How to know the baby's height and weight standards

Many parents are particularly worried about their baby's health, especially those who have just become parents. They pay special attention to their child's height and weight. If the baby does not grow after eating, the mother will be anxious. Therefore, many mothers doubt whether the baby is healthy and whether the height and weight are standard. So is there a suitable reference for the baby? How to know the height and weight standards for the baby? Let's take a look below.

The baby's growth and development follows certain rules and is ongoing. His height and weight are both very important objective indicators for measuring whether the child is developing normally. Parents should measure their children's height and weight regularly. It is recommended to make a baby growth and development chart, with weight set as the vertical axis and height set as the horizontal axis. After measuring several times in a row, connect the points with dotted lines to form a growth dotted line graph. This way, you can understand the child's growth intuitively and quickly, and you can see the growth trends and changes through continuous tracking and observation.

Baby weight standard measurement formula

Weight (kg) at 1 to 6 months = birth weight (or 3 kg) + age in months × 0.6 (kg); weight (kg) at 7 to 12 months = birth weight (or 3 kg) + age in months × 0.5 (kg); weight (kg) at 2 to 10 years old = age × 2 + 7 (or 8).

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.

Baby head circumference standard calculation formula

The size of head circumference is closely related to brain development, and head circumference measurement can be used as one of the indicators of children's intellectual development. The calculation formula is: head circumference = body length (cm) * 4/10 + 15

If growth deviation is found, mothers should pay attention to two points:

Expert reminder 1: Balanced nutrition supply. Protein deficiency will directly affect height growth. At the same time, the lack of trace elements, such as zinc, iron and B vitamins, can easily cause children to be short. Babies must ensure that they consume enough protein, carbohydrates and vitamins every day.

Expert reminder 2: Do more physical exercise. Exercise can promote blood circulation, improve bone nutrition, accelerate bone growth, make bones dense, promote height growth, and increase basic abilities such as turning over, crawling, standing, and walking in a timely manner as the age increases.

In fact, everyone's body is like a tumbler, and weight is like a tumbler. If you eat too much, you will be too heavy, and if you eat too little, you will be too light. If you shake it back and forth, be careful not to shake the baby's health away! Steadily controlling your baby's healthy weight can allow your baby to grow smoothly. As long as you know the baby's height and weight standards, I believe every new mother will be able to take care of the baby with ease.