, uncontrolled and high-calorie nutrition is followed by an increase in birth weight.
Sexually transmitted infections (gonorrhea, syphilis)
They lead to intrauterine infection, which can cause developmental abnormalities and weight loss, as microorganisms take all the nutrients, leaving nothing for the child, and destroy organs with toxins.
Fetal diseases
Diseases of the fetus, namely: malformations of the heart, kidneys, lungs, liver and other organs, lead to impaired metabolism.
In the absence of the above risk factors, birth weight is usually normal.
How to weigh a baby
At birth, the child is weighed in the delivery room on a medical scale, then every month for a year the weight is determined in the office of the local pediatrician on a certain day of the week, or in the office healthy child in the clinic. When weighing your child at home yourself, in order to get accurate results, you can purchase special scales at a medical equipment store. 
- the room should be warm, without drafts;
- You need to put a clean diaper on the scales;
- The scale should be turned on after the diaper has been placed, but before the baby is placed there. He must be undressed and without diapers, clean and washed;
- It is necessary for him to be calm and not cry. If this cannot be done, then you can weigh it in a state of natural sleep;
- to fix the baby in one position, you can attract his attention with a toy;
- you need to wait until the numbers on the scales are established, and then pick up the child.
How to properly weigh a newborn baby:
Weight standards for newborns
The normal weight of newborns varies depending on gender and gestational age, but the average values vary:
Deviations from the norm: should you worry?
The weight of a newborn baby (normal and deviation) is a very important indicator indicating the state of his health. There are cases when the mass is lower or higher than normal values.
Low weight is observed in premature babies, and, depending on the degree of deficiency, three groups of children are distinguished:
Large weight is considered if it is over 4000 g, and this condition in children is called paratrophy. 
You should only worry if the reason for the deviation from the norm is not clear. When the pregnancy is less than 37 weeks, weight will almost always be reduced, and the mother with diabetes mellitus, on the contrary, increased. If abnormalities in weight are detected in a full-term baby, it is necessary to find out the weight of the parents at birth, since all changes are hereditary.
Physiological weight loss
In the womb the child swallows amniotic fluid, has a cheese-like lubricant on the skin, which is released upon birth. Next, he has to adapt to the aggressive conditions of the surrounding world, spending a huge amount of energy, so during the first 2 weeks the baby’s weight decreases by 5-8%, but is restored by the 1st month.
The weight of the newborn and the physique of the parents
The weight of a newborn child is the norm even when, compared to his peers, he is different: he is ahead or behind. And this depends on the characteristics of the parents’ constitution. Parents may be small in stature, therefore, they cannot have a large child, and, conversely, it is rare to find a small child with large and tall parents.
Differences in weight “according to ultrasound” and at birth
The weight of a newborn baby on ultrasound has its own norm, so it may differ from the body weight at birth. Weigh the child on ultrasound examination it won’t work, therefore, the mass is calculated based on approximate data.
To do this, use a special mathematical formula that takes into account the gestational age, head and chest circumference, and fetal growth.
density bone tissue, skeletal features, the severity of subcutaneous fatty tissue in each little man are individual, so only weighing will show the exact figure of body weight.
It is necessary to give credit to this method, since it is close to the true values relative to others.
The effect of nutrition on weight gain
When feeding with breast milk, given that the nursing mother's diet is followed and the baby is healthy, all weight gains are age-appropriate. But with mixed and artificial feeding, meals should be provided at a certain time of day with a specific amount of prepared formula, calculated for the age and body weight of the child. 
If you feed a bottle-fed baby “on demand”, he will begin to gain weight quickly and intensively.
Another option may be that if a child, while breastfed, eats less than the required amount, then monthly gains may become lower than normal, to the point that the child begins to lose weight.
Check weighing
Control weighing is a measurement of a breastfed baby’s body weight “before” and “after” each feeding during the day, carried out to assess the amount of mother’s milk consumed. All data is recorded in a specially compiled table.
If it is noticed that the child consumes less milk than he needs, then he is transferred to mixed feeding, and mothers are given recommendations to enhance lactation (frequent breastfeeding, mandatory night feedings, taking medications that enhance the secretion of breast milk).
