This week, Unswaddled is joined by Ellen McCue— our pediatric Nurse Practitioner, girl mom of 2, sleep expert, and full time NAPS favorite. In her 14+ years of pediatric experience, Ellen has weighed a LOT of babies and discussed growth charts thousands of times. Pediatricians are not the enemy, it’s the growth chart!
Emily and Ellen discuss what the growth chart means, why it is used, where it is flawed, and when it is important (and not important).
Discussed in this episode:
-low percentiles
-high percentiles
-falling off a growth curve
-genetics
-head growth, height, and weight
-breastfeeding
-bottle feeding
-questions to ask your provider
-CDC growth chart
-WHO growth chart
Referenced in this article:
1. Link NY Times Article: The Trouble with Growth Charts
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/growth-chart-accuracy.html
2. 30 nursing consult
https://www.nurturebynaps.com/phone-consult
3. Lactation support
https://www.nurturebynaps.com/lactation-consult
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