Don’t let worry about your baby’s size get you down. Get the low down from our guide...
It’s one of the first bits of information you’re given after the birth, so no wonder your baby’s weight is on your mind from day one. But you shouldn’t worry about it.
“As little ones grow it’s not how heavy they are at any given time that’s important, but the rate at which they gain weight,” says Sam Saunders, community nursery nurse at Watford General Hospital and maternity nurse for The BabyWorks. “And every child will usually follow a set pattern of growth from birth.”