Table of norms for infant weight gain by month (up to one year)
| Age | Increases for 1 month, g | Proper body weight, g | ||||
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||
| 1 month | 400-1200 | (750) | 400-900 | 3600-5000 | 3500-4600 | |
| 2 months | 400-1500 | (750) | 400-1300 | 4500-6000 | 4300-5500 | |
| 3 months | 600-1300 | (750) | 500-1200 | 5500-6900 | 5300-6400 | |
| 4 months | 400-1300 | (700) | 500-1100 | 6100-7700 | 5800-7100 | |
| 5 months | 400-1200 | (700) | 300-1000 | 7000-8400 | 6200-8000 | |
| 6 months | 400-1000 | (700) | 300-1000 | 7900-8950 | 7000-8800 | |
| 7 months | 200-1000 | (550) | 200-800 | 7800-10050 | 7200-9100 | |
| 8 months | 200-800 | (550) | 200-800 | 8200-10400 | 7200-9400 | |
| 9 months | 200-800 | (550) | 100-600 | 8700-11050 | 8100-10000 | |
| 10 months | 100-600 | (350) | 100-500 | 9200-11500 | 8200-10800 | |
| 11 months | 100-500 | (350) | 100-500 | 9300-11500 | 8900-11000 | |
| 12 months | 100-500 | (350) | 100-500 | 9400-11900 | 9000-11300 | |
Overweight newborn
If a child begins to quickly gain weight, it is necessary to identify and exclude the cause of this, namely: diseases of the newborn (congenital hypothyroidism, hereditary pathology), errors in the mother’s diet while breastfeeding, or overfeeding of the child, especially with artificial and mixed feeding. 
When the cause is excluded, the diet of the mother and child is adjusted, then the child can be given baby massage or perform gymnastics for infants, increase the frequency of being outside during walks, which will lead to the waste of extra calories.
Neonatal underweight
The reasons for low weight in a newborn and low growth rates may be:
- prematurity;
- diseases in the child (heart defects, infectious diseases, anomalies of the maxillofacial region);
- maternal poor nutrition;
- decreased lactation.
The most common cause of low birth weight in a newborn is a decrease in the amount of mother's milk.
To stimulate its release you need:
- put the baby to the breast more often;
- empty both breasts after feeding;
- feed the baby at night;
- get a good night's sleep;
- normalize the work and rest schedule.
It is necessary to identify the reason for the decrease in milk supply and deal with it, and only as a last resort resort to introducing formula into the baby’s diet.
Will always help answer all questions related to the weight of a newborn baby and its norm. pediatrician– pediatrician. He will explain when you should worry and when not, direct you to the necessary research, help you choose nutrition if the child is bottle-fed, and if you are overweight, he will select the necessary massage and gymnastics.
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Normal weight gain and height for a child up to one year:
Weight of the newborn baby in the first week after birth:
The normal weight of a baby is from 2500 to 4000 grams with a height of 46-56 cm; these figures were determined based on a large sample of healthy children. To control, the weight of the newborn is measured daily during the first six months of life, especially in artificial babies, in order to avoid overfeeding.
The ratio of weight and height is important; for children, the Quetelet height-weight index is used (norm 60-70): weight in kilograms divided by height in centimeters. A value of less than 60 is a deficiency, more than 70 is an excess of mass.
Factors affecting weight
A baby’s body weight is determined by many factors, primarily heredity. Fragile, thin-boned parents are unlikely to give birth to a five-kilogram baby, and vice versa. The following affects the weight of a newborn:
- genetic factors: the constitution of the parents and their weight at birth play a primary role in the baby’s body weight;
- on time or not baby is born: premature babies are usually lighter than those born by term birth;
- balanced nutrition of the mother during pregnancy;
- food type: artificial feeding stimulates rapid weight gain; a baby will never gain excess weight on breast milk;
- maternal health: toxicosis, infections, smoking and alcohol lead to the birth of a low-birth-weight baby, diabetes, overeating, vitamin abuse, Rh conflict - to the birth of a baby heavier than 4.5 kg;
- baby’s health: intrauterine infections and defects lead to malnutrition or low weight; Down syndrome and immune pathology, on the contrary, lead to greater weight;
- boys are heavier than girls by an average of 200-250 grams;
- Each subsequent baby from the same mother is larger than the previous ones.
