The dynamic development of the baby in the mother's stomach is gradual and steady, and of course it is directly related to the life of the pregnant mother.
For example, diet, if the pregnant mother's diet during pregnancy can be reasonably balanced, then the baby's weight will increase normally, which is conducive to natural delivery; Then if the pregnant mother lacks nutrition or eats a lot during pregnancy, the baby's weight will be light or heavy, leading to dystocia or caesarean section at birth.
For example, exercise, pregnant mothers can exercise properly during pregnancy, exercise their body muscles, enhance their resistance and control the fetal size; If the pregnant mother doesn't like sports and often sits or lies down, not only is it easy to get fat, but even the baby is easy to get fat, which has a certain impact on the delivery.
What is the difference between a baby born at 5 kg and a baby born at 8 kg? Compared with 5 kg and 8 kg, as parents, they all hope that their babies will be heavier and chubby when they are born. Naturally, they prefer a baby of 8 kg. What's the difference between 5 kg and 8 kg newborns?
1. The definition of newborn is different: low birth weight baby &; Fetal gigantism
① According to birth weight: those who weigh less than 5 kg at birth belong to low birth weight infants, mostly premature infants; Weight at birth? 8 kg is a huge baby, mostly because the pregnant mother has gestational diabetes or improper diet, which leads to overweight fetus.
② According to gestational age: The gestational age of premature infants is 28-37 weeks (including 28 weeks), and most of them weigh less than 5 kg; Who is the newborn with overdue pregnancy? Born at 42 weeks, also known as? Overripe? The weight is generally above 8 kg.
2. Different feeding after birth
(1) Newborns weighing less than 5 kg are difficult to raise, because the development of various organs of the body is not mature enough, and the ability of spontaneous breathing and sucking after birth is weak, which requires special care. Milk quantity per time 10-30 ml.
(2) The macrosomia weighing more than 8 kg is a high-risk newborn, and some of them are caused by gestational diabetes of pregnant mothers. Although they are heavy, they are actually immature and have great problems with blood sugar metabolism. They are prone to hypoglycemia within 24 hours after birth, so they need to monitor blood sugar and feed sugar water at birth, and the amount of milk is 30-50 ml each time.
3. Different delivery methods and stages.
(1)5 kg newborns are more likely to give birth to pregnant mothers, and the fetal head and pelvic cavity are easy to be symmetrical, so the labor process is relatively short;
(2) For giant babies born at 8 kg, most of them are because the fetal head is too big to descend to the pelvic cavity normally. The process of natural delivery may lead to dystocia, and finally the probability of natural delivery to caesarean section increases. Therefore, if the estimated fetal weight exceeds 8 kg, the general doctor will not recommend natural delivery.
Is the fatter the newborn baby, the better? The answer is yes: of course not!
The newborn's weight is preferably about 6 kg, which is beneficial to natural delivery and can also reduce neonatal complications; Therefore, it is not that the fatter the newborn baby, the better. If the baby weighs 8 kg at birth, most doctors recommend caesarean section, even if it is delivered naturally, it is very likely to be transferred to cesarean section.
As parents, as parents, all want to raise a fat baby, but it is not necessarily a good thing that the baby is too fat:
First of all, it will bring a heavy burden to pregnant mothers during pregnancy, and it is difficult to adapt to both movements and physical changes; Secondly, the overweight fetus is likely to cause pregnancy complications for pregnant mothers and bring more risks to delivery; Finally, macrosomia is prone to complications after birth, such as hypoglycemia and dehydration. Ma Jing warns:
However, new mothers don't have to worry too much about the problems that will occur at birth when the newborn weighs less than 5 kilograms or more than 8 kilograms? Apgar score? Yes, as long as the score is reached, the baby does not need special care.
My relative's baby weighed 8.5kg at birth, but all the indexes were normal. At first, the baby was fed with milk powder, and later it was breastfed. At the full moon, her weight is 10.6 kg. Also, my colleague's baby was 6 kg at birth, but due to turbid amniotic fluid, it was delivered by caesarean section in advance, and was sent to the incubator for observation as soon as it came out.
Therefore, the health status of infants can not be judged by the birth weight of newborns. Although the weight is an important indicator of the growth and development of infants, the birth weight of newborns depends on the intrauterine development of infants. Therefore, pregnant mothers should control their weight during pregnancy, prevent premature delivery, and actively cooperate with prenatal examination, which is beneficial to their own health and baby's health, and also contributes to the recovery of the new mother's postpartum body.
The above is the answer to this question. I hope I can help you and wish your baby a healthy growth!
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