Article: Mommy & Baby: Weight Gain & Failure To Thrive
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Mommy & Baby: Weight Gain & Failure To Thrive
A guide to appropriate weight-gain and what to look for if you suspect failure-to-thrive:
Weight Gain:
Birth ? 2 weeks of age
? Regain birth weight plus some
2 weeks ? 3 months of age
? Two pounds per month or one ounce per day
4 ? 6 months of age
? One pound per month or one-half ounce per day (should double birth weight by 6 months)
One year of age
? 2.5 to 3 times her birth weight
Failure to Thrive:
There is a difference between slow weight gain and failure to thrive. With slow weight gain, the gain is consistent. With failure to thrive, you will see a baby who continues to lose weight after 10 days of life, does not regain her birth weight by three weeks of age, or gains...
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