Our growth percentile calculator reveals how your childs size compares with other boys or girls the same age. For boys the 50th percentile would be about 141 pounds. A doctor or physician should be consulted to determine weight status. If youre referring to a baby boy weight chart by month you would see that the vertical axis on the left of the chart gives the months of the baby. Girls at 7 pounds 1 ounce32 kg are a bit smaller than boys at 7 pounds 4 ounces33 kg on arrival. In this article we will take a look at the weight and height growth chart for a baby boy.
Boys length for age and weight for age percentiles published by the centers for disease control and prevention november 1 2009. An average newborn baby boy should weigh 727 pounds and 19 inches long. The head circumference of a baby boy should be about 135 inches according to the national center of health statistics. Find your babys length in inches or centimeters on the left side of the grid and find your childs age in months at the bottom of the chart. Just enter your childs weight height aka length and head circumference and well calculate a percentile for each. A value below 50 percent means a baby weighs less than the average.
A percentile of 50 represents the average or mean weight. Tips to read the growth chart. The horizontal axis has the babys weight marked on it. Usually boys are heavier and taller than girls. This baby is in the 90th percentile meaning 90 percent of baby boys this length weigh less and 10 percent of baby boys weigh more. This does not mean your baby is overweight or underweight.
Birth to 24 months. The normal weight for a 3 month old baby girl is between 97 172 pounds while the normal weight for a 3 month old baby boy is between 106 183 pounds. A value greater than 50 percent means a baby is above average. The average newborn is 19 12 inches 495 cm long with girls measuring 19 inches 49 cm and boys measuring 19 34 inches 50 cm. For girls the 50th percentileright in the middle of the packwould be about 128 pounds. Understanding the height and weight chart is simple.
In the united states the average baby weighs about 7 pounds 3 ounces 33 kg at birth. Thats a number reflecting what percentage of kids is larger or smaller.