The long 9 months in anticipation of the miracle have already passed, and now you can enjoy the success of your child every day. The main parameters of development in the first months of life are height and weight. Starting from the 5th month, the value of these indicators will begin to stabilize, but the general skills for studying the child’s world and himself will increase every day.
Data on the weight and height of the child at 5 months in Russia
The height and weight of children at 5 months, according to Russian experts, is slightly different from international standards. This country has developed its own table of development standards for children.
First of all, it is worth considering that boys and girls will weigh differently. Consider the height and weight of children at 5 months for both sexes.
The norm for weight in boys is considered indicators from 6.1 to 8.3 kg. Height can also be from 61 to 67 cm.
Parents are often interested in what should be the weight of the child at 5 months. A girl can weigh from 5.9 to 7.7 kg, height - from 60.7 to 66 cm.
In addition to height and weight, the size of the circumference of the head and chest is also important. Based on these four indicators, the pediatrician can draw conclusions about how harmoniously the baby is developing.
International standards for the physiological development of children
The weight of the child (norm) of 5 months is from 5.4 to 9.3 kg. For boys - from 6 to 9.3 kg with a growth from 61.5 to 70.1 cm. The girl's weight is from 5.4 to 8.7 kg with a height of 59.6 to 68.6 cm.
As you can see, the range of indicators is slightly wider than that of Russian specialists. This is due to the fact that foreign pediatricians are considering the option of individual development of each individual child, and also look at the general indicators of the nation or personal parameters of parents. It happens that a person is tall, but thin - this is the norm for this particular individual.
Therefore, you need to draw the attention of parents to the fact that you should not evaluate your children only according to the indications in the tables, you need to look at the overall picture of development.
It is not for nothing that mom begins to worry if she notices the inconsistencies that the child has 5 months. Weight, height can differ greatly from all indicators in the table, both smaller and larger. In this case, it is necessary to understand the reasons. This can be both a disease and an individual feature of the baby.
Factors affecting deviations from the norms of weight and height
As practice shows, a very small percentage of children develop within an ideal schedule. The weight of children at 5 months will depend on what kind of food they receive, the presence of appetite and other individual characteristics.
If at this stage you feed only breast milk, then the weight gain will be slightly less than on an artificial mixture. This is due to the fact that mommy milk is absorbed faster by the child. But you need to consider the factor of frequency and number of feedings. Sometimes the baby "hangs on his chest" all day, and gaining weight even faster than the artificial.
Many parents at this time prefer to introduce additional feeding to the child, which is also an important factor in weight gain for the baby.
Pay attention to the activity of your child. One baby can be restless all day, and, accordingly, loses more energy, so weight gain is worse than a less active baby. Overweight at this age is still considered the worst option, so try to promote the activity of the crumbs with some exciting toys, educational games and musical accompaniment.
If we consider the whole picture, then the weight of children in 5 months should be twice as much as at birth. Accordingly, if the baby was born about 3 kg and weighs 6 kg at 5-6 months, then this is considered a normal indicator of development.
General development of the child at 5 months
It is during this period that the baby begins to actively show interest in his environment. He already knows how to control his body well and parents should leave him unattended less.
The baby develops a new regimen of the day. He is more awake and sleeps less, the number of meals is also reduced to five times a day from a bottle. For breastfeeding, hourly intervals increase, instead of one feeding, you can give complementary foods.
Emotional development of the child
At 5 months, the baby already understands and feels the mood of the people who are around it. He knows how to experience and show his joy, fear or discontent.
New acquaintances make the baby uncomfortable and require time to adapt. If an unknown person picks him up now, he may cry and be upset. Mom and Dad are the closest and dearest to him at the moment.
If you are unhappy with something, he will already be able to feel it by your intonation. Therefore, try not to swear at the baby, but to talk calmly and gently. But if his actions threaten his safety, then it is better to show in his tone that this should not be done. This will be a good start for future conscious education and will remain in his head for a long time.
What can a child do at 5 months?
When a child reaches 5 months, development, weight and height are the main indicators by which you can determine how your baby develops and whether his skills correspond to age.
The indicators of weight and height were indicated above, and, starting from the fifth month, the monthly increase begins to decrease. But in the case of acquired skills and knowledge, it is at this age that you will begin to notice how much your baby can do:
- raises its own head, lying on its back;
- with the help of a support or your hands trying to get up;
- if managed to get up, it can be upright for several seconds;
- actively creeping, while every day its speed increases;
- knows how to sit with or without help;
- can hang like a small “monkey” on your hands and pull yourself up (it’s best to do this over a bed or sofa so as not to harm the baby);
- independently chooses the toys he likes, carefully examines them;
- flips from one side to another;
- knows how to take coarser food in his mouth, sucking movements go to the background;
- imitates sounds, already can even answer “in own way” to simple questions of adults.
Do not be fanatic about this list, as mentioned earlier, there are no ideal children, each kid is an individual. There is nothing to worry about, if so far he doesn’t succeed, everything will come with time. The most important thing is to love your child and give him enough attention.