Normal Baby Weight Benchmark for Age

What is the standard for normal baby weight? What is clear, Mother, do not immediately worry if your little one's body looks bigger or smaller than other babies his age. As long as the weight is still within the normal range and has no other complaints, then your little one is considered healthy.

In the first few days after birth, babies may experience weight loss. Normal infant weight loss is about 5% of birth weight in formula-fed babies or 7-10% in breastfed babies. Two weeks after birth, the baby's weight will return to what it was at birth, even more than that.

It is important to ensure that your little one's weight continues to increase. This shows that the little one is healthy and getting adequate nutritional intake. The trick is to weigh your little one every month and record the weight gain in the MCH book or the growth chart listed on the Card Towards Health (KMS).

Normal Baby Weight According to Age

Normal baby weight will change with age. Normal baby weight gain every month is calculated from birth weight. The following is a table of normal baby weight gain according to age:

For example, if the weight at birth is 3 kg, then the baby's weight is said to have increased if it reaches the following numbers:

Based on the KMS chart, the baby's weight is said to fail to increase when the weight chart flattens, decreases, or crosses the red line of growth below it. Even though the baby's weight increases in the following month, if the increase is less than the minimum weight, then this condition is considered as the child's failure to grow.

Infants and children need immediate medical attention if their weight is difficult to gain, drastically decreases, or has entered the yellow zone on the KMS chart.

Tips for Gaining Children's Weight

Ideally, the baby will experience weight gain every month. The baby's weight gain will also increase when he experiences growth spurts. This is because the baby's weight gain is one of the benchmarks for whether the baby is experiencing good growth or even experiencing health problems.

If the baby's weight doesn't gain as much as it should, it's possible that the baby is failing to thrive. A baby is said to have failed to thrive if his weight is much lower than the normal weight of another baby of the same age based on the KMS chart or if the baby's weight doesn't gain two or more weights when weighed after he gets older.

Babies who do not reach a normal weight can be because they are not getting enough nutrition or suffering from certain diseases, such as having digestive problems that make nutrients difficult to absorb (food malabsorption), hormonal disorders, infections, anemia, or congenital disorders.

To increase baby's weight and support normal baby weight gain, try the following:

• Feed your baby as often as possible before he feels sleepy or tired. This is intended so that the baby suckles more optimally.
• Check baby's attachment or suction power. Babies who experience nipple confusion due to pacifier use may have difficulty sucking the mother's nipple. This can make the baby not get breast milk optimally.
• Pay attention to whether the baby has tongue tie, thus making it difficult to suckle from the breast.
• Try to breastfeed your baby in a comfortable place and in a calm mind so that the body produces milk better.
• If your baby is six months old or starting to eat solids, add more foods that contain calories, such as eggs, fish, meat, avocado, cheese, or potatoes.
• Check your baby to the pediatrician regularly to determine if he has certain medical problems that are making it difficult for him to gain weight.

To monitor your little one's growth, don't forget to regularly weigh his weight every month at the posyandu or health center, and consult his growth and development and health condition with the pediatrician.