Baby gaining weight too fast

Introduction Mothers are always proud of the baby's weight at the peak of the development curve. But studies have shown that baby's weight gain is not a good thing for baby development, it will increase the risk of your baby suffering from various diseases. A baby's weight gain is too fast, which means that the baby's weight gain is significantly higher than that of the same age baby, but not necessarily obese. The main factors that affect children's weight gain are nutrition and heredity. Most of them suffer from too much food for infants and young children, especially sugar and fatty foods, and too little activity. Or have a family history. Most of them are caused by improper parental supplements and improper feeding.

Cause

The cause of excessive weight gain in infants:

The main factors affecting children's weight gain are nutrition and heredity. Most of the foods consumed by infants and young children are excessive, especially sugar and fatty foods, and too little activity. Or have a family history. Most of them are caused by improper parental supplements and improper feeding.

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Total physical examination child growth and development test

Check for diagnosis of infant weight gain too fast:

A normal full-term baby is born at a weight of about 2000-4000 grams.

In the first 3 months, the baby gains 180-200 grams per week, 150-180 grams per week for 4-6 months, 900-120 grams per week for 6-9 months, and 9-12 months for blades. It grows 60-90 grams per week.

According to the weight gain multiples, the baby's weight at 6 months is twice that at birth, about 3 times at 1 year old, about 4 times at 2 years old, and about 4.6 times at 3 years old.

In the second year after birth, the baby's weight increased by an average of 2,500-3,000 grams.

After the age of 2, the average annual growth rate is about 2000 grams, until the puberty.

Baby weight calculation formula at different stages: weight within 6 months = birth weight + month age × 600 grams. 7-12 months weight = birth weight + month age × 500 grams. 2-7 years old weight = age × 2+8000 grams.

Intimate tips:

1. When measuring your baby's weight, first remove the bowel movements and fasting.

2. To reduce the weight of clothes and diapers.

3. The weight should be measured once a month within 1 year of age.

4. Boys of the same age are heavier than girls.

Differential diagnosis

Symptom identification of infants whose weight gain is too fast and confusing:

Children who grow too fast in the first year after birth can increase the risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

A baby's weight gain too fast can cause heart disease in adulthood. A baby who is born at a lighter weight has a relatively high systolic blood pressure in adulthood. In the first 5 months after birth, the weight gains rapidly and the baby who gains weight rapidly during the age of 2-5 years has a relatively high systolic blood pressure in youth. The baby's rapidly increasing weight after birth is also relatively high in diastolic blood pressure. Early education, pregnancy, and excessive weight gain within a few weeks after birth are one of the reasons for the decline in lung volume in infants and young children.

If the baby grows too fast in the first 4 months of life, it may lead to obesity in the future.

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