How many pounds does a baby gain per month?

Nowadays, people pay attention to scientific parenting. Many new parents don’t know much about how to raise children and most of them are just groping in the dark. Most new parents are not sure how much weight their baby normally gains each month. How can they take good care of their child? In order to prevent their baby from being too fat or too thin, parents must have an understanding of the baby's growth process. Let's learn about it together~

The weight gain of a newborn is uncertain, ranging from 0.3kg to 1.5kg per month.

However, a normal full-term baby can gain 1 to 1.5 kg in weight in the first month after birth, and its weight will be about twice that at birth three months after birth. The weight gain of a child in the first three months of life is approximately equal to the weight gain in the last nine months.

Here are some formulas:

1~6 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age in months multiplied by 0.7

7-12 months: weight (kg) = 6 + age in months multiplied by 0.25

2 years old to before puberty: weight (kg) = age multiplied by 2 + 7

The above applies to most newborns. I hope your baby grows up happily and healthily.

The reason for physiological weight loss is mostly because the newborn cannot immediately adapt to the environment outside the mother's body, which manifests as sleeping more and eating less, insufficient milk sucking, and a large amount of water evaporating from the lungs and skin, and a considerable amount of urination and defecation, which leads to weight loss.

Note: If the baby loses too much weight or cannot return to birth weight within 10 days, the cause should be identified and analyzed to see whether it is due to insufficient breast milk, improper feeding or illness, so that measures can be taken as soon as possible.

Most newborns will experience physiological weight loss after birth, reaching the lowest point at 3-4 days and returning to birth weight in 7-10 days. The maximum weight loss can reach 200-300 grams.

Generally speaking, there is no need to worry about physiological weight loss. As long as you follow scientific feeding methods, breastfeed in time and provide careful care for your baby, your baby's weight will be restored quickly. If the newborn has not regained his birth weight after 10 days, find out why.

1. First of all, you should think that it may be insufficient breast milk. You should find ways to help the mother persist in breastfeeding, such as increasing the sucking frequency of the newborn to stimulate the secretion of breast milk. The mother should maintain good eating and rest habits, etc.

2. At the same time, pay attention to the breastfeeding method and let the baby eat more hind milk;

3. In addition, if the newborn is mixed-fed or bottle-fed, pay attention to the method and feeding time of formula milk. If the weight of a newborn baby does not increase, parents should go to the hospital for examination in time to avoid delaying the growth and development of the newborn baby.