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A Complete Chart On Average Weight Gain For Breastfed Babies
As you learn to care for your dear little one, you need to know all about normal weight gain in breastfed babies as they grow. As always, we've got you covered!
As new parents, it is natural to feel concerned about the minutest of things regarding your baby. It isn't surprising then, that we feel uncertain about the weight gain of our newborn baby as well. After all, it's important and reassuring to know that these little wonders are growing at a healthy rate.
Weight of your newborn is considered as one of the most important parameters of his general health. Breastfeeding is known as the recommended standard for baby feeding. So, what is the ideal weight of newborn baby? How can you be sure that he is gaining enough weight over time?
Breastfed Baby's Weight Gain Chart
Here we offer you a complete chart on the average weight gain for breastfed babies and related important information. This breastfeeding weight gain chart will help you ascertain that your baby is growing well and as per normal standards of development.
Baby's Age
Average Weight Gain In Ounces
Average Weight Gain In Grams
5-days to 4 months
5 to 7 ounces per week
170 grams per week
4 months to 6 months
4 to 6 ounces per week
113 to 150 grams per week
6 months to 12 months
2 to 4 ounces per week
57 o 113 grams per week
General Guidelines About Weight Gain Pattern in Breastfed Babies
During the first few days after the birth, babies tend to lose some weight. The average weight loss in the initial few days soon after birth is about 5-7% or 7-8 ounces (200-220 gm). Your baby’s dropped weight is considered as the baseline, rather than baby’s birth weight, when calculating your little one’s weight gain.
Your baby starts to gain weight by fifth day after his birth. Your infant’s milk intake will typically increase significantly in the initial few weeks. This upward trend continues to stay so till around 6-months of age.
In the first six months, your little one consumes about 25 ounces of breast milk in 24 hours.
Your baby tends to have doubled his birth weight by the time he turns 4 to 5 months old. On an average, you baby should gain about four to five ounces weight per week.
As per the average baby weight chart, the weight gain of your baby during 6-12 months drops to two to four ounces or 57 to 113 grams per week.
By the time your baby turns one-year-old, he tends to weight about 2 1/2 – 3 times his birth weight.
Your breastfed baby tends to grow at a faster rate than a formula fed infant in the initial few months, and then your breastfed baby may slim down in comparison with the formula fed infants in the second six months. You need not worry about your baby slimming down a bit since, the weight gain patterns of the breastfed and formula fed babies differ significantly.
Some Common Tips While Measuring Weight of Baby
Be Consistent: To get an accurate reading about your baby's weight gain, it is important that there is great consistency in the whole activity. Make sure you use a doctor-approved baby weight growth chart and stick to it.
Use The Same Weighing Scale: Weigh your baby on the same weighing scale each time. Each weighing scale has an inherent margin of error. Different weighing scales can show different weights. (If you are unconvinced of this, try to weigh your baby on different weighing scales, one after the other, on the same day. You will see that the reading you get is not uniform!)
Weigh Your Baby Naked: Make sure your baby is wearing the same clothes each time it is weighed. In adults this may not be a big factor, but for babies, who already don't weigh much, clothes (and even diapers) can add up to 20 gm or more! The best solution to this problem is to weigh your baby naked.
Zero The Scale First: Make sure the scale is zero-ed before placing the baby on it. Place your baby in the cente of the scale, as far as possible.
Use Average of Three Readings: If you have a very active bay who constantly keeps moving, you can weigh your baby two, or three times, and then take a mean of the readings you get. Analyse these readings by comparing them with the recommededation on the breastfed baby weight gain chart.
Be Mindful of Growth Spurts: Most importantly, remember that – babies do not grow steadily, at a constant rate every single day. There will be weeks when the weight gain is less, and weeks when it is more. Growth spurts (when they begin, how long they last, etc.) can greatly affect your baby's weight gain. As a thumb-rule, do not weigh your baby more than once a week.
As a mother, your foremost concern should be ensuring proper healthy and nutrition of your baby. If you feed your little one well, and ensure that her diet is well-rounded, her weight is bound to gain at the regular healthy pace! Read more
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Now is a great time to introduce your baby to sitters or other people who may be looking after him later on. Have a potential caregiver to come over and spend some time with you and your baby. Later on, he may be consumed by stranger anxiety, making a simple introduction seem impossible. You’ll notice that the jerky arm and leg movements of newborn days have given way to smoother more circular motions especially when he’s watching the world go by. Put a blanket on the floor and let him stretch as he pleases. These movements can help your baby strengthen and tone her developing muscles
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3 Steps to Heal a Frayed Mom-Daughter Relationship
Sometimes, even our most cherished relationships suffer from misunderstandings, misconceptions and distrust. If your bond with your daughter or mom has strained with time and you are wondering how to fix your relationship, don't worry. It really is true when they say mutual understanding and a little extra effort heals most wounds!
