Doctor HUYNH THI DIEM KIEU, General Planning Department, Children's Hospital 2 (HCMC), replied: The older the child, the slower the weight gain will be. In the first month after birth, the child can gain 1 - 1.3 kg; from the 3rd to the 6th month, gain about 0.6 kg/month; from the 6th to the 12th month, gain about 0.3 - 0.4 kg/month; after 1 year old, gain 2 kg/year.
For young children, if they are not gaining weight or gaining weight slowly, you need to check whether the child is getting enough milk (after feeding, does the child sleep well, what is the color and amount of urine...). Breastfed children often have yellow, slightly sour-smelling stools, and the number of bowel movements can be 3-4 times a day. If the nature of the stool changes, such as green stools, mucus or blood in the stool, or more frequent watery stools than usual, you need to take your child to the doctor to find the cause and get timely treatment.
In the first years of a child's life, breast milk is the only and complete source of nutrition for the child's development. However, if the mother is often stressed, worried, and has a poor diet, the milk will not be of good quality, which will cause the child to gain weight slowly, develop bones and grow taller.
To understand your child's health status and have timely adjustments, you should take your child for regular health check-ups so that the doctor can advise and provide solutions to help your child stay healthy, gain weight and develop comprehensively.
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