For a family, the arrival of a child is undoubtedly a major event full of joy and anticipation.
After the birth of a child, parents are often concerned about the child's weight in addition to the child's health.
There are many folk theories about the correlation between the birth weight of newborns and their IQ, however, from a scientific point of view, there is no direct causal relationship between the birth weight of newborns and IQ.
However, the weight of the newborn at birth is indeed the focus of parents' attention, because it is a direct reflection of the child's health.
When the baby is born, "a few pounds and a few taels" is the most appropriate?
It's not good to be too high or too low, the best standards are here, find out
I still remember that Mr. Lu Xun once wrote such a character in the work "Storm" - a nine-catty old lady.
Because her husband weighed nine pounds when he was born, and there was a custom in the village that the weight at birth was used as the child's nickname, so after she married her husband, she was called "nine-pound old lady" by everyone along with her husband's nickname.
The nine-pound old lady's son was seven pounds when he was born, and her granddaughter was six pounds when she was born.
In fact, in the eyes of many older generations, the heavier the child's weight at birth, the better, and they will feel that this is a blessing for the child, and there must be a future when he grows up!
But Xiaotian has been troubled by his own big fat boy for a long time. Xiaotian said that her child could no longer be called a baby when she was born, because the child was born with eight pounds and three taels, overweight and super tall.
During the first six months of life, the child grows at a rate of three to six centimeters per month, resulting in severe calcium deficiency.
Because I am usually very busy with work, I don't have time to take my child to the hospital. The child's grandmother was worried that there would be problems when the child grew up, so she took the baby to the hospital herself.
After the doctor initially understood the child's condition, he suspected that the child had a problem with the pituitary gland, so he arranged various examinations for the child.
But the results showed that the child was normal except for calcium deficiency, but the doctor still "didn't give up" until his grandmother told the doctor that Bao's mother and father were tall, and he refused to give up. Six months after the child is born, the child's growth slows down.
Despite this, although the child is the youngest in the kindergarten, he is in the top three of the class in height and weight.
Xiaotian said that now the child is 15 years old, but his height has reached 185 centimeters and his weight has reached more than 150 kilograms.
She hopes that the child's growth rate can be slower, and too tall and too heavy will also bring inferiority complex to the child.
However, Bao's mother Xiaofei said that she was very envious of those mothers who had a big fat boy, because her child was born with only four pounds and three taels.
Xiaofei's child was sent to the neonatal department as soon as he was born, and even though the child's physical indicators were normal, the child temporarily needed to be fed with milk powder, and at the same time, he also needed to be given nutritional injections until the child returned to normal feeding milk before he could take it home.
Xiaofei said that a week before the child was born, he only met the child once. So every other day, my husband would go to the neonatology department and ask the doctor to help them take some photos and videos of the baby.
The nurse said that their son was very well-behaved, and he would not cry hard when he was hungry, but he kept swinging his hands and feet, giving him a pacifier, and he waited very quietly to feed the milk powder, and said that the child was very handsome.
Xiaofei only hopes that time can pass sooner, she wants to see her child early and hug him as soon as possible.
In fact, it is not a good thing for a child to be born too heavy or too light, so mothers and family members should not blindly pursue the weight of the child at birth.
According to the reference value for the birth of children published by the World Health Organization, the standard birth weight of a boy is 3.3 kg and that of a girl is 3.2 kg.
Generally speaking, the birth weight of a normal full-term newborn is 5 to 8 pounds. As long as the child's weight is around this value, there is no problem, of course, we also have to combine the actual situation of the child and the parents to judge. So, what can mothers do to ensure the healthy development of newborns?
For the healthy development of newborns, pregnant mothers must do the following 2 points
★ Pay attention to weight control and don't blindly take supplements
Expectant mothers should know that if the weight gain during pregnancy is insufficient, the growth and development of the fetus will be limited, for example, the newborn will become a low weight baby, premature baby.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can easily cause gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, etc., as well as low back pain and varicose veins.
Therefore, throughout pregnancy, we should pay attention to controlling pregnancy weight, neither blindly supplementing nor ignoring nutritional intake.
Expectant mothers should pay attention to the diversification of food intake, and at the same time reasonably mix meat and vegetables to balance the nutrition in the body.
In addition, we should also develop good eating habits and eat regularly and in portions. For those spicy, irritating and cold foods, we should try to restrain our desires, and eat less sweet, salty, and indigestible foods.
★ Regular prenatal check-ups to understand the development of the fetus in the womb
From pregnancy to childbirth, every pregnant mother will go through a variety of regular check-up items, and we must carry out these prenatal check-up items on time.
Prenatal examination can help us clearly understand the growth and development of the fetus at various stages, among which B-ultrasound examination can help us measure the size of various parts of the fetus and help us assess the weight of the fetus.
In particular, the glucose tolerance test is a method of diagnosing diabetes, and every pregnant mother has to do this project.
For expectant mothers, high blood sugar during pregnancy is easy to cause hypertension during pregnancy, and in severe cases, they will also suffer from diabetes after childbirth.
For the fetus that has not yet formed, high blood sugar during pregnancy can easily lead to insufficient oxygen in the uterus, thereby increasing the probability of premature infants and macrosomia. Therefore, between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, we need to be screened for glucose tolerance in time.
Parenting Message
A healthy newborn will bring great joy and happiness to a family. I believe that every mother is also looking forward to the arrival of a healthy and lovely child when she is in labor.
Although the child's birth is a few pounds and a few taels to a certain extent, but not the heavier the better, pregnant mothers must pay attention to control diet, actively exercise within the range of body acceptance, and conduct regular prenatal checkups.
I believe that every mother who is ready to work can usher in her own healthy baby!
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