Their child's development is what all mothers watch closely. We get worried if they're too small, or too big, too short or too tall. Just like adults, babies come in different shapes and sizes. The pediatrician will rank your baby's size during her well baby checkups. Here's how this will work.
The pediatrician will tell you your baby's weight and length rank in terms of percentile when your baby is weighed and measured. This will compare your baby to other babies of the same age. For example, if your baby's weight falls into the 80th percentile, it means she weighs more than 80 percent of babies her age. There are people who would think ranking in a high percentile is a good thing because it would mean that the baby is thriving. But that's not it. A baby might be thriving in the 40th percentile but is destined to be a small person. For example, my daughter has consistently ranked in about the 50th percentile, and she is very healthy, and has plenty of meat on her bones. She may have inherited our my and my husband's body size considering we're not very large people.
Ranked in exactly the same way is your baby's length and you'll have an idea if your baby will be of average height or if she would be very tall. If both you and your husband are short, don't expect a baby to rank in the 90th percentile in height, though it can happen.
There is one thing you need to look for, and that's the difference between height and weight percentiles. But they're pretty close. You may be feeding your baby a bit too much if she's 90th in weight and 40th in height. On the other hand, a baby in the 90th percentile in height that ranks in the 30th percentile in weight is probably a bit on the thin side. Your doctor will advise you if your child's diet needs attention.
To monitor your child's development, the most important thing you can do is attend those well baby visits with your pediatrician. Your doctor will be monitoring your baby's progress, and in the event that any area needs attention, he will be able to alert you to the issues. Considered to be critical is the first year of development and so keeping tabs on the progress is a good idea.
The pediatrician will tell you your baby's weight and length rank in terms of percentile when your baby is weighed and measured. This will compare your baby to other babies of the same age. For example, if your baby's weight falls into the 80th percentile, it means she weighs more than 80 percent of babies her age. There are people who would think ranking in a high percentile is a good thing because it would mean that the baby is thriving. But that's not it. A baby might be thriving in the 40th percentile but is destined to be a small person. For example, my daughter has consistently ranked in about the 50th percentile, and she is very healthy, and has plenty of meat on her bones. She may have inherited our my and my husband's body size considering we're not very large people.
Ranked in exactly the same way is your baby's length and you'll have an idea if your baby will be of average height or if she would be very tall. If both you and your husband are short, don't expect a baby to rank in the 90th percentile in height, though it can happen.
There is one thing you need to look for, and that's the difference between height and weight percentiles. But they're pretty close. You may be feeding your baby a bit too much if she's 90th in weight and 40th in height. On the other hand, a baby in the 90th percentile in height that ranks in the 30th percentile in weight is probably a bit on the thin side. Your doctor will advise you if your child's diet needs attention.
To monitor your child's development, the most important thing you can do is attend those well baby visits with your pediatrician. Your doctor will be monitoring your baby's progress, and in the event that any area needs attention, he will be able to alert you to the issues. Considered to be critical is the first year of development and so keeping tabs on the progress is a good idea.
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