The weight of a child at birth does not predetermine his further weight and constitution by 100% - by the age of one year, babies who started with 2500 and 4000 grams can weigh almost the same. But a significant deviation from the norm may indicate a possible pathology in the present or future.
Lack of weight
Low birth weight babies - a group of babies weighing less than 2500 grams due to multiple pregnancy, malnutrition or prematurity. Children freeze faster, often get sick, suffer from anemia and hypovitaminosis, and develop more slowly.
A full-term baby of twins, triplets or quadruplets is usually smaller than 2.5 kilograms, but is fully developed and ready for life outside the mother's body. Only observation by a pediatrician is required, without therapeutic interventions.
In premature infants (born before 37 weeks), in addition to insufficient weight, the immaturity of the respiratory, thermoregulatory and other systems comes to the fore. Such babies need proper nutrition and a sterile incubator, plus the supervision of qualified personnel.
Hypotrophic children or children with impaired nutritional status (INS) are born to mothers with a history of pathology. Also cardiovascular, endocrine, gynecological, renal, occupational hazards, infections, stress and placental insufficiency. They are divided into four groups:
- Normal height and low weight when exposed to a provoking factor after 16 weeks of pregnancy. The child eats poorly and gains weight.
- Low weight and slightly delayed growth, physical and psycho-emotional development.
- Weight and height are proportionally reduced, development is delayed, and immunity is reduced. By the age of 18, development is normalized.
- Height and weight are significantly reduced, mental and mental development suffers, childhood disabilities.
How to help a low birth weight baby
Low birth weight children should be fed little by little, given sweetened water between feedings, and hardened (douches, air and sun baths). Massage, gymnastics, swimming improve blood flow to the muscles and activate growth and mass gain. Among the drugs, adaptogens (ginseng, lemongrass, echinacea, eleutherococcus) and mineral-vitamin complexes have a good effect. Complementary foods and supplementary feeding should be added to breast milk and formulas in a timely manner; mixtures should be enriched with proteins and fats. It is necessary to properly attach the baby to the breast (frequent, long-term feedings from each mammary gland), do not use a pacifier and do not supplement with water.
Excess weight
Large children, over 4500 grams, are prone to diabetes and obesity in the future; during childbirth, such a baby and his mother are highly likely to be injured. In childhood, children have difficulty adapting to stress, and the risk of allergies is high.
Excess weight of a newborn baby is corrected (only if the baby is on formula milk) with the correct dose and frequency of feedings, introducing complementary foods a little later and according to the schedule. A breastfed baby with a large weight usually reaches the age norm by one year. Swimming, massage and gymnastics help harmonious development and reduction of fat mass.
Weight dynamics in the first days of life
In the first week, the baby loses up to 150 grams or five to seven percent of its weight: the stress of birth and a radical change in diet make themselves felt. Children heavier than four kilograms do not get enough colostrum; “small” babies find it difficult to breastfeed at full strength. After a week, the baby begins to gain weight; the norm is found according to weight-height tables. Up to six months, the monthly increase is about 500 grams, then – 400 grams, by the year the child’s weight is 9-14 kilograms, height increases by one and a half times.
| Age | Child's height (cm) | Child's weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| Newborn | 50-52 | 3,2-3,5 |
| 1 month | 54-56 | 4,0-4,3 |
| 2 months | 58-60 | 4,9-5,3 |
| 3 months | 60-62 | 5,8-6,3 |
| 4 months | 64-66 | 6,4-6,8 |
| 5 months | 65-68 | 7,2-7,6 |
| 6 months | 67-70 | 7,7-8,5 |
| 7 months | 69-72 | 8,2-8,7 |
| 8 months | 70-73 | 8,6-9,4 |
| 9 months | 71-74 | 9,0-9,8 |
| 10 months | 72-75 | 9,4-10,4 |
| 11 months | 73-76 | 9,7-10,6 |
| 12 months | 74-77 | 10,0-10,8 |
At birth, some babies' weight varies significantly, even if they were born after the same number of weeks in the womb. It is noteworthy that in the first weeks, children develop differently: some gain weight quite quickly, while others gain weight less rapidly. What does this depend on? What is the normal weight of a newborn? What are the consequences of being too large or, conversely, little weight children? Let's sort it out in order.
