baby weight:
Many questions come to the mother’s mind about her newborn and how to deal with him, and one of the most important things that the mother thinks about is the weight of her infant and knowing whether her infant is taking enough breastfeeding, and often mothers resort to artificial feeding and giving snacks to the child after he exceeds 5 months, and she must Every mother knows the normal weight of the child at every age stage he goes through so that she does not worry about his weight.
From the moment of his birth, the infant is born with a weight ranging from 2.5 kilograms to 4 kilograms, and during the first month after birth, he loses a little weight, which is normal, and at the age of 3 months, the weight of the child begins to double until it reaches twice his weight at birth, and at the age of 6 months to one year The weight of the child is between 8 and 12 kilograms.
Factors affecting a child's weight:
Some of the habits that the mother follows during her pregnancy affect the child for a long time:
- The health and physical condition of the mother during pregnancy.
- Anxiety, tension, nervousness, and the psychological state of the mother during pregnancy have a great impact on the health and development of the infant.
- If the woman smokes or drinks alcohol and takes drugs, this not only affects the weight of her newborn, but the child may be born with disabilities or various health ailments.
- The mother neglects her proper nutrition and does not eat foods that increase the weight of the child, such as neglecting to drink milk, as well as eating foods that contain vitamins, iron and protein necessary for the growth of the fetus.
- Not following up with the doctor regularly.
After the infant exceeds the first two months after birth, the mother may notice that her infant’s weight does not increase or stabilize at times despite breastfeeding him as usual, and here the mother must take the initiative to visit the pediatric specialist and make sure that there is no health problem for the child and advise the mother regarding the benefits of feeding the child and increasing his weight.
Tips for increasing infant weight:
- Breastfeed the baby every two hours, at a rate of between 10 and 12 feedings during the day, and the mother must realize that the infant's stomach is small and satiates quickly. Giving the baby formula milk while breastfeeding at least twice a day.
- Giving the child snacks after he exceeds 5 months, and the mother can start with cerelac meals that contain rice, boiled and well-mashed potatoes, and boiled and mashed vegetables.
- At the age of one year for the child, the mother should not neglect giving the child milk, by accustoming the child to drinking milk in a drinking cup intended for children or through breastfeeding and at least one feeding per day, and the mother at this age stage can feed him different types of foods that contain meat, full-fat dairy products and eggs and others.
- The mother should resort to the doctor in case the child's appetite for food is low, so that the doctor prescribes for him an appetizer and the necessary vitamins for him.
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