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    The document provides average height and weight charts for boys and girls at different ages from birth to 18 years. It also discusses expected weight gain patterns in growing babies. Key points include: 1) Babies are expected to gain around 2 cm in height and 5-7 cm in weight per month in the first year. 2) Preterm and small babies may have slower growth initially but often catch up. Ill babies may lose weight initially but recover with good care. 3) Bottle-fed babies may gain weight too quickly, leading to disparity between height and weight gain and potential obesity issues. Overall growth depends on proper nutrition and care.

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    The document provides average height and weight charts for boys and girls at different ages from birth to 18 years. It also discusses expected weight gain patterns in growing babies. Key points include: 1) Babies are expected to gain around 2 cm in height and 5-7 cm in weight per month in the first year. 2) Preterm and small babies may have slower growth initially but often catch up. Ill babies may lose weight initially but recover with good care. 3) Bottle-fed babies may gain weight too quickly, leading to disparity between height and weight gain and potential obesity issues. Overall growth depends on proper nutrition and care.

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    The document provides average height and weight charts for boys and girls at different ages from birth to 18 years. It also discusses expected weight gain patterns in growing babies. Key points include: 1) Babies are expected to gain around 2 cm in height and 5-7 cm in weight per month in the first year. 2) Preterm and small babies may have slower growth initially but often catch up. Ill babies may lose weight initially but recover with good care. 3) Bottle-fed babies may gain weight too quickly, leading to disparity between height and weight gain and potential obesity issues. Overall growth depends on proper nutrition and care.

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    Average Height and Weight of Boys at Different Ages

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    The document provides average height and weight charts for boys and girls at different ages from birth to 18 years. It also discusses expected weight gain patterns in growing babies. Key points include: 1) Babies are expected to gain around 2 cm in height and 5-7 cm in weight per month in the first year. 2) Preterm and small babies may have slower growth initially but often catch up. Ill babies may lose weight initially but recover with good care. 3) Bottle-fed babies may gain weight too quickly, leading to disparity between height and weight gain and potential obesity issues. Overall growth depends on proper nutrition and care.

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    HEIGHT / WEIGHT CHART

    Average height and weight of boys at different ages

    AGE WEIGHT (kg) HEIGHT (cm)


    Birth 3.3 50.5
    3 months 6.0 61.1
    6 months 7.8 67.8
    9 months 9.2 72.3
    1 year 10.2 76.1
    2 years 12.3 85.6
    3 years 14.6 94.9
    4 years 16.7 102.9
    5 years 18.7 109.9
    6 years 20.7 116.1
    7 years 22.9 121.7
    8 years 25.3 127.0
    9 years 28.1 132.2
    10 years 31.4 137.5
    11 years 32.2 140.0
    12 years 37.0 147.0
    13 years 40.9 153.0
    14 years 47.0 160.0
    15 years 52.6 166.0
    16 years 58.0 171.0
    17 years 62.7 175.0
    18 years 65.0 177.0

    (Source: Nutrient Requirements and Recommended Dietary Allowances for Indians,


    I.C.M.R. 1990.)
    Average height and weight of girls at different ages

    AGE WEIGHT (kg) HEIGHT (cm)


    Birth 3.2 49.9
    3 months 5.4 60.2
    6 months 7.2 66.6
    9 months 8.6 71.1
    1 year 9.5 75.0
    2 years 11.8 84.5
    3 years 14.1 93.9
    4 years 16.0 101.6
    5 years 17.7 108.4
    6 years 19.5 114.6
    7 years 21.8 120.6
    8 years 24.8 126.4
    9 years 28.5 132.2
    10 years 32.5 138.3
    11 years 33.7 142.0
    12 years 38.7 148.0
    13 years 44.0 150.0
    14 years 48.0 155.0
    15 years 51.5 161.0
    16 years 53.0 162.0
    17 years 54.0 163.0
    18 years 54.4 164.0

    (Source: Nutrient Requirements and Recommended Dietary Allowances for Indians,


    I.C.M.R. 1990.)

    Height & Weight Pattern in the Growing Baby

    Expected weight gain

    You need to understand the importance of the role of weight gain, and therefore
    of your baby's expected or ideal weight. The baby's birth weight is the starting
    point for growth. Whatever be the birth weight, the growth rate in all the babies
    is approximately the same. The overall growth pattern depends on the proper food
    and adequate care of the baby. However illness, starvation, serious neglect or
    emotional disturbances would make his weight gain dip downwards.

    Height or length of the baby matters too

    Weight gain is not the only way to assess a baby's growth. Children are not meant
    to get fatter and fatter, but bigger overall. Getting taller is also included in the
    growth pattern of the baby. The baby's length will change much more slowly than
    the weight. Whatever be the baby's length at birth, approximately 2 cm (3/4") will
    be gained each month or just over 5 cm (2") in 3 months.

    Just as there is expected weight gain for a baby of any age, related to the birth
    weight, so there is a expected length at any age, related to the birth-length. There
    is a consistent relationship of weight and height in the normal growth pattern of
    the child.
    Exception to normal growth patterns
    a. Pre-term babies : They are very slow to get started on their
    feeding, and therefore their growing.   The weight tends to
    remain in low position for a long time
    b. Small - for date babies : They make startling growth during their
    earlier weeks, but on the whole they tend to occupy still a low
    position on the normal growth graph
    c. Babies who are ill immediately after birth or in the first weeks :
    These babies fail to start gaining weight or may actually loose
    some.  Excellent care may lead to a spurt of "catch-up growth", so
    that the baby's personal growth curve shifts upwards towards
    the normal
    d. Babies who are bottle-fed from birth : These babies may loose no
    weight in the first days. They may gain very fast in the first days.
    They may gain very fast from the beginning, which also depends
    upon the formula food given. An even greater rise occurs in the
    babies weight when solids are added in addition to the over-
    concentrated milk. A baby who is gaining weight faster than
    nature intended, will not gain length to match it. There is a
    obvious disparity in the height gain compared to the weight.  This
    cue should make you realise that the baby is starting to get obese
    rather than simply growing larger

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