Normal weight of a newborn baby
The weight of a newborn baby is an extremely popular topic of conversation both before birth and for at least a year and a half after it. And although the initial body weight is quite individual, there are parameters generally accepted in medical practice, according to which the normal weight of a newborn child is from 2.5 to 4.5 kg. That is, a baby with a body weight of 2.5-2.8 kg is not considered low birth weight by pediatricians. A full-term baby with this weight does not need enhanced nutrition, a hot room, or excessive wrapping. At the same time, some particularly impressionable mothers, having listened to enough unqualified advice, begin to feed such a newborn more than he needs, which ultimately only leads to more frequent regurgitation, but not to weight gain. Overfeeding cannot correct a child's constitution. The weight of a newborn child depends specifically on the genetic characteristics of the parents, their physique and body weight. This is the main factor. Secondly, the mother’s nutrition during pregnancy is important. But this is not about eating everything during pregnancy. Excessive food consumption usually only leads to the appearance of fat and increased volume amniotic fluid, but this affects the baby’s weight gain only in the last place, and even then only slightly. In order for the child to develop correctly in the womb, the mother’s diet must be balanced both in terms of the ratio of vitamins and microelements and portion sizes.
The child’s weight is influenced by the woman’s health status: how severe the toxicosis was during pregnancy, the degree of swelling, etc., as well as the condition of the baby itself: the presence or absence of congenital pathologies and other problems.
And, of course, the gender of the baby plays an important role here: newborn boys weigh more than girls - the average weight of babies is 3.2-3.5 kg and 3-3.25 kg, respectively.
Newborn weight loss
According to medical standards, a child should gain about 800 g of weight every month in the first six months of life. Then this pace will slow down, as the baby begins to lead an increasingly active lifestyle, and his weight will no longer increase so quickly.
But in the first days, the body weight of all infants decreases, and weight loss in a newborn can have both a physiological and pathological nature.
In the first case, the norm is considered to be a loss within 5-7% of the total body weight 3-4 days after birth (on average, about 150 g). After this, the weight stays at the same level for a couple of days, and then the child begins to recover. After the first week of life, he usually has more weight than at birth.
In the second case, changes in weight are no longer natural, but are the result of some problems. For example, large babies (4 kg or more) lose more than 150 g, since they may not have enough colostrum and simply do not eat enough. In turn, small children may lose weight due to the fact that they do not breastfeed very well.
But remember that the nature of weight loss must be determined by a qualified specialist. For this purpose, babies are weighed daily in the maternity hospital.
Low birth weight
Children who require closer attention include infants weighing less than 2.5 kg - these are called low birth weight by doctors. Low birth weight of a newborn may be a consequence of multiple pregnancy, prematurity or malnutrition.
In the first case, there is nothing to worry about at all - if the baby was born on time, then all his organs have already formed, and he is ready for a full life outside the mother’s tummy. However, often twins and triplets are born prematurely because they become too crowded in the uterus. In this case, they need the same care as premature babies.
The main problem in such situations is not the small weight of the newborn, but the immaturity of one or more body systems: thermoregulatory, respiratory, etc. If babies are born prematurely, they are not quite ready for independent life in the new world. In the maternity hospital, they are cared for in a special way, but after being discharged home, they find themselves in normal conditions and eat the same way as their full-term peers. At the same time, it should be noted that the low weight of a newborn child at birth is not an obstacle either to longevity or to a further full life.
Sometimes in women who suffer from cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and also have problems with endocrine system, children are born at term, have normal height, but are underweight. They are diagnosed with hypotrophy. For such babies, special diets have been developed from foods enriched with fats, proteins and vitamins so that they gain weight as intensively as possible. However, they may remain prone to thinness throughout their lives, but they will develop well.
