Babies who do not gain standard weight or grow slowly are often frustrated by these four reasons.

Baby weight is a \”score\” of parents\’ feeding. A longer weight indicates that the baby eats well and absorbs it well. But as soon as they find that their baby is not gaining weight or growing slowly, parents start asking themselves: Is the baby sick? Have you been feeding less recently? Are there not enough nutrients? Moms and dads who encounter abnormal weight gain in their babies, don’t panic. Because, in addition to individual reasons that affect the baby\’s weight growth, behind the slow weight growth there are also unexpected reasons for the false weight gain or slow growth that parents do not expect❶ Feeding the baby less will inevitably lead to slow weight growth due to less food intake. Yes, because the small amount of food consumed will definitely not keep up with the nutrients. Therefore, babies under one year old must still take milk as their main food, and ensure that the daily milk volume is sufficient. Even after the baby starts to add complementary foods, the milk volume must be more than 600ml per day. ❷ Unreasonable addition of complementary foods. Parents’ failure to add complementary foods to their babies in time is also one of the reasons why babies are undernourished and do not gain weight. Because milk contains the most fat and protein, and as the baby grows, more and more trace elements and vitamins are needed. Breast milk and milk powder alone are far from enough. Therefore, parents need to promptly and reasonably add complementary foods to their babies at 4 to 6 months of age based on their own development. ❸ Indigestion and Absorption If your baby has symptoms such as bloating, burping, abdominal noises, and excessive farting, accompanied by vomiting, large bowel movements, or a lot of food residue in the stool, it is mostly caused by indigestion. Occasional indigestion generally does not affect the baby\’s weight gain, but long-term indigestion will cause the baby to not gain weight or grow slowly. If this is the reason, it is recommended that parents take their baby to the doctor for diagnosis, and follow the doctor\’s advice to take gastrointestinal conditioning drugs for relief (such as Jinshuangqi). What\’s more important is that parents should feed their babies reasonably according to their baby\’s digestive ability to truly avoid indigestion. ❹ Disease factors Diseases will indeed affect the baby\’s weight growth. Therefore, in addition to observing the baby\’s weight changes, parents should also pay attention to signs of irritability, abnormal crying, loss of appetite, poor health, etc. If there are any suggestions, seek medical treatment in time. Generally speaking, weight will return quickly after the disease is cured. The illusion of a baby becoming \”thin\” is not that it is growing slower, but that it was growing too fast before. Every infant and young child goes through a period of rapid growth, during which the height and weight will jump sharply. But after 6 months, the baby\’s weight will change from fast to slow. This normal physiological phenomenon often makes many parents mistakenly think that growth is slow. In fact, as long as your weight is up to standard, you don’t need to worry too much. Babies whose weight is in the growth stage and whose weight is misunderstood by their height are really different every day. Not only does their weight increase, but their height also goes up. Therefore, parents should not think that the baby has lost weight just because they have lost weight. The baby may appear to be thinner than before because he has grown taller and his body has become longer. So don’t look at the surface. If it doesn’t meet the standard, we will directly report it! How much weight does a baby need to gain to reach the target? The average weight of a newborn is about 6 pounds, and it is considered normal to gain about two pounds per month in the first three months. By the third month, the bodyThe weight is twice that of birth (about 12 pounds). When he is one year old, he weighs about 18 pounds, which is three times his birth weight. He is 2 years old and weighs about 24 pounds. From 2 years old to pre-puberty, weight gain of about 4 pounds per year is considered normal. [Due to individual differences, the above data are only for reference. ] Weight is indeed one of the indicators that reflects the growth and development of infants and young children, so it is recommended that mothers and fathers regularly measure the height and weight of their babies and always pay attention to their babies\’ development. Generally speaking, babies aged 0 to 6 months should be measured once a month; babies aged 6 to 12 months should be measured every 2 months; babies over 1 year old should be measured every 3 months.