Stay, weigh and play sessions and self-weigh stations
Important information about stay weigh and play sessions and self-weighing your baby.
If you are a parent or carer of a baby under the age of the 2, you can weigh your baby at several locations across Worcestershire, including:
- stay weigh and play sessions running at family hubs
- self-weigh stations that are open at certain times alongside baby groups within libraries and other community building
- Well Child Clinics run by the health visiting team, clinics operate by appointment only
If you are a parent or carer of a child under the age of 5 you can weigh your child at the Well Child Clinics. The clinics are bookable for families to support you with a range of things through the early years of your child's life.
Stay, weigh and play sessions are on offer across the county and families are invited to join. You can bring your baby along to play; meet other parents and use the self-weigh scales as part of the session.
Stay weigh and play sessions take place within the Family Hubs and there are other self-weigh stations open alongside baby groups within libraries and other community buildings across Worcestershire, these are listed below.
Step-by-step guide to weighing your baby
A step-by-step on how to weigh your baby.
- wipe down the mat and scales with antibacterial wipes provided
- place a paper towel down on the mat and scales, using the paper towels provided
- undress your baby and remove their nappy
- check the scales are turned on and set to zero
- place your baby on their back on the scales – try to keep them as still as possible and not holding on to anything, as this can affect the weight. If your baby is able to sit unaided, you can sit them on the scales instead
- take note of the weight
- take your baby off the scales and get them dressed again
- record your baby's weight in their PCHR Red Book
- wipe down the mat and scales again with antibacterial wipes, and put any rubbish in the bins provided
Recording your baby's weight
At the back of your Red Book (Personal Child Health Record - PCHR) you will find a table similar to the one below to record your baby’s weight. You should complete this each time your baby is weighed and check your babies weight against the centile chart.
Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) Red Book - Recording your baby's weight chart
Understanding your baby's weight chart
Your child's growth will be recorded on centile charts in their Personal Child Health Record (PCHR), or red book.
These charts show the pattern of growth healthy children usually follow, whether they're breastfed or formula fed, or having a mixture of both.
Visit the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health website to see some examples of baby weight charts.
Boys and girls have different charts because boys tend to be a little heavier and taller, and their growth pattern is slightly different.
You can download both boys and girls growth charts here, the blue chart should be followed for boys and pink chart for girls: baby growth charts for 0-4 years
Stay, weigh and play and self-weigh locations by district
Click on the dropdowns below to find out more about local Stay, Weigh and Play locations.
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