when is most weight put on in gestation?
20-40 weeks
factors affecting birth size and weight
maternal size
placental function
gestation
what is the average term infant weight?
3.3kg (7.3ib)
average weekly weight gains?
0-3m = 200g 3-6m = 150g 6-9m = 100g 9-12m = 75-50g
what should happen to a babies weight by 6 months and 1 year?
double by 6 and triple in a year
why is breast better?
good for bones less allergenic low renal solute load improves cognitive development reduces infection
when can babies go on to cows milk?
after 1 year (no iron)
what percentage react to cows milk protein?
10%
what are second line feeds based on?
amino acids
age for rice milk?
not under 5 years
goats and sheeps milk?
not suitable for under 1
vitamin D supplementation?
breast fed from 1m
formula when on <500ml
1-4 years