Baby Growth Chart for Healthy Indian Babies: Height & Weight Tracker

1. Baby Growth Chart For Healthy Indian Babies ‘Her baby looks so undernourished, no? That’s the last thing you want spreading among gossip circles, regarding your precious little child. Not for what people might think, of course, but whether there might actually be an element of truth to what one of your ‘best friends’ has just uttered about your child at a dinner party. In Indian society, things like the weight and height of your little one, are given far more importance than they should. That too, often in an undue, negative light. Lucky for you, we have here a Height and Weight Chart for Babies, that will help you keep track of your baby’s height and weight growth in the right manner. This Baby Growth chart, then, will help you decide for yourself, if your baby is headed in the right direction. Without having to pay attention to what other people say, of course. What a Baby Growth Chart is Growth in the first few years of baby life is rapid. In time, it slows down. It’s important to bear in mind here that the rates of growth are not uniform through the whole of childhood. In a nutshell, a Baby Growth Chart is a growth chart developed for babies after conducting research on growth patterns of babies across the world. As a general rule of practice, there is a

2. separate Baby Boy Growth Chart and Baby Girl Growth Chart that are followed and recommended by healthcare professionals around the globe. Height and Weight Chart for Babies Below you will find a standardised growth chart for babies, that reflects the normal growth patterns of a healthy Indian baby, for the first twelve months of babyhood. Let’s begin, with a look at the Baby Growth Chart for Boys Baby Growth Chart for Boys (0 to 12 months) Age Weight (kg) (3rd to 97th Percentile) Height (cm) (3rd to 9th Percentile) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2.5 – 4.3 3.4 – 5.7 4.4 – 7.0 5.1 – 7.9 5.6 – 8.6 6.1 – 9.2 6.4 – 9.7 6.7 – 10.2 7.0 – 10.5 7.2 – 10.9 7.5 – 11.2 7.4 – 11.5 7.8 – 11.8 46.3 – 53.4 51.1 – 58.4 54.7 – 62.24 57.6 – 65.3 60.0 – 67.8 61.9 – 69.9 63.6 – 71.6 65.1 – 73.2 66.5 – 74.7 67.7 – 76.2 69.0 – 77.6 70.2 – 78.9 71.3 – 80.2 Baby Girl Growth Chart (0 to 12 months) Age Weight (kg) (3rd to 9th Percentile). Height (cm) (3rd to 97th Percentile) (Months) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The important thing is to not stress over your child’s specific percentile. It is not the best indicator of how well they are growing. What is more relevant, is knowing whether they are consistently in the ‘same’ percentile. For instance, it might be a concern only if they suddenly shoot up in weight, or slow down in height. 2.4 – 4.2 3.2 – 5.4 4.0 – 6.5 4.6 – 7.4 5.1 – 8.1 5.5 – 8.7 5.8 – 9.2 6.1 – 9.6 6.3 – 10.0 6.6 – 10.4 6.8 – 10.7 7.0 – 11.0 7.1 – 11.3 45.6 – 52.7 50.0 – 57.4 53.2 – 60.9 55.8 – 63.8 58.0 – 66.2 59.9 – 68.2 61.5 – 70.0 62.9 – 71.6 64.3 – 73.2 65.6 – 74.7. 66.8 – 76.1 68.0 – 77.5 69.2 – 78.9 Parenting Tips vis a vis Baby Height and Growth Development

3. Child care for your little one, becomes extremely crucial during the wee stages of their development. Apart from tracking their transition monthly wise, parents could do well to use these parenting tips to ensure that their children develop well, and in the right time frame. Feed them Breastmilk It is observed that during the first 2-3 months of birth, normally breastfed babies gain weight more rapidly than their formula-fed counterparts. To do: Feed them breastmilk for as long as you possibly can. It helps provide your baby with the perfect nutrients and fats that are necessary for healthy growth and brain development. Help them to sleep better Babies that sleep better, grow better! To do: Ensure that they get as much uninterrupted sleep as they possibly can. There are actual studies that show that restless and uninterrupted sleep has a positive impact on height and weight in babies. Ensure Sound Pregnancy Health Believe it or not, but your child’s health is related to that of Mommy’s, while they are still in the womb. To do: Pregnant mothers must ensure that they stay away from alcohol and smoking, in their pregnancy months. Moreover, things like the mother’s weight and her activity levels, also impact the health of her yet unborn child. Feed them a Balanced Diet The lack of proper nutrition can have an adverse effect on the development of your baby. To do: Ensure you chart out a healthy diet plan for your baby. You want to curate a balanced diet that is rich in minerals, proteins, vitamins and fats. Keep Genetics in Mind Your children are more like you than you might imagine. Since a baby generally inherits half its genes from its mother and half from its father, it only makes sense that both will have an impact on the baby’s genetics. Note: Some babies might bear more resemblance to either the mother or father, rather than being an average of both. Consider the Pregnancy Length You have to understand that a prematurely-born baby is likely to be smaller than a baby born on- term or post-term. A baby born at 32 weeks is going to weigh less than one born at 40 weeks Look at Medical Conditions that the Mother might have

4. If a mother has any medical conditions like anaemia and high blood pressure, it puts the baby at risk of being born underweight. On the other hand, other conditions like Type 2 diabetes, can cause babies to be born overweight. We at EuroKids strongly recommend the use of Baby Height and Weight Charts. We believe they can help both you and your healthcare provider, follow your baby’s development as they grow. Further, these charts might serve to provide an early warning, in case your child might have a medical problem. Post navigation PREVIOUS Baby Spitting Up: Causes & Solutions