Large newborn weight
Doctors classify babies weighing more than 4 kg as large. It is good when such body weight is determined genetically (for example, the child has large parents - both father and mother) and good absorption of nutrients supplied to the fetus from the mother through the placenta and umbilical cord while still in the womb. But doctors still recommend showing such a baby to an endocrinologist - there are cases that the high weight of a newborn is a consequence of the mother’s predisposition to diabetes, so a woman should have a blood test for sugar not only at the planning stage, but also at the end of pregnancy. 4.7 out of 5 (53 votes)
Even the most distant “daddy” from medicine, who understands nothing about the terms, terms of pregnancy and Apgar scale indicators, knows exactly two indicators: the height and weight of the baby. This treasured information is eagerly awaited and immediately after the birth it is passed along the chain to all friends and family, as if it immediately becomes clear to everyone that if the child is “54 cm, 3700”, this means that the birth was successful, mother and baby feel good.
What should a child's weight be?
What are the magic numbers? Why do parents and doctors pay so much attention to a child’s birth weight? It is noteworthy that if the weight differs even slightly from the “generally accepted” 3500g, then the worries become only twice as great! Mothers in the maternity hospital react differently to the birth of their “different-sized” babies. Mothers of babies whose weight ranges from 2600 to 3000 kg count every added gram and are ready to weigh the child after each feeding in order to notice at least some positive dynamics. Mothers of “fat babies” from 4 kg (the birth of such babies are celebrated more and more every year) are very proud of their hero (compared to other babies, such a newborn looks like one month old baby). But wise people have long had a completely opposite opinion: “A fat person will get sick,” “If only there were bones, the meat would grow.”
In order to understand this issue, it is necessary to consider a specific medical view of existing opinions. What weight should cause concern, and what is just the limit of the norm?
“How much to weigh in grams?”
In fact, height and weight are incredibly important. Before the advent of newfangled equipment, which neonatologists have today during the initial examination of a baby, based on these indicators they made the first forecasts for the child’s development and his ability to live actively. Today, pediatrics has stepped far forward, but height and weight indicators are incredibly important. It is not so much the numbers themselves that are important, but their ratio. Using data on the baby’s height and weight, the body mass index is calculated, which is the main indicator for the doctor. It is no coincidence that attention is paid to this development parameter even during pregnancy. When a woman is 25 weeks pregnant, fetal movements can already tell a lot. The baby moves very actively if he lacks oxygen. It is the 25th week of pregnancy that is important - movements can be counted at this stage. They do not replace ultrasound, but supplement its data.
If we talk about specific figures for a child’s weight, then the norm is considered to be a weight of 2600 – 4500 grams for a full term (39-40 weeks) fetus. 2500 grams is the threshold up to which mother and baby, who was born with low weight, remain in the maternity hospital under the supervision of doctors.
There are no weight restrictions for large children. The main weight gain occurs in the 7-8th month of pregnancy, so premature babies have a large deficit in body weight. At 25 weeks of pregnancy, movements will be more active if the baby’s weight is above 1000 grams. If during pregnancy 25 weeks the fetal movements are moderately active, then the baby’s weight will be 700-900 grams.
However, this does not mean that a “big guy” or a “chubby” is best option. Heavy weight During childbirth, it can cause serious birth trauma, which will negatively affect not only the condition of the baby, but also its subsequent development. High weight may be an indicator that the mother’s nutrition was incorrect during pregnancy, which means that the baby’s intrauterine development was abnormal. Finally, an overly plump toddler may suffer from diseases of the endocrine system.
Thumbelina and Lilliputians at birth.
And yet, the baby’s low weight causes more anxiety and worry among doctors. The birth of a full-term baby weighing less than 2000 raises serious concerns, because such a weight shows that during the gestation process the child did not receive all the nutrients in the required quantities. Therefore, we can talk about a delay in physical and mental development child. Lack of oxygen or nutrients can provoke a number of serious diseases even in the prenatal period of a child’s development. Such babies must be fully examined immediately after birth, after which a course of treatment and recovery is prescribed. If everything goes well, and serious illnesses have been avoided, then by the age of one year they will be in no way inferior to their more “weighty” peers.
Of course, all canons and standards for height and weight do not apply to twins and children of multiple pregnancies. For such a pregnancy optimal time gestation is not 40 weeks, but 38, and sometimes 35-36. Children in the womb received much less nutrients, so their body weight at birth can deviate from the norm by 900-1500 grams! At the same time, one can hardly talk about delayed development; in this case, the saying that “the meat will grow” is very suitable: by six months they are catching up with their peers in all respects.
