7/23/2023 0 Comments Baby thrive meaning![]() It’s not uncommon for parents to feel stressed and anxious about their baby’s growth, especially when their baby is diagnosed with FTT. This makes it difficult for parents who may feel they’re doing all they can to feed their baby regularly and support them to grow. It’s not always clear what causes a baby to fail to thrive and sometimes no specific cause is found. What if there’s no apparent cause for failure to thrive? Babies can also continue to be fussy feeders after they have recovered from an illness.īabies who were small for gestational age (SGA) or premature, can take longer to gain weight after birth and ‘catch-up’ with babies of the same age. Babies can refuse to feed or become fussy feeders because of an undiagnosed and untreated medical condition. Sometimes FTT is caused by a combination of medical and environmental factors. parents missing their baby’s cues for hunger.parents experiencing mental health issues and an inability to provide adequate food.lack of opportunity - the baby is not offered regular, nutritious milk and/or food.Some common environmental causes for FTT include: conditions which demand more energy - cardiac (heart) problems, respiratory issues, infection or hormone disordersĮnvironmental factors can cause FTT, most commonly because the baby isn’t being fed the right amount of food to fuel their growth.gastro oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).This means they are unable to use the food (milk or solids) they’re eating to fuel their growth.Ĭommon medical conditions causing FTT include: Sometimes there’s a physical or organic reason which causes the baby not to absorb or metabolise nutrients. There are a few reasons why FTT can happen. What causes failure to thrive? Physical or organic causes When a baby is consistently losing weight and not growing at the expected rate for their age and gender, they may be diagnosed as having 'failure to thrive'. Sometimes a baby’s weight is stable, but generally, it is unusual for babies to lose weight unless they are unwell. However, the majority then regain their birth weight by 2 weeks of age. Most babies lose weight after they are born - on average, between 5-10% in their first week. All babies have periods when they gain or lose weight. What is failure to thrive?īabies who are diagnosed as being 'failing to thrive' weigh persistently below the 3rd percentile and have crossed 2 or more percentiles over time. Development, brain growth and general health can all be affected when a baby’s weight and size do not increase over time. Although every baby is unique, there are some expectations around the amount of weight they need to gain to grow normally. Related information on Australian websitesįailure to thrive (FTT), otherwise called growth faltering, slow growth or poor growth, is a condition that refers to when a baby does not gain weight and does not grow as they need to. ![]() What happens if my baby has failure to thrive?.What if there’s no apparent cause for failure to thrive?. ![]()
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