Sister Bin is good, why do you think that the child's growth and development during this time has become slow? Is there not enough nutrition?
Bin Jie Q&A:
This is because the growth rate of children's development at different times is different.
Our life can be divided into 4 different growth and development periods: fetal, infancy, early childhood and puberty.
Each period has its own growth and development characteristics and regulatory mechanisms. Especially after the infancy of 0-1 years old, the growth rate is significantly slowed down, so many parents will mistakenly think that the baby is not long or not enough nutrition, in fact, at this time, the baby is only growing slower, which is normal.
Within 3 months of birth
Babies are visible to the naked eye growing up every day, and their height generally increases by an average of 3 to 3.5 centimeters per month.
3 to 6 months
At this stage, the baby's growth rate gradually decreases, and the height increases by about 2 centimeters per month.
6 to 12 months
At this stage, the baby's growth rate will drop a little, and the height will increase by about 1 to 1.5 cm per month.
After the age of 1
The growth rate of height will be lower than that of infancy before the age of 1 year, and the annual growth rate will be about 10 to 11 centimeters.
After the age of 2
At this stage, the height is about 5 to 6 centimeters per year.
adolescence
It has reached a stage of rapid growth, which generally lasts for about 3 years. In these 3 years, boys generally increase their height by 7 to 9 centimeters per year; girls are slightly less, about 6 to 8 centimeters long.
Stylistic growth patterns for all ages
Image source: Infant Sleep Encyclopedia
Dietitian reminds
Do not use "P50" as the standard value, at any time, nearly 50% of children will have growth and development indicators above/below normal values, and there are very few children who are just above average.
Each child's growth and development trajectory is not completely consistent, as long as the baby's growth and development curve has been steadily rising, and within the normal range, there is no need to worry. If the baby has growth retardation or stagnation, the growth and development curve should be considered if the baby is malnourished.
About author:Wang Bin, child nutritionist, China registered dietitian, national second-level public nutritionist, national senior nutrition lecturer. Good at combining medicine with modern nutrition knowledge, focusing on the field of maternal and infant nutrition and health, teaching you to feed your children scientifically.