Thursday, December 20, 2012

Which Growth Chart Your Doctor Uses Matters

Here is my son's weight on the "standard" growth chart.

See how at first he get HUGE, you wonder if I am overfeeding my newborn.  Then it tapers off, almost to the point where you start to wonder if he is gaining enough weight

This is the same weight plotted on the WHO's newer growth chart.

Now his weight hugs the yellow line pretty well, it's dipping off a bit now, but not enough to cause alarm.

Just putting this out there that you should be skeptical if someone is worried that your kidisn't fitting well on the growth curve.  Make sure you know which curve they are using!

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