What does it mean if my baby is in the 97th percentile?

The lower the percentile, the smaller your child is. “Children should be somewhere between the 97th and the 3rd percentile,” says Erika. Most children would be closer to the 50th percentile. So if your child is above the 97th or below the 3rd percentile, he is part of a very small group of children.

What does 99 percentile mean for babies?

The higher the percentile, the taller or bigger your baby is compared to other babies her same age. For example, a girl in the 75th percentile for weight is larger than 75 girls out of 100, and smaller than 25 girls out of 100. Lower percentages represent a smaller or shorter than average child.

Is 15th percentile good?

There is a wide range for what is considered “normal.” Just because your child is in the 15th percentile for weight (meaning 85 out of 100 children weigh more), this number rarely means your child is sick, you are not feeding your child enough, or your breast milk is not enough for your baby.

What is considered large for gestational age?

Large for gestational age (LGA) is used to describe newborn babies who weigh more than usual for the number of weeks of pregnancy. Babies may be called large for gestational age if they weigh more than 9 in 10 babies (90th percentile) of the same gestational age.

What percentage is 98 percentile?

CBSE 2016 Percentage to Percentile Conversion/Calculation Table

Is it normal for baby to drop percentile?

We found that they go all over the place. From birth to 12 months, about two-thirds of the children fell by at least one percentile line with respect to weight (meaning they went from the 10th to fifth percentile, for example, or the 90th to 75th). More than one-third dropped by at least two lines.