Find your baby s weight pounds or kilograms on the right side of the grid and then find your child s age in months at the top of the chart.
Weight calendar for baby.
To see if your child is too skinny or overweight there is a weight for height chart or a bmi index.
Babies come in all shapes and sizes.
Girls at 7 pounds 1 ounce 3 2 kg are a bit smaller than boys at 7 pounds 4 ounces 3 3 kg on arrival.
The average weight for full term babies is 7 pounds 5 ounces.
Your baby s weight gain.
A value below 50 percent means a baby weighs less than the average.
Find out how your child will grow from birth to age 8.
The chart indicates what percentile the baby s weight falls into.
Your toddler s weight.
If your baby or toddler is ill their weight gain may slow down for a while.
However a percentage of healthy full.
Average baby weight and length chart by month.
A percentile of 50 represents the average or mean weight.
For example out of a sample of 100 babies a percentile value of 40 percent means your baby weighs more than 40 babies and weighs less than the other 60 babies.
Usually your baby will gain weight most rapidly in the first 6 to 9 months.
Get helpful tips for each week of your pregnancy and your baby s first years with our pregnancy and baby calendar.
Use our child height and weight chart calculator to see how your child s size compares with average.
Their rate of growth will gradually slow down as they become a toddler and are more active.
This baby is in the 10th percentile meaning 10 percent of babies her age are shorter and 90 percent are longer.
Where to go next.
Watch how your body changes and makes room for your growing baby during pregnancy.
For example if a baby s weight is in the 60th percentile it means that 40 of babies the same age and sex weigh more and 60.
Unfortunately many pediatricians still go by the old version of the cdc s charts which can lead to confusion if a baby does not appear to be gaining weight accordingly.
Weight can vary drastically.
In the united states the average baby weighs about 7 pounds 3 ounces 3 3 kg at birth.
It will usually return to normal within 2 to 3 weeks.
Baby weight chart who boys and girls growth curve.
Follow these horizontal and vertical lines until they intersect on.