Baby height chart: A must-have method for parents to record baby growth
As the baby grows older, parents should record their height in order to understand the baby\’s growth status. For babies, the best recording method is to measure the baby\’s height chart. Below we will elaborate on the infant height chart from four aspects and provide scientific recording methods for novice parents.
Aspect 1: Measuring the baby’s height
Before taking a height chart, you must first know how to accurately measure your baby\’s height. When measuring, the baby needs to be naked, put on diapers, back against a smooth and even wall or measuring rod, and keep the back of the brain, shoulders and buttocks close to the wall or rod. Then, the measurer uses a horizontal ruler to measure the distance from the baby\’s head to the soles of the feet, which is the baby\’s height.
As time goes by, parents should fill in the data of each measurement into the scale chart, especially during the baby\’s rapid growth period, which requires careful recording and comparative analysis.
The second aspect: making a baby height chart
There are two main ways to make a baby height chart: one is to find a professional pediatric institution to measure and convert the measurement data into a height chart; the other is to make your own height chart.
Making your own height chart is relatively simple. You only need to draw a vertical line from head to ankle on a piece of cardboard about 30 cm long and 20 cm wide. Draw the word \”height\” on the vertical line. Draw a timeline below, with one month or two months in each row as the time standard. Just fill in the data corresponding to each measurement in the position corresponding to the corresponding time.
The third aspect: baby’s height growth trend
The pattern of height growth is different for each baby, but it can generally be divided into three stages: a rapid growth stage in the first few months, a slow growth stage that follows, and a growth stage again during puberty.
During the rapid growth stage, the baby\’s height and weight increase rapidly every month. At this time, the scale interval of the time scale can be changed to 1cm to better observe the baby\’s growth. In the slow growth stage, the height growth rate of many babies will slow down, so the interval on the ruler scale can be changed to 2cm. In adolescence, when the baby starts to grow again, the scale interval can be controlled to 1cm.
Aspect 4: Record and analyze baby’s height
While recording the baby\’s height, parents also need to record in detail other aspects of the baby\’s condition. Such as growth rate, physical condition and diet, etc. It should be noted that the baby\’s height growth is closely related to other factors. Therefore, while recording the height, it is necessary to analyze the relevant data and refer to the growth standard table to evaluate the baby\’s health status.
Finally, we need to remind parents that measuring height is not an isolated activity, but a necessary growth recording method during the baby\’s rapid growth period. Recording the baby\’s height can not only help us better understand the baby\’s growth, but also identify problems and improve them in time. Therefore, parents must remember to record the measurement data, in order to better grasp the baby\’s height growth trend and allow the baby to grow healthily.
