Table 2.

Expected daily weight gain for age (g)

Age/parameter	Daily weight gain (g/kg/d)
Premature, currently < 2 kg*	15–20
Premature, currently > 2 kg*	20–30
0–4 months	23–34
4–8 months	10–16
8–12 months	6–11
12–16 months	5–9
16–24 months	4–9

*Use only until reaching term gestational age of 37 weeks

Adapted from Beer et al. [41], used with permission