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Normal Weight and Height Standards for Newborns

Birth weight and length come out of the maternity unit as a number on a card and almost immediately become a number people compare. Once you understan...

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How to Monitor a Newborn's Weight

Weight is the single most objective number you have for whether feeding is working. It also generates more parental anxiety than almost anything else...

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Baby Weight Gain: What's Normal and When to Worry

"Is my baby gaining enough?" is one of the most common worries in the first year, and it sticks because weight is one of the few visible, measurable t...

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Newborn Weight Loss and Regain: What's Normal and When to Act

Almost every newborn loses weight in the first week, and almost every parent worries about it. Here's the short version: up to 10% of birth weight is...

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Monitoring Newborn Weight: Loss, Regain, and the Numbers That Matter

The number on the scales gets more attention than it deserves and less context than it needs. A single weight tells you almost nothing; a trend across...

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