Weight of a child is a vital indicator as far as the health of the kid is concerned. Right from the birth, there is a need to watch the weight of the child so that their health could be kept in a properly. Half yearly or yearly weight monitoring is ideal for the children.
Usually at birth child weighs about three kg if it is healthy. If the child's weight is less than that is an indicator of lack of normal health. Low weight at birth time occurs, because the mother had not taken healthy food during pregnancy period. This happens if the mother did not have enough food to eat or she may not have knowledge about the food that has to be taken during the pregnancy period.
As soon as a woman discovers that she is pregnant, she must start taking good food suggested by doctors and health activists. Nutritious and rich in vitamins food will help the child to grow properly during the pregnancy period. There are lot of misapprehensions about the food that has to be taken by a pregnant and that causes problems to the kid in the womb.
Some times even women from good families also fail to take good food due to various reasons. They did not include needed items in their regular food and that causes low weight at the time of birth.
Doctors say that baby's weight between 2 to 3 kg considered some what better. But the parents have to take care of these child and see that they gain weight according to their physic. Usually the weight of any person should be in tune with their physical structure.
The weight and body relations is called Body Mass Index. This is calculated on height and weight. The BMS shall be 20 per cent. That means, the weight of the person shall be not more than 20 per cent being suggested by BMS standards. More weight is considered obecity and less weight is considered unhealthy parameter.
The monitoring of weight will help the parents in how to feed the kid. They could know whether the kid is gaining fat are losing. Gaining fat is bad and no fat is also an unhealthy parameter. If the child is obese, food habits shall be changed so that they lose extra fat. Exercises are also needed to address this problem.
If a child is having low weight than what BMS standards suggest, parents shall know the problem and give good food on the suggestion of the doctors and nutritionists. Low weight may occur due to poor digestion and aversion to food.
Some children did not like lot of food items and insist on few items. If those foods are not healthy, child will become ill and loses weight.
Coming to the low weight at the birth, parents must take care of the child immediately. If mother's milk is sufficient, there is no need to worry. If the mother did not have enough milk in her breasts, the kid can not get what it needs.
In such cases, the child shall be given bottle milk for first six months. As soon as the child starts taking food, it shall be given suggested food. Carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and calcium shall be given for the proper growth of the child. Imbalance food would cause weak body.
When a child is born with low weight, foods that contain fat should be kept away. The child shall be given foods low in fat and rich in nutrition.
Usually at birth child weighs about three kg if it is healthy. If the child's weight is less than that is an indicator of lack of normal health. Low weight at birth time occurs, because the mother had not taken healthy food during pregnancy period. This happens if the mother did not have enough food to eat or she may not have knowledge about the food that has to be taken during the pregnancy period.
As soon as a woman discovers that she is pregnant, she must start taking good food suggested by doctors and health activists. Nutritious and rich in vitamins food will help the child to grow properly during the pregnancy period. There are lot of misapprehensions about the food that has to be taken by a pregnant and that causes problems to the kid in the womb.
Some times even women from good families also fail to take good food due to various reasons. They did not include needed items in their regular food and that causes low weight at the time of birth.
Doctors say that baby's weight between 2 to 3 kg considered some what better. But the parents have to take care of these child and see that they gain weight according to their physic. Usually the weight of any person should be in tune with their physical structure.
The weight and body relations is called Body Mass Index. This is calculated on height and weight. The BMS shall be 20 per cent. That means, the weight of the person shall be not more than 20 per cent being suggested by BMS standards. More weight is considered obecity and less weight is considered unhealthy parameter.
The monitoring of weight will help the parents in how to feed the kid. They could know whether the kid is gaining fat are losing. Gaining fat is bad and no fat is also an unhealthy parameter. If the child is obese, food habits shall be changed so that they lose extra fat. Exercises are also needed to address this problem.
If a child is having low weight than what BMS standards suggest, parents shall know the problem and give good food on the suggestion of the doctors and nutritionists. Low weight may occur due to poor digestion and aversion to food.
Some children did not like lot of food items and insist on few items. If those foods are not healthy, child will become ill and loses weight.
Coming to the low weight at the birth, parents must take care of the child immediately. If mother's milk is sufficient, there is no need to worry. If the mother did not have enough milk in her breasts, the kid can not get what it needs.
In such cases, the child shall be given bottle milk for first six months. As soon as the child starts taking food, it shall be given suggested food. Carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and calcium shall be given for the proper growth of the child. Imbalance food would cause weak body.
When a child is born with low weight, foods that contain fat should be kept away. The child shall be given foods low in fat and rich in nutrition.
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