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Breast milk is one of the most efficient ways for a baby to gain weight. If your baby is underweight for his/her age, you might try switching formulas. You might also talk to your babies doctor and see what they suggest as well.
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Premature babies are especially likely to gain weight if stimulated by?
Touch and massage
Is it normal to weigh things in babies?
Babies are often weighed as they develop, and records kept to ensure weight gain is normal.
Why are premature babies so skinny?
It's because they are underweight. Premature babies are smaller than full term babies and are more fraigile. That is why preemies have to stay in the hospital depending on their size and weight because they need to gain more weight until they are at least five lbs so they are less fraile. A very skinny baby with ribs showing is not a healthy weight for a newborn baby so weight gain is nessisary for undeweight or preemie babies.
Do babies slow down in weight gain when their age hits six-months-old?
FOR THE MOST OF THE TIME, THEY SLOW DOWN IN WEIGHT BECAUSE OF THE DISEASE THEY GET ,THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF TIME BUT NOT ALL BABIES BECAUSE OTHERS THEY DONT GET DISEASE!
What is a safe and healthy amount of weight gain during a normal pregnancy?
I've had 2 babies and my doctor always told me that if a person is a normal weight, the weight gain should be between 25 and 35 pounds. A little more if you're underweight and a little less if you're overweight. But please keep in mind that everone is different and no amount of weight gain is "wrong".
Can smoking while pregnant make your belly small?
Not really. The babies tend to weigh less and the mother's tend to gain MORE weight.
Do cats lose or gain weight when they are pregnant?
yes they eat alot when there pregnant so they can help there babies develop.
What did a case study find in premature babies who had massage therapy as opposed to those who did not?
A study of 40 low-birth-weight babies found that the 20 massaged babies had a 47% greater weight gain per day and stayed in the hospital an average of six days less than 20 infants who did not receive massage.
Two reasons why babies fed on powdered milks tend to gain weight more rapidly than breast fed babies suggest two reasons for your answer?
Well, I Belive it's because of this: P.S I take care of my baby niece all the time. Okay, Babies who are brest fed gain less weight because the Brest milk has less fat than bottle milk! Although they both have the same ammount of vitamins!
When you eat sweets do you gain weight?
Yes you do gain weight.
Does cherries make you gain weight?
does cherry gain weight
How do you know how far along your hamster is if its having babies?
If it is having babies then it is all the way along. Otherwise it can be very difficult to tell, as even unimpregnated hamsters can gain lots of weight in a short amount of time.
