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Milestones for my baby boy
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My son is 8.5 months old. What should be the ideal weight and height for him. Also what are the milestones he should have achieved by now?
He has been having solids for the last 2 months.
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Will depend on birth weight, height. Babies double their birth weight by 4 to 5 mnths. Gain 5.2kg by 9 mnths, triple birth weight by 1yr. Height gain is 25cm in 1st yr, 12.5 cm in 2nd yr. (Avg height at birth is 50 cm)
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If baby is active, playful then no need to worry for weight.
Baby gain weight 200 gms per week for first 3months of age
Baby doubles of it's birth weight at 5.5 months of age and triple at 1yrs of age.
At 1yr weight should be 9-11 kg
At 2yr 10-12 kg
And at
3 yrs 13-15 kg
4yrs 15-17kg
5yrs 16-18kg
Height baby gain height 4cms per months for first 3months and thereafter 2 cms per months till 6months of age.
Baby may achieve height 73 -76 cms at 1yrs of age and
85-88 cms at 2yrs of age.
93-97 cms at 3yrs of age.
100 -105cms at 4yrs of age.
105-110 cms at 5 yrs of age
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