Bebeklerde Ortalama Kilo Alımı ve Baş Çevresi Gelişimi

Bebek Yaşı	Average Weight Gain 1	Average Weight Gain 2,3
0-4 months	155 – 241 grams per week	170 grams per week †
4-6 months	92 – 126 grams per week	113 – 142 grams per week
6-12 months	50 – 80 grams per week ‡	57 – 113 grams per week
† It is acceptable for some babies to gain 4-5 ounces (113-142 grams) per week. ‡ The average breastfed baby doubles birth weight by 3-4 months. By one year, the typical breastfed baby will weigh about 2 1/2 – 3 times birth weight. 1 Sources: World Health Organization Child Growth Standards, 2006. Available at:http://www.who.int/childgrowth/en/. To figure average weight gain, we used the weight-per-age percentile charts for birth – 5 years. The range is a combination of boys and girls 5% to 95%, rounded to the nearest 5 grams. Click here for more details on calculations [PDF file]. Riordan J. Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, 3rd ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2005, p. 103, 512-513. Mohrbacher N and Stock J. The Breastfeeding Answer Book, Third Revised ed. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2003, p. 148-149

Baby’s Age	Avg. Length Increase	Avg. Head Circumference Increase
0-6 months	2.5 cm per month	1.27 cm per month
6-12 months †	1.27 cm per month	64 mm per month
† By one year, the typical breastfed baby will increase birth length by 50% and head circumference by 33%. Source: Mohrbacher N and Stock J. The Breastfeeding Answer Book, Third Revised ed. Schaumburg, Illinois: La Leche League International, 2003, p. 148-149. Kaynak : KellyMom http://kellymom.com/bf/normal/weight-gain-metric/