What is the right way of measuring the height of a baby? Is it head to toe or head to heels?
At my hospital, I saw the nurse measure babies strech their feet with their toes pointing out and they take that marking. That easily makes a few inches differences if measured from head to heels.
2006-12-27 10:47:08 · 5 answers · asked by newmomma 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
THEY MEASURE MY BABY HEAD TO HEELS.
2006-12-27 10:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by LOVE MY LIFE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They hold a baby by the feet and measure from the heal to the top of the head. This is not to be cruel to the baby, but to stretch the baby out to get a full measure.
2006-12-27 10:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by cowboys21angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the doctors they always measured my daughter head to heels laying down.
2006-12-27 10:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it head to heels
2006-12-27 10:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by Lani m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
our peditrician does it by laying the infant downon his/her back and marking the sheet at their head and at the heels of their feet
2006-12-27 11:03:11 · answer #5 · answered by wick3dwench 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