What do you do when your happy relationship with your mom or daughter turns sour? The relationship between moms and daughters is a special one but not insulated from the wrath of circumstances. If your bond has turned into a cold war, endeavour to rebuild the connection and make amends. Yes, it is totally possible to regain all you've lost!
Tips on How to Improve Mother-daughter Relationships
Before starting your quest, remember that you can’t do anything if you don’t talk. If it’s been a while since the two of you spoke, it’s time to initiate healing conversations. It’s only through speaking that you will be able to resolve conflicts.
1. Stay Calm
It’s easier said than done but staying calm and focused is half the battle won. Most times, we blow off steam when the other person doesn’t even see our perspective. When thinking about the ways to resolve a conflict, begin by putting yourself in a calm frame of mind. Practice deep breathing and yoga if you need to. Even if your sentiments are hurt and you want nothing better than to yell, keep cool and think before you speak. You don’t want to say something that will shatter your child or old girl!
2. Don’t Hesitate to Make Amends
Emotional disconnect between a mother and a daughter can cause distress not only among them, but also affect the whole family. Everyone feels the pressure and they need to tiptoe around you. To heal your mother-daughter relationship, accept that you too may have been at fault and own up to such instances. When she sees you doing that, she’s likely to do the same. Always be prepared to listen to each other even if you don’t quite agree on the other’s perspective. Lending her a non-judgemental ear will make repairing mother-daughter relationships much easier.
3. Don’t Pre- or Misjudge
A mandatory rule for mother-daughter conflict resolution is to never assume things on your own. Leave subjectivity behind and place yourself in the shoes of your mom or daughter to understand how you would have acted in her situation. Do you dislike your daughter's choice of friends? It could just be teenage rebellion. Or is your mom demanding you to do something you hate? Try and figure out why. Respect the individuality of the special woman in your life even if her way of doing things differs from yours. You never know - perhaps her way is also correct, only different!
How to fix a mother-daughter relationship is a question with many answers. But it can’t be done in a day. As long as underlying issues aren’t dealt with, you’ll have problems. Try to follow this mother-daughter relationship advice to redevelop your bond and give up control on issues that aren’t yours to control. It's only fair that you make extra effort for a relationship that's undoubtedly worth preserving. Read more
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Interesting Facts About White Tiger for Kids
Children usually bond with household pets, residents at a petting zoo, classroom pets, and even the neighborhood cat, as these creatures spark a lifelong love of animals. However, encounters with wild animals can be extra-special and become a child’s treasured memory, especially with the magnificent white tiger characteristics. Seeing wild animals in nature opens up a whole new world of wonder which makes them curious about their appearance, behavior, lifestyle, and habitat. Read on to find more amazing White tiger facts and information for preschoolers.
White Tiger Lifespan and Appearance
The fascinating appearance of white tigers makes them look like mythical creatures. Here is some information about their appearance and lifespan.
A subspecies of tigers, the white tiger is the pigmented variation of the Bengal Tiger.
All white tigers have blue eyes with round pupils. Their eyes can be green and amber color as well.
Due to their white coat, they are often referred to as bleached tigers—the color results from the genetic mutations that are part of their natural species diversity.
The absence of pheomelanin, a pigment found in the normal orange tigers, results in white furs.
It has grey and light brown stripes on a light cream-colored coat.
Its distinctive coat pattern with stripes are like fingerprints, with no two tigers having the same pattern.
As the white-and-black color of white tigers makes them stand out from their surroundings, they often fall prey to other carnivores or hunters.
They have white-colored face fur and a rose pink nose.
White tigers fully grow by 2-3 years.
The white tigers live for around 10 to 20 years in the wild.
The weight of a White male tiger can be between 200 to 230 kilograms. They grow up to 9.8 ft. in length.
The average length of a male white tiger is about 8-10.2 feet, while the female tiger measures between 7.1 to 8.5 feet.
White tigers are bigger from birth and continue that pattern into their adult years.
As per the recent breeding records of 1700 Bengal Tigers kept in Indian zoos, the mortality and longevity rates of orange and white tigers are the same.
White Tiger Behavior and Lifestyle
White tigers are incredibly quick, agile, and very capable swimmers, allowing them to cross boundaries such as rivers and moats. However, they are very poor climbers. Some interesting facts about their behavior and lifestyle:
White tigers are crepuscular – they hunt primarily in the morning and evening.
They stalk their prey in the night by approaching it quietly and attacking by surprise.
The white tigers prefers to live in its territory that covers a radius of 10-30 sq miles.
As white tigers swim well, they can kill their prey even while swimming.
They sleep for about 16-18 hours per day.
