During these, your baby will put on weight, grow in length and increase
their little head circumference.
Not exact matches
It's perfectly normal for a baby to take as
little as five minutes or as much as an hour to complete a feeding, assuming that the baby is growing well (gaining 4 to 8 ounces per week in the first three months and growing in length and
head circumference).
Some measurements which will likely be taken include the distance around your
little one's abdomen (abdominal
circumference), the distance across your baby's
head, the distance around the outside of your baby's
head (
head circumference) and the length of your baby's upper leg bones (femur length).
Although her
head circumference has improved, we were still worried about her
head being a
little crooked.
It's normal for the nurse to put your
little one on a scale to check his weight, extend his limbs for measuring height and width, and use a tape measure to determine
head circumference.
Does a bigger baby
head circumference indicate that your
little one is smarter than others?