i checked my baby’s growth percentile on two different websites and it came diff?
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one and other is babycentre About.com the stats are length = 75 cm and the weight is 19.8 pounds. i 'M he is concerned about the very small …. the weight of guuys makes u think of this? The center of the child is giving the percentiles as follows length = between 50-75% = weight between 25-50% Whereas on About.com its like 40% for the length 25% by weight which belive. make some of u knw where I can load programs object the table. . that the most authentic of the percentile of development. sorry I forgot to mention that it is turning 1 years October 13
April 4th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
how old is she? That is important…
Don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Any fool in the world can create a website and mislead the public! I’m not saying those 2 sites are bad, but don’t rely on websites entirely.
Talk to your doctor/pediatrician. Follow their charts because those are the most authentic. Ask him/her to make a photocopy for you if you want to see it often at home and not have to call the dr.
April 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Growth percentiles are an estimate. The doctor always told me my children were in the 10% area and they were both healthy. Don’t put stock in statitistics, they aren’t accurate. If your pediatrician/doctor says your daughter is fine, then stop worrying and enjoy her while she’s little. She’ll be all grown up soon enough.
April 9th, 2009 at 3:15 am
Also if your child is breastfeed and not formula that causes another problem. Because the charts that those websites probably use and the ones that doctors used were taking from just formula fed babies and not breastfeed included.
Here is a link in case your child is breastfed and you can look at these charts,
Also some children have to be on the smaller side of the percentile and some on the higher end, and some in between so it’s okay if she is actually on the smaller end of things! As long as she is happy and healthy there is nothing to worry about.