These definitions will help you to understand the indicators that will be used to assess the smooth growth of baby. The chronology is the age of marital status.
The height age is the average age corresponding to the size of your newborn and bone age, assessed on a radiograph. The bone age and stature are drawn from statistics calculated on population, one arrives at the average sizes for each age and sex. The deviation from the average allows for the establishment of ranges: 68% of children are more or less a standard deviation and 95% are + or - 2 standard deviations.
Regular monitoring of growth of the child can draw a curve and compare the growth curve. The growth curve of Baby - Boy (curve based on the calculation of BMI)
However, if located outside, eg, below the curve corresponding to two deviations, it means that so far it is smaller than other children his age. This does not mean necessarily an abnormality, growth is different from one child to another.
We must carefully monitor the weight of baby. It loses weight during the three or four days after birth. This is normal. Once he has regained his birth weight, growth will continue steadily. Below you will find the weight gain necessary for a healthy baby.
Ages
Prise de poids Weight gain
0 to 3 months
25 to 30 g / day
From 3 to 6 months
20 to 25 g / day
6 to 9 months
15 to 25 g / day
From 9 to 12 months
10 to 15 g / day
Can we predict the size of an adult child?
Be very careful before answering this question. However, it is possible to advance some hypotheses:
A child is more likely to be taller than their parents or other family members are
Size at birth, is, according to some experts a good indicator of adult size, while other experts regard as a better indication of the size to 2 years
There are, however, a certain relationship between bone age and pubertal maturation
