When a newborn baby is born, the doctor will weigh the baby, measure the baby’s length, and keep records. Every time you take your baby to the pediatrician for a checkup, the doctor will also take your baby’s weight. Weight gain is an important indicator of whether your baby is developing normally. How much weight gain is normal? According to the general rule of baby’s development, the minimum value of baby’s monthly weight gain is: 0-6 months normal growth value ≥600g/month; 6-12 months normal growth value ≥300g/month. If the monthly growth value is less than this standard in two consecutive months, the doctor will consider the baby’s weight gain insufficient. How to measure baby’s weight There are few weighing scales for infants in the family, but the adult scales that are always available at home can be used to weigh the baby. First, the parents hold the baby on the scale and write down the first weight, then the parents put the baby down and go on the scale again. The first weight minus the second weight is the baby’s weight. When weighing the baby, dress the baby less, preferably in diapers, and then wrap a thin sheet for the baby, so that the future weighing is also basically this way of dressing, the weight error will not be too big. The 6 reasons why weight does not increase The baby’s weight does not grow, parents must be very anxious, what causes it? 1, breast milk is too thick baby can not absorb Some mothers are overly superstitious to eat more greasy things in order to milk, every day eat pig feet soup, chicken soup, the result is too much fat content in breast milk, will cause the baby can not absorb, the formation of breast milk diarrhea, the baby is naturally very difficult to fat up. At this time, the mother should adjust her diet appropriately to ensure a balanced nutrition, not too light and not too greasy. The health of the baby is the most crucial. 2, the baby did not eat the hind milk, calorie intake is not enough Some mothers’ milk is very sufficient, but because the baby did not suck long enough, did not get high fat, high calorie “hind milk”, even if the number of urine is normal, weight growth will still be slow, the front milk contains more water, mainly for thirst quenching, while the hind milk is to let the baby grow body The first milk contains a lot of water and is mainly used to quench thirst, while the second milk is what makes babies grow flesh. 3, often feed water to babies under 6 months old Babies under 6 months old, whether breast-fed or formula-fed babies, do not need to give babies water or additional juice. Breast milk or formula contains all the fluids and nutrients your baby needs to grow. Adding water or juice incorrectly will only affect the baby’s sucking strength on the mother’s nipple, reduce the amount of breast milk produced and lead to slow weight gain. Drinking formula and feeding water will also reduce your baby’s calorie intake, leading to unsatisfactory weight gain. Usually only in the case of baby diarrhea or fever, it is necessary to give the baby extra water. 4.Insufficient amount of feeding Newborn babies are to be fed on demand. Newborns should be fed on average 10 to 12 times every 24 hours, as long as the baby wants to eat, he should be given food, not fixed feeding baby. If your baby eats less than 10 times a day and has slow weight gain, your mother should take steps to increase the number of feedings to increase your baby’s intake of nutrients and also to increase the amount of breast milk produced. When the baby is 3 months old, she can gradually eat milk every 3 hours. Some parents think that formula milk is inflammatory, so they add too much water to their baby’s milk, which can lead to nutritional deficiencies in the long run, resulting in the baby not gaining weight. It is recommended that parents strictly follow the instructions on the milk powder cans, mix the formula milk, add water to the right amount, and then add milk powder. When preparing to give the burden of milk mixing to the elderly and nannies for a long time, they should personally demonstrate and tell the correct rationing method to ensure that the baby gets enough to eat. 6, formula milk allergy or lactose intolerance Some babies who have eaten formula milk have obvious diarrhea, such babies have non-stop diarrhea from the beginning and do not gain weight, some babies also have eczema, in this case, parents should take their babies to the doctor, the doctor will, according to the baby’s situation, let the baby drink hypoallergenic formula milk powder, such as partially hydrolyzed protein milk powder or deeply hydrolyzed protein milk powder, more serious to drink non-allergenic formula The more serious ones should drink allergy-free formula – amino acid formula. By drinking this kind of formula, the baby will not have diarrhea due to allergies. Some babies are also lactose intolerant and are born without the enzyme that is used to break down and digest lactose, which also causes diarrhea. In addition to eating milk, parents should also take their babies outdoors during the day to enhance their resistance and reduce their chances of getting sick. During the day, let your baby lie on his back more often to exercise his neck, waist and limb strength, more exercise can also improve his appetite and eat more.