Why is my child not gaining weight well?
First, you need to understand whether it is truethe problem exists. There is no need to worry too much. Some children gain weight faster than others, and the average figures are quite approximate.
For how the child adds weight, you need to closely monitor the first months of life Photo: Getty The speed of weight gain depends on many factors, and before you panic, look for them at home:
- Lack of food. It seems that the little woman is actively and for a long time working, absorbing mother's milk, and quietly falling asleep. But it may happen that the milk is not enough, or it is not very fat. The infant spends strength, but does not gorge.
- Heredity. If the parents are short and thin, the child inherits their complexion. As a result, he gorges, feels fine, but the weight does not reach the standard.
- Incorrect food. At the end of breastfeeding, the baby may not like or do not approach the chosen mixtures. Allergic to allergic babies, mothers restrict the addition of many products to the diet, as a result, a two-year-old child does not want to eat meat or milk, which affects its growth.
- Excessive activity. If the child is too mobile, most of the calories received are spent on movement, and the child adds little.
- Disease. With diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, nervous stress, anemia, weight gain slows down.
If you have any doubts about your child’s normal development, you should ask your pediatrician and work with him to understand whether your doubts are valid.
What to do if the baby is not gaining weight?
Up to two months of age, the baby's weight should bemonitor weekly, and then once a month until the age of one. The results obtained are compared with statistical data, which calculates the acceptable weight of the child depending on the birth weight. If the parameters obtained are higher than the minimum acceptable, do not worry too much, but you should consult a doctor. Look closely at your baby, watch his behavior. If his skin is clean and elastic, his face is pink, he is in a good mood and quite active, there is no reason to worry. A hungry child often cries, sleeps a lot, his skin becomes flabby and pale. Try to improve nutrition, introduce additional feeding. A good atmosphere during feeding calms the baby and stimulates appetite. But excess nutrition is no less dangerous than deficiency. Any changes in the diet and feeding schedule up to one year should be agreed with your pediatrician, but do not ignore this issue for older children. Children develop differently, and gain weight unevenly. Perhaps your baby's ideal weight is his, and over time he will enter the standard parameters and overtake many of his peers.See also:
