{"id":3005,"date":"2017-10-31T10:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T04:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proeves.com\/blog\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:12:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T18:42:00","slug":"tips-to-help-low-birth-weight-babies-increase-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proeves.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/10\/31\/tips-to-help-low-birth-weight-babies-increase-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to help low birth weight babies increase weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The normal birth weight of the baby (full term) is between 2.5 Kg to 3.5 Kg. A little more than 3.5 Kg is also considered as normal. But if your baby weighs much less than 2.5kg, you will hear the baby as having a very, or extremely, low birth weight. This can happen to babies who are born prematurely. If your baby was premature, her situation is different from babies who are small but are born between 37 weeks and 42 weeks (full-term).<\/p>\n

There are many reasons why a baby may have a low birth weight. It could be hereditary, or because was born prematurely, had some medical condition, there were some problem with the placenta or had high blood pressure which might have slowed down your baby’s growth before she was born.<\/p>\n

Most babies who are term and who have a low birth weight have no ongoing problems. Most are simply small because it runs in the family.<\/p>\n

However, some problems may happen if you have your baby prematurely, such as your baby having:<\/p>\n