How can you know the growth of your unborn child?

Future parents are interested in almost everything that concerns their baby. And it's not just the sex of the future child, but even its growth. Usually specialists for these calculations are based on the growth of the mother and father and their age at the time of the birth of the child. But there are many other ways that can help you determine the growth of your baby yourself.

Formulas for calculating growth

First of all, this indicator depends on the genetics of parents. But nevertheless, you can independently make such calculations.

1. The popular way. Who is its author, it is difficult to say now. But, as claimed, it is very accurate. To do this, you need to know the sex of the unborn child, because the formula directly depends on it.
   • To learn the growth of the son, you need to summarize the indicators of the father and mother (in centimeters) and multiply this figure by 0.54, and then take away 4.5 from it.
   • To learn the growth of the daughter, just add up the growth of the mother and father. But here the result should be multiplied by 0.51 and from the received number it's 7.5.
2. The Hawker Method. This doctor believes that for calculations it is also necessary to know the sex of the future child and the growth of the parents.
   • Boy: the growth of the mother and father in centimeters is added up, then it is divided in half and 6.4 are added to it.
   • Girl: the procedure remains the same, only at the end it is not necessary to add, but to subtract 6.4.
3. The formula of Dr. Karkus. This doctor from Czechoslovakia developed a method for calculating the growth of a child back in Soviet times.
   • Son: the growth rates of the father and mother are plus, and then multiplied by 1.08, and the amount obtained is divided into two
   • Daughter: father's height in centimeters is multiplied by 0.923. Then add the mother's score and divide the number in half.
4. The method of Smirnov and Gorbunov. The formula is a bit like the one developed by the Hawker, with the only difference that the final result can vary by eight centimeters in one direction or another.
   • Boy: to the sum of the indicators of the father and mother, you need to add 12.5 and divide the number by two.
   • Girl: the calculation procedure remains the same, only the number 12.5 should not be added, but taken away.
5. The ultimate growth of the child. This formula is based on how many centimeters it was possible to type a baby to one-year-old age. In the end, you get a figure that will show how much the baby will grow in the future. For boys, one should add one hundred centimeters to the indicator, and for girls - add one hundred and then take five.

Causes of violations

It is worth warning that all these ways to know the future growth are based on the fact that the child will develop normally. Therefore, the final result can be considered in some way a reference, but there are a number of factors that may affect the growth of the baby.

• Chronic diseases constantly have a negative impact not human health. And for young children this is a real disaster, since the disease does not allow the body to grow and develop normally.
• Unbalanced nutrition. The child should receive a full complex of vitamins and microelements, then he will grow properly. But not only shortages can lead to disruption of growth. The same effect has an excess of vitamins.
• Incorrect physical activity. At a young age the child is very sensitive to any external aggressive factors. Therefore, lack of physical activity or, conversely, too intense exercise can lead to deviations.

Parents are important to understand that the baby's body is very fragile, and any external impact directly affects its development. Therefore, be sure to listen to the pediatrician's advice on nutrition, exercise and activities that the baby needs.