Formula-fed and breastfed baby weight gain will vary because they grow at different rates. In general, breastfed babies tend to be leaner, which is healthier, especially in the long run (See 7 Ways Breastfed Babies Become Healthier Adults)


First your aunty wants to know the Breastfed baby weight gain (growth patterns). Her I’m giving you such information of Breastfed baby weight gain:

Weight gain of 4-7 ounces (112-200 grams) a week during the first month
An average of 1-2 pounds (1/2 to 1 kilogram) per month for the first six months
An average of one pound (1/2 kilogram) per month from six months to one year
Babies usually grow in length by about an inch a month (2.5c.m.) during the first six months, and around one-half inch a month from six months to one year.

Healthy breastfed infants tend to grow more rapidly than their formula-fed peers in the first 2-3 months of life and less rapidly from 3 to 12 months.

Many doctors are not aware of this difference in growth, they see the baby dropping in percentiles on the growth chart and often come to the faulty conclusion that the baby is not growing adequately.

Infant growth should be monitored with the World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Curve Standards to avoid mislabeling infants as underweight or failing to thrive


Girls Weight-for-length Percentiles, 45 cm to 110 cm cahart:
Length L M S 2nd (2.3rd) 5th
45 -0.3833 2.4607 0.09029 2.066469 2.129751
45.5 -0.3833 2.5457 0.09033 2.137691 2.203182
46 -0.3833 2.6306 0.09037 2.208818 2.276517
46.5 -0.3833 2.7155 0.0904 2.279978 2.34988
47 -0.3833 2.8007 0.09044 2.351337 2.423458
47.5 -0.3833 2.8867 0.09048 2.423357 2.497718
48 -0.3833 2.9741 0.09052 2.496542 2.573181
48.5 -0.3833 3.0636 0.09056 2.571479 2.650451
49 -0.3833 3.156 0.0906 2.648838 2.730221
49.5 -0.3833 3.252 0.09064 2.729207 2.813094
50 -0.3833 3.3518 0.09068 2.812752 2.899244