3 signs your baby is going through a growth spurt
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If your baby seems to fit that sweet little onesie one day, and have it busting at the seams the next, it may not be your sleep-deprived eyes playing tricks on you. She might be having a major growth spurt?one of many that babies experience in their first 12 months.
Although growth spurts can happen at any time, it?s common for them to hit at about 10 days, between three and six weeks, and several times afterward, often around three months, six months and nine months. And when a spurt strikes, it can be fast and furious; babies can measurably gain weight and length in just 24 hours, says Michelle Lampl, a doctor and growth researcher at Emory University in Atlanta. Her studies show that tots can sprout as much as nine millimetres in length in just one day. Wondering if your babe is in the midst of a spurt" Here?s what you might notice. 1. She?ll sleep like a log (or be up all night)
In the day or so before a big growth spurt, some babies sleep more than usual. ?There are important physiological changes that happen during sleep that are essential for growth,? says Peter Nieman, a paediatrician and assistant clinical professor at the University of Calgary medical school. Don?t wake her for feedings unless it?s within the first week and advised by your care provider. ?She needs her rest, and she?ll make up for milk or formula she missed at her next feeding,? he says.
2. She?ll be hungry
Some babies prefer food to snoozing during a spurt. E...
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