Their child's development is what all mothers watch closely. When they're too tall, too small, too big, etc. we get worried. Babies come in all shapes and sizes just like adults do. When you take your baby to the pediatrician for her well baby checkups, they will rank your baby's size. Here's some idea of how it 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. Doing this will tell you how your baby compares to other babies of the same age. For example, your baby's weight falling into the 80th percentile would mean she weighs more than 80% of babies her age. Some people seem to think ranking in a high percentile is a good thing, because it means the baby is thriving. But this isn't the case. A baby in the 40th percentile might be thriving, but just destined to be a small person. An example would be my daughter who's consistently ranked in the 50th percentile and has plenty of meat on her bones and is very healthy. She may have inherited our my and my husband's body size considering we're not very large people.
In exactly the same way, your baby's length will be ranked and it can give you an idea whether your baby would be tall or of average height. 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.
One thing you do need to look for is a major difference between the height and weight percentiles. They should be pretty close. If your baby is in the 40th percentile in height, and 90th in weight, you might be feeding her a bit too much. 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.
Attending those well baby visits with your pediatrician is the most important thing you can do to monitor your child's development. Your doctor will alert you on issues that needs attention after she monitors your baby's progress. Keeping tabs on the progress is a good idea because this first year of development is critical.
The pediatrician will tell you your baby's weight and length rank in terms of percentile when your baby is weighed and measured. Doing this will tell you how your baby compares to other babies of the same age. For example, your baby's weight falling into the 80th percentile would mean she weighs more than 80% of babies her age. Some people seem to think ranking in a high percentile is a good thing, because it means the baby is thriving. But this isn't the case. A baby in the 40th percentile might be thriving, but just destined to be a small person. An example would be my daughter who's consistently ranked in the 50th percentile and has plenty of meat on her bones and is very healthy. She may have inherited our my and my husband's body size considering we're not very large people.
In exactly the same way, your baby's length will be ranked and it can give you an idea whether your baby would be tall or of average height. 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.
One thing you do need to look for is a major difference between the height and weight percentiles. They should be pretty close. If your baby is in the 40th percentile in height, and 90th in weight, you might be feeding her a bit too much. 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.
Attending those well baby visits with your pediatrician is the most important thing you can do to monitor your child's development. Your doctor will alert you on issues that needs attention after she monitors your baby's progress. Keeping tabs on the progress is a good idea because this first year of development is critical.
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