# Baby Book — Growth Record

Source: user-provided photos of a handwritten maternal and child health record card from Michael's baby book, stored on 2026-04-25.

## Overview
This appears to be a Health Commission of N.S.W. / Bureau of Maternal and Child Health record card tracking Michael's early growth and development from infancy into early childhood.

## Header Details
- Baby health centre: Campbelltown
- Name of baby: Manning, Michael Howe
- Address: 5 Bangalla Ave, Bradbury
- Date of birth: 13.10.74

## High-confidence growth entries

| Date | Age | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---:|---|
| 14/1/75 | 4 4/7 weeks | 9 lb 1 oz | Development column includes `4100`, likely grams |
| 28/1/75 | 6 4/7 weeks | 10 lb 6 oz | `4700` |
| 5/2/75 | 7 5/7 weeks | 10 lb 11 oz | `4850` |
| 20/2/75 | 9 6/7 weeks | 12 lb 2 oz | `5500` |
| 4/3/75 | 11 4/7 weeks | 13 lb 0 oz | `5900`; measurement note appears to include `L 24 1/2" H 15 3/4"` |
| 17/3/75 | 13 3/7 weeks | 13 lb 4 oz | `6000` |
| 16/4/75 | 17 5/7 weeks | 15 lb 3 oz | `6900` |
| 16/5/75 | 22 weeks | 18 lb 1 oz | `8200` |
| 19/6/75 | 26 4/7 weeks | 19 lb 2 oz | `9020`; measurement note appears to include `L 27 1/4" H 17"` |
| 13/8/75 | 8 months | 22 lb 14 oz | |
| 10/9/75 | 9 months | 24 lb 8 oz | `11,100`; line also appears to mention `75½ cm` and `C 45½ cm` |
| 20/10/75 | 10¼ months | 25 lb 11 oz | `11,650` |
| 11/12/75 | 12 months | 26 lb 8 oz | line appears to include `L 31"` and `C 18 1/2"` |
| 4/2/76 | ~14 months | 27 lb 2 oz | `12,300` |
| 5/4/76 | 16 months | 25 lb 3 oz | `12,800`; this lower weight may be a read error or a genuine dip |
| 17/6/76 | 18 months | 30 lb 8 oz | `13,850`; line appears to include `L 33 1/2` and `H 18?` |
| 19/8/76 | 20 months | 30 lb 8 oz | `13,850` |
| 25/11/76 | 23 months | 32 lb 4 oz | |
| 13/12/76 | 24 months | 31 lb 12 oz | note includes `Tonsillitis` |
| 3/3/77 | 27 months | 34 lb 6 oz | `15,600`; note may include height around `37 1/2` |
| 29/5/77 | ~29 1/2 months | 35 lb 8 oz | |
| 8/8/77 | ~2 years 9 months | 37 lb 8 oz | |
| Dec 1978 | — | 52 lb 12 oz | Also notes `20.5 kg` and height around `111 cm` |
| 22/7/79 | 4 1/2 years | 21.6 kg | Note appears to include `114 cm` and possibly head/chest measurements |

## Partial / uncertain development and measurement notes
These are visible in the source but not confidently readable enough to treat as exact transcription:

- Several development-column entries appear to be gram conversions of the recorded imperial weights.
- Some entries also seem to include measurements such as:
  - `L 24 1/2" H 15 3/4"`
  - `L 27 1/4" H 17"`
  - `75 1/2 cm`
  - `C 45 1/2 cm`
  - `L 31"`
  - `C 18 1/2"`
  - later entries around `111 cm` and `114 cm`
- One later note clearly appears to mention `Tonsillitis`.
- Some later-childhood entries also appear