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The app also has dozens of country-specific growth references you can choose from. You'll get a different percentile number depending on which chart you choose, but the overall growth trends should still be similar. As your child gets older you may want to switch from the WHO curve to the country-specific curve. Different countries have different recommendations for the age to switch charts, but it usually ranges from years old.
The colored lines on the chart are lines at a constant percentile. Each line shows how a child would grow if they stayed at that exact percentile. Children don't stay at constant percentiles though, they drift up and down in percentile and that's ok! The point of the colored lines is to show the average growth trend.
If your child is staying near the same set of lines on the chart they're growing at a normal rate. Your child's practitioner will then plot these measurements on infant growth charts, which help doctors keep tabs on a child's growth, both over time and compared to national averages. Although your child's pediatrician is on the lookout for any drastic increases or decreases over a short period of time, know that it's often totally fine to have a not-so-average growth curve. At each visit your pediatrician will plot your child's measurements on a growth curve to monitor them over time.
The percentiles you've probably heard so much about are derived from a chart of average heights, weights and head sizes. Developed by the World Health Organization WHO , the percentiles on infant growth charts are based on surveys of 19, breastfed children in five different cities in five countries, who grew up in optimal conditions. Pediatricians use a second set of charts created by the CDC for children from 2 to 20 years old to measure standing height and weight.
Both charts are different for boys and girls, because males tend to be larger and grow faster. After your baby's measurements are taken, her practitioner will plot them out on this chart or plug them into a computer to find your baby's percentiles compared with the national averages.
For example, if your child is in the 75th percentile for weight, 75 percent of other little girls her age weigh less than she does. To get a clear picture of growth, your doctor will also consider the relationship between weight and length. While the percentiles don't have to match up exactly, they should be within a 10 to 20 percent range of each other. If length is 85th percentile but weight is 15th percentile, your baby might be underweight.
The other way around? Your baby may be overfed. Don't be concerned if your baby is above or below average — a healthy baby can come in any size, no matter whether that's in the 90th or 10th percentile.
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