A new mother is concerned that her 6 week old baby is gaining too much weight because in the hospital the baby weighed 4 kg at birth but at home the baby now weighs 11 lbs.What should the nurse explain as the weight difference between the birth weight and current weight of the infant?

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Convert the baby's weight from kg to lbs and then compare the two weights with the mother.Lbs= 2.2 lbs/1 kg x 4 kg/1.Multiply the numerators (2.2 x 4 = 8.8).Multiply the denominators (1 x 1 = 1).8.8/1 = 8.8 pounds.The baby currently weighs 11 lbs,but started out at 8.8 pounds.The baby has gain 11.0 - 8.8 = 2.2 lbs since birth.

A New Mother Is Concerned That Her 6 Week Old