Can you tell?

[misspriss]

It must be different in Europe as ped's only use who charts here.
What's his birth weight and current weight?

Well, the CDC is purely an American thing.

The CDC measured average growth of American babies. It's the US average, essentially. Based off mostly formula fed babies.

The WHO measured growth of lots of different babies, and they picked babies in "optimum" growth conditions/pattersn. The WHO charts are the "gold standard" for optimal baby grown (as far as we have, anyway). They are based off mostly breastfed children.

So it was recommended for a while to put BF babies on the WHO charts, and FF babies on the CDC charts, because they would be more accurate. Breastfed babies grow at different rates than FF babies.

But anyway, I think most ped offices still use the CDC charts. I go home and plot him on the WHO charts myself.

His birth weight was 3lb15 and he's now 15lb+, but I'm not that worried about his growth or anything. I just wondered if there was anything in particular that made preemies stand out. His ped is perfectly happy with his growth, even plotting it at his actual age (not adjusted) on the CDC charts (WHO would be more appropriate).

 

[sbl]

It baffles me then why they use cdc charts when who charts are more accurate all round.

 

[misspriss]

It baffles me then why they use cdc charts when who charts are more accurate all round.

The CDC charts came out first, the CDC charts reflect average Americans, the WIC offices and other government agencies use CDC charts, they use CDC charts for children over 24 months....it's just easier than switching the babies over at 2 and explaining the difference I guess.

 

[minties]

I've only observed from photos, but to me early prem babies have wide-set eyes that are quite 'googley'. I can't think of a better word. They definetely have something about the eye and forhead that is quite distinctive. I hope this doesn't sound offensive as I think it's actually quite appealing as a look.