Standard factors for neonatal weight gain

It is a very slow process from the birth of a child to the gradual growth of the child. During this process, the careful care of parents is needed to allow the child to grow healthily. So a problem that many young parents encounter is, what is the standard for newborn weight gain?

(1) Disease factors: After 4 months of age, the various immune substances and nutrients (iron, zinc, etc.) brought from the mother have been basically exhausted. Therefore, children over 6 months old are more susceptible to illness. Diarrhea and repeated respiratory tract infections are one of the reasons for insufficient weight gain in children after 6 months. Therefore, in order to reduce the chance of children getting sick after six months of age, it is necessary to increase children's outdoor exercise and nutritional intake.

(2) Feeding factors: Improper feeding is the main reason for insufficient weight gain in children after six months of age. After a child is six months old, untimely and insufficient addition of complementary foods can cause feeding difficulties for the child, insufficient nutrient intake, and slow weight gain. Improper methods of adding complementary foods, such as adding a certain type of food too early or adding too much complementary food for the first time, can also make it difficult for the child's gastrointestinal tract to adapt and lead to indigestion. If this happens more often, the child will gain weight slowly, or even stop gaining weight or lose weight. Therefore, when adding complementary foods, the principle of gradual progress should be followed, both in terms of quantity and type. This is a necessary way to ensure that children eat normally and obtain nutrition.

(3) Psychological factors: Some children eat well, consume enough food, sleep well, and are not sick, but their weight is still unsatisfactory. At this time, we should consider whether the child lacks maternal care and appropriate stimulation, such as: touching, kissing, teasing, playing, talking, etc. These are indispensable parts of a child's normal development. The quiet environment often makes children feel bored, and some children will cry. Children who have been accustomed to this environment since birth often show poor weight gain. In addition, if parents pay too much attention to their children, it will make their children nervous and tired, which may also cause abnormal weight gain in their children.

The above article tells us about the weight gain standards for newborns. First of all, we need to judge the child's growth standards based on the different physical conditions of the newborn. If the child does not meet the growth standards when he reaches a certain age, then we need to give the child more nutrition.