Let's look at what height and weight of a newborn is considered normal? For all parents, especially with the arrival of their first child in the family, this topic is very relevant. Children develop according to individual parameters, but there are certain patterns in the pace of development.
What can determine the height and weight of a baby at birth?
There is no single standard.
A child is considered a newborn from birth until 4 weeks. Full-term babies are born already at 38-40 weeks. In the first seconds of their life, their weight and height are measured, and based on these parameters, doctors assess their general physical condition. The average weight of a healthy baby can range from 2700 to 4700 g.
As medical practice shows, the weight of newborn boys is significantly greater than that of girls. On average, 3500 g and 3200 g, respectively. But these indicators are conditional. May fluctuate up or down. This depends primarily on individual characteristics parents of the baby, their health, age, how the pregnancy process went, what vitamins, minerals and nutrition they received future mom. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for real heroes to be born. Their weight is about 5000 g.
Physiological weight loss in the baby. Possible reasons
In the first days of life, a newborn can lose up to 150-200 g of its weight. This is normal, don’t be scared, it’s just physiological weight loss. Fluid from the child’s body evaporates during breathing and does not have time to be replenished in the required quantity.
After the child begins to receive breast milk, his weight, as a rule, returns to normal. This usually happens within 5-7 days. In the maternity hospital, doctors strictly control this process, and if the mother does not have enough milk, they select the right mixture. At the same time, breastfeeding cannot be stopped; over time, the milk will come, and the baby will receive all the necessary vitamins, minerals, and nutrients from mother’s milk. Remember, nothing increases and protects a child’s immunity like breast milk. A mother and child can be discharged only when his weight stabilizes and returns to normal.
But what if the baby is not gaining weight well, or even continues to lose it? This situation indicates a congenital pathology and metabolic disorders. Then it is necessary to establish the cause and begin treatment immediately. If the baby does not have enough milk, the mother should try to establish lactation and consult an experienced doctor.
Infant weight gain
Children grow most actively until they are one year old. In the maternity hospital, doctors constantly monitor the mother and baby, but at home, parents are required to independently monitor the child’s weight. What to look for Special attention? Weight gain is one of the important indicators proper development child. That is why you need to visit the district hospital monthly so that the doctor monitors this indicator.
By 4 months, the baby’s weight should increase approximately 2 times, and by one year it should triple. It is very convenient to have a baby scale at home. This is especially important for premature babies. After each feeding, you can perform a control weighing and see if the baby is getting enough milk. And also monitor your weight gain monthly.
Newborn growth
A more stable indicator is the height of the child. It is not as dependent on the general condition as weight, but is also important when assessing the general physical development.
Normal, standard height at birth can range from 48 to 58 cm. But this figure is also individual. It is natural that children with more weight tend to be taller. In the first 3 months, the child increases in height by about 9 cm, and by 26 cm by one year. Both the baby’s height and weight are monitored by the local pediatrician during a monthly examination.
Table of height and weight norms for newborn boys and girls
Parameters of newborns in the standard weight and height table
Infants grow quite quickly. Often young mothers worry that their baby’s development indicators are different from their peers. A great help for parents will be the one that the doctor must give out during the initial examination of the child. This table was developed by the World Health Organization based on the statistical data obtained.
If suddenly you find that your child’s weight gain is slightly different from the parameters newborn height and weight charts, this is not a reason to panic. Each baby is individual, and slight differences in performance are acceptable.
Create comfortable conditions for your baby’s development, provide proper care, regimen and nutrition, and he will grow up healthy and strong.
Newborn height and weight gain chart
| Age (months) | Average body weight gain (in grams) | Average height increase (in cm) |
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| per month | for the past period | per month | for the past period | |
| 1 | 600 | 600 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 800 | 1400 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 800 | 2200 | 2,5 | 8,5 |
| 4 | 750 | 2950 | 2,5 | 11 |
| 5 | 700 | 3650 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | 650 | 4300 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | 600 | 4900 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | 550 | 5450 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | 500 | 5950 | 1,5 | 20,5 |
| 10 | 450 | 6400 | 1,5 | 22 |
| 11 | 400 | 6800 | 1,5 | 23,5 |
| 12 | 350 | 7150 | 1,5 | 25 |
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