does anyone know what a healthy blood pressure is.?

Question

my daughter is 8 months old and i was wondering what her blood pressure should. She is healthy but small she is in the 13 percentile.

her blood pressure is 74/53 checked today. i just wanted to know if this was a healthy blood pressure.

her weight is 15.7oz

Answer 1

PEDIATRIC VITAL SIGNS



AGE HEART RATE RESPIRATORY BLOOD
RANGE RATE PRESSURE*
(beats/min) (mmHg)
----------------- ------------ ------------ --------------

Premature 120-170 40-70 55-75/35-45
0 to 3 months 100-150 35-55 65-85/45-55
3 to 6 months 90-120 30-45 70-90/50-65
6 to 12 months 80-120 25-40 80-100/55-65
1 to 3 years 70-110 20-30 90-105/55-70
3 to 6 years 65-110 20-25 95-110/60-75
6 to 12 years 60-95 14-22 100-120/60-75
12 years 55-85 12-18 110-135/65-85

* BP cuff should cover approximately 2/3 of arm; if cuff is
too small, falsely elevated BP readings will be obtained,
if cuff is too large, falsely low BP readings will be obtained.

Answer 2

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 3

As with most things concerning infants it depends on her weight. Taking blood pressure in an infant is a difficult task and is very rarely done unless the baby is gravely ill.

There are much better indicators of health than BP in infants...overall appearance, urine output, temperature and pulse for example.

Is there a particular reason you want to know her BP?

Answer 4

Children have much lower blood pressure than adults, but it is very difficult to get an accurate reading on a baby. In order to get an accurate reading the child must stay calm, and stay still, and be sitting up. This, pretty much, never happens.

Answer 5

I believe it depends on the person and there size weight height etc. I think it really varies especially in children
If you are overly concerned or scared you should ask her pediatrician.
I hope that helped a little

Answer 6

her blood pressure is irrelevant at this age unless she is dying from serious trauma.
it might be 50/30. see???!!!!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

with babies, heart rate and respiratory rate are more important indicators. kiddos have lower b/p's than adults.

Answer 9

ask a doctor