By what age does a healthy infant's birth weight usually triple?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. About 12 months
- Step 1: The weight doubles at about 4 to 5 months and triples at 1 year.
Answer
About 12 months.
Why not the others: Tripling at 6 months would be too fast.
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