Growth Charts and Percentiles

Do you know what your baby’s percentile is?Have you ever wondered where it came from or what it means?Are you worried about your baby’s percentile?Once you hear this episode, you won’t worry about it anymore.If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you.  Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected] HAVE TRANSCRIPTS!!  You can also add your email to our list and have episodes sent right to your inbox! Things we talked about:Why do we need to know percentiles? [4:48]Where it all started.  Abby thinks the formula companies [9:23]Abby is part of the statistics – she’s white and born in Ohio [10:16]It wasn’t meant to be the only diagnostic instrument [12:03]Following the growth pattern [15:39]How many babies are born worldwide each year? [17:29]Breastfed babies gain faster in the beginning [22:20]Weight for age [22:38]Birth length [24:00]Head circumference [25:13]Babies should be weighed on the same scale [33:03]Look at all the things [34:54] *This Episode is sponsored by Original Sprout and Sheila Darling Coaching Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out! https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/045-becoming-a-breastfeeding-advocate/ https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/2000GrowthChart-US.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/background.htm  Set up your consultation with Diannehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/      Check out Dianne’s blog here~https://diannecassidyconsulting.com/milklytheblog/Don’t Forget!!  Dianne and Abby have started the new parenting podcast!  Check out Revolution Parenting!  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1755123/8400508 Follow our Podcast~https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~Abby Theuring  https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com Music we use~Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes