Question

Sara has been trying to make sense of the growth chart her son’s pediatrician has shown her during the last visit. The doctor even gave her a copy to take home so that she can track her son’s growth. At the time of the last visit, 2 months ago, Alistair was at the 75th percentile for length-for-age and at the 25th percentile for weight-for-age. Today is Alistair’s second birthday, and he is just shy of 35.5 in. tall and weighs 28 lb. Is Alistair growing at the same rate? Using the appropriate growth, chart find out the length-for-age and weight-for-age percentiles for Alistair.

Answer 1

He is growing in an appropriate manner.
His weight is 28 lb. The percentile for weight for age is 65.3%
His height is 35.5 in. The percentile for height for age is 78.1%