Their speed can go up to 50-60 km per hour.
The male white tiger might share several women Tiger’s territory for mating.
White tigers are more muscular, stronger, and more aggressive than Orange Tigers.
Reproduction of White Tiger
Reproduction between white tigers is slightly different from how similar animals generally reproduce. Here are some fun facts:
Specific recessive genes of two Bengal Tigers combine for a white tiger to be born.
Male and female white tigers get attracted to one another by their roars and scent marks. A white tigress reaches the age of sexual maturity in around 3 to 4 years.
The gestation period of a White Tigress is for three and a half months, and approximately 5 cubs are born at a time.
The cubs are incubated within her uterus and are nourished through the umbilical cords. They are born live. The cubs are born in a secluded den that the mother prepares for them.
Crossbreeding Bengal tigers with Siberian tigers increases the odds of producing white cubs.
All white tigers are inbred within the family members and are not purebred.
White Tiger Diet
White tigers are carnivores that eat only meat by hunting other animals. Some interesting facts about their diet:
It mostly eats plant-eating herbivores found in the forest and its outskirts. Langur monkeys, goats, buffaloes, wild boars, and deer are some animals they usually kill.
It can eat about 18kg of meat at one go and will hunt again after a few days of feasting.
The diet of a Captive white tiger includes chicken, horse meat, or kangaroo meat.
Due to their large size, they use their weight to throw down their prey and bite its neck to kill it. They have formidable and retractable claws that help to capture and hold on to their prey.
In the case of the unavailability of herbivores, they may also hunt leopards, young wolves, young elephants, and rhinoceros.
White Tiger Habitat
White tigers in the jungle share their habitat with the orange Bengal Tigers. Some more interesting habitat facts are:
Their habitat depends upon the animals it usually hunts and eats in the forest.
Abundant food, water, and trees make up the best habitat for white tigers. The grassy areas and their stripes help give them some camouflage!
Like all Bengal tigers, white tigers used to live in the wild in Asia, particularly in countries like India. They now live in captivity, which helps to keep them protected.
White tigers cannot survive in snow.
No known white tiger exists in the wild anymore. They are all found in captivity, mainly in zoos, circuses, rescue sanctuaries, and places designated for animal display.
White Tigers have no natural predators; humans hunt them for exotic skin color, trophy hunting, traditional medicine, exotic pet trade, and habitat destruction.
Other Fun Facts About White Tiger for Children
Some fun facts about white tigers in detail:
Besides the Bengal tiger, the white tiger is believed to be the world's second-largest tiger species after the Siberian tiger.
Uncontrolled trophy hunting, loss of habitat, and habitat fragmentation are the reasons for the extinction of wild white tigers and the dramatic decline in wild tigers in general.
White tigers have enzymes in their fur which react to temperature, causing them to grow darker in the cold.
The white tiger has cultural significance as well. It is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. Also called the White Tiger of the West, the animal is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean, and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese. White tiger represents the west in terms of direction and the autumn season.
The earliest record of the existence of white tigers was put on display at the Exeter Exchange in 1820 in London.
The inbreeding of white tigers in strict captivity often cause certain genetic issues, like Down syndrome, scoliosis, cleft palates, mental impairments, and cross eyes.
Only 12 white tigers were seen in the wild throughout the twentieth century.
White tigers are bred only for entertainment and not for conservation purposes. Thus, The American Zoological Association (AZA) believes that these cats should not be bred and directs AZA-accredited zoos against breeding.
Teaching wildlife conservation through fun and interactive education can be a first step towards protecting the natural landscapes that wildlife needs to survive. The growing awareness of white tigers can make them more appreciative of the natural world and sensitive towards their friends and family. Many conservation biologists are trying to protect wildlife so that kids can live in a world where animals like white tigers still exist. Thus, learning about biodiversity and sharing what they know with their friends can enhance their emotional development and build their social skills.
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Return Gift Ideas for Your Child's Birthday Party
My child's birthday was near and I was thinking about the returns gifts. I couldn't understand what should I give in return to my son's friends. I realised that choosing an appropriate return gift for my son's birthday party was a tough job. If you don't want to spend a fortune, still want to buy thoughtful and useful gifts for your child's friends, then here are some suggestions.
1. Utility Gifts
Lunch Boxes - A lunch box can make for a wonderful return gift and surely your child's friends would love receiving it as a gift. You can also add a cookie or a cake pop to it. They will be extremely happy.
Pencil Boxes - Kids love writing with new pens and pencils. If you give them pencil boxes as return gifts with all the necessary stationery like a pencil, pen, eraser, sharpener, and ruler. They will be more than happy on receiving such a thoughtful gift.
Piggy Banks - When I was a child I used to love collecting coins in my piggy bank. So, I thought piggy banks would make for perfect return gifts.
2. Watches
No, you don't need to buy branded watches for each and every child because kids get bored of wearing the same thing. You can buy inexpensive colourful watches for kids. On receiving the gifts, they will have a big smile on their faces.
3. Books
It's always a good idea to inculcate reading habits in children. So how about giving books as return gifts? Give a book to each child who attends your child's birthday party. You never know, it might encourage them to read books. As a child, I enjoyed reading books of Enid Blyton, Ruskin bond, Dr. Seuss, etc. You can choose the books by these authors or look on the internet to explore your options.
4. Photos
This is something I did for my son's first birthday. It wasn't a grand affair and I had invited only close family members. I had made sure that each family member has a picture with my son. I got those pictures framed and wrapped them. It was a delight to see their happy faces on opening their gift. It's something that will remain with them for the longest time. You can do that for your child's birthday party too. Instead of taking individual pictures, click a group picture of your child and his friends. Later you can get copies created of the same and gift them to all the children.
5. Chocolates
An attractive box of chocolates is loved by all - be it kids or adults. So buy small boxes of chocolates and give them as return gifts to your child's friends.I hope you like these options and would consider one of the above for your child's birthday.
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Maybe your baby is waking up more times overnight than you’d like. Maybe naps are ridiculously short. Maybe your baby wants to start the day at 5 a.m. All you know is that you feel like you’re at the end of your tether, and you need help now
Regardless of the sleep issue you’re experiencing, there are some key Baby Sleep Basics that can help you start to see improvements today:
Routine, routine, routine
It is really never too early to help baby understand what’s expected next (read: sleep!). By 2-3 months old, a good bedtime routine lasts about 20 minutes and includes calming activities done in approximately the same order every night. A good nap routine is a shortened version of the bedtime routine, lasting about 5 minutes. It’s okay to mix up your routine to include/exclude a bath, but try to keep the rest of the routine as consistent as possible from day to day. Here’s a sample bedtime routine, beginning after the last feeding of the day: Wash up, PJs, Bedtime Books, Songs, Snuggles and into bed. But you can create whatever routine works best for your family.
Dark, calm and quiet
A baby’s sleep environment should be dark, calm and quiet. After a baby’s day/night confusion has resolved (typically by around 2 months of age), do everything you can to make their sleep environment as dark as possible by using room-darkening shades or towels/pillows/whatever you have on hand for all naps and nighttime. Keep the room temperature between 19-21 degrees Celsius (babies sleep better when it’s a bit cooler). Remove any toys, mobiles etc. that could be distracting your baby from sleeping. Make sure their sleep space is where they go to sleep only, not to play. Use a white noise machine that stays on all night long. Side note: why do some white noise machines/toys shut off exactly at the end of one sleep-wake cycle, all but ensuring baby will not sleep longer than 45 minutes at a time? Strange!
Sleepy is as sleepy does
Resist falling into the tempting trap of thinking that keeping your baby up for longer periods of time during the day will help them eventually crash and sleep through the night. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Putting an overtired baby to bed is pretty much exactly like asking them to wake up multiple times throughout the night and get up before the crack of dawn. A well-rested baby is more likely to have good, long stretches of overnight sleep. Remember this adage, whatever you do: The road to more sleep is more sleep (within reason).
Happiness is… bedtime
Don’t be afraid of an early bedtime. The more sleep babies can clock in before midnight, the more restorative their sleep will be and the more likely they will sleep longer stretches overnight. A bedtime in the range of 6:30-8:30 p.m. is ideal for babies and toddlers. Particularly in the first year of a baby’s life, bedtime should be flexible and based on age-appropriate wake windows. A wake window is the amount of time that your baby can handle being awake in one stretch. At the newborn stage, wake windows are only about 45 minutes long (barely enough time to feed and change them!). They increase by about 10-15 minutes per month until babies can handle about 3-4 hours of awake time by their 1st birthday.
Don’t rush it
This advice applies to a few different situations. First, if you’re trying something new to see if it will help your sleep issue, give it some time to work. I always recommend giving any new change at least 3 days before thinking about changing the tactic. Second, while you’re working on independent sleep and baby starts to stir, give them an extra minute or two to see if they will settle themselves back to sleep. Sometimes a little delay in the rush to go to them is enough to help them learn independent sleep. It may not work right away, but staying consistent over a reasonable amount of time will eventually spell success.
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Q. hi doctor from two days i am eating milk cream with sugar and i want to burn it in my stomach I am 5 month pregnant plzz help ??
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A. at present weight no exercise is other than moderate walking. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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A. yes that can be both physical and psychological problems during pregnancy ok. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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Q. Hello my baby is 20 months old he swallowed a earpod bur he is normal he eat as well as drink please suggest???
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