Infant Growth Body Weight
Weight Loss August 12th, 2010
In practice, babies born with low weight, will gain weight faster, as if to catch up, takes away at the age of 5 months, weighing up to 6 kg. Big babies at birth often grow slowly, during the first three months of baby’s weight on average 70 grams / month. Then accretion will more and more slowly, at the age of 4-6 months her weight increased 600 g / month. At the age of 7-9 months only added weight just 400 grams per month. At the age of 10-12 months of added weight on average 300 grams per month, or three times the weight at birth. Added weight in the second year only 200-250 grams / month only. This accretion will be strongly influenced by the quantity of food and the liveliness of the digestive, foods, and others.
If you find your baby’s weight gain is only 125 grams, even though he usually rose 200 grams then you do not need to worry. Moreover, if he looks healthy. Wait until next week, probably weighed up to 300 grams to catch up on last week. In addition, to consider also that the bigger the baby, the more slow weight gain.
What about babies who have overweight / obesity?
According to some researchers, a baby is very chubby little time tend to remain overweight their entire life. If one became obese, that does not mean his body cells full of fat, but because the fat cells that grow and multiply. Once fat cells are formed, he would remain in the body for life. Some people argue, that a fat baby is very cute, charming and adorable, so they are delighted when have baby fat, indicating that smart parents caring for children. Though this assumption was wrong.
Children who are too fat is not always a healthy child. Immediately after the baby showed signs he was too fat, your doctor may restrict dietary fat and carbs and replace them with fruits and vegetables. Fat in milk can be reduced by replacing the milk that is consumed by low-fat milk. Butter, margarine, creme should not be given. Reduce the provision of bread, biscuits and cakes, especially a sweet tooth. Pudding may be provided as usual, especially those made of jelly. But walaupan little baby foods must contain fat as well, because in terms of nutrition is not too good if you remove fat completely from the diet a baby.
