Healthy term babies generally double their birth weight by what age?
a. 3 months
b. 5 months
c. 9 months
d. 12 months
B
In general, healthy infants double their birth weight by 4 to 5 months of age and triple their birth weight by 12 months of age. Formula-fed infants are heavier after the first 6 months of life than breast-fed infants; they grow faster in the first 6 months of life and experience slower growth in the second 6 months of the first year.
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