Height standards and nutritional supplements for infants and young children aged 0-3

The birth of a child is a great joy for a family, so once the child is born, everyone will always pay attention to the baby's growth. In fact, to measure a baby's growth, we often look at the baby's height or weight. So, what are the standards for height and weight of babies aged 0 to 3? And what nutrients do babies need to supplement at this time?

The standard growth pattern of baby's height: the average height of a full-term baby is 50 cm. It increases by about 25 cm in the first year after birth, so it is about 75 cm at one year old. Thereafter, it increases by an average of about 5 cm each year. Therefore, the height (cm) of a child aged 2 to 12 years old = age × 5 + 75 (cm). Anyone whose height exceeds the standard by 10% or is less than 10% is considered abnormal.

Height Standard

Months (years) Age Boy's height fluctuation range (cm) Girl's height fluctuation range (cm)

Newborn 46.2～54.845.8～53.9

1 month 49.9～59.249.2～57.9

2 months53.2～62.952.2～61.3

3 months 56.1～66.154.9～64.2

4 months 58.6～68.757.2～66.8

5 months 60.8～71.059.2～69.0

6 months 62.8～72.9 61.0～70.9

7 months 64.5～74.5 62.5～72.6

8 months 66.0～76.0 64.0～74.2

9 months 67.4～77.365.3～75.6

10 months 68.7～78.6 66.6～77.0

11 months 69.9～79.9 67.8～78.3

12 months 71.0～81.269.0～79.6

15 months 74.1～84.872.2～83.3

18 months 76.7～88.175.1～86.7

21 months 79.1～91.277.8～89.8

24 months 81.3～94.0 80.3～92.6

2.5 years old 85.8～98.7 84.9～97.7

3 years old 89.9～103.288.8～102

Nutritional supplements

Stature is the sum of the head, spine and lower limbs. It is an important indicator of bone growth, especially long bone growth. When the baby's nutrition cannot meet the needs of bone growth, the rate of height growth will slow down. Nutrients closely related to bone growth include vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus. Insufficient iodine and zinc can also cause babies to be short.

The above is what the editor has introduced to you regarding the various standards for height and weight of babies aged 0 to 3 years old. It also explains that babies at this time need to supplement more vitamins, calcium and other nutrients that are beneficial to the baby's bone growth. I hope this will be helpful to all the parents. Although genetics will affect a baby's height, acquired nutrition is also very important.