Baby Growth Percentiles

Baby growth percentiles are an important focus for many parents, friends and relatives!

The birth of a new baby is greeted by many questions from parents, relatives and friends. "How was the birth?" "Who does the baby look like?".

The next most common questions are about the baby's size, relating to baby size - "how much did the baby weigh and what is the baby's length?" This "hot" information is then carefully recorded in the baby's baby book, printed on birth announcements, and given out to grandparents, relatives and friends.

But what do these intriguing numbers really add up to???

Baby growth percentiles calculator

Weight for Age Baby Charts

Girls

0-6 months

Birth to 2 years

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

Birth to 5 years

Boys

0-6 months

Birth to 2 years

6 months to 2 years

2-5 years

Birth to 5 years

Weight for Length Baby Growth Percentiles

Girls

Birth to 2 years

Boys

Birth to 2 years

Weight for Height

Girls

2 to 5 years

Boys

2 to 5 years

BMI for Age

Girls

Birth to 2 years

2 to 5 years

Birth to 5 years

Boys

Birth to 2 years

2 to 5 years

Birth to 5 years

Normal Weight Gain for Breastfed Babies

The following weight gain standards for breastfed babies are according to the World Health Organization.

Birth to 7 days A loss of less than 10% of birth weight

Day 14 Has regained birth weight

2 to 7 weeks 20 to 30 grams per day

Birth to 3 months 6 oz ~ 170 gm.s per week or 1.5 - 2 lb.s ~ 680-906 gm.s per month

4 to 6 months 3.25 - 4.5 ounces per week / 92 - 126 grams per week

6 to 12 months 1.75 - 2.75 ounces per week / 50 - 80 grams per week

Normal Height Growth

0 – 6 months 1 inch per month / 2.5 cm per month

6-12 months 1/2 inch per month / 1.27 cm per month

Normal Head Growth

0 – 6 months 1/2 inch per month / 1.27 cm per month

6-12 months 1/4 inch per month / 64 mm per month