At what age is a child expected to triple their birth weight?

A child is expected to triple their birth weight by around 1 year of age. This growth milestone is a key indicator of healthy development in infants and toddlers.

To provide some context, during the first few months of life, infants grow rapidly, and achieving a threefold increase in weight by the end of their first year is considered normal. Most infants typically double their birth weight by 5 to 6 months, and then they will triple their weight by approximately 12 months, making option B, indicating 6 months, an inaccurate representation of this specific milestone.

Therefore, the correct response reflects the understanding of pediatric growth patterns, where tripling the birth weight is expected to occur as the child approaches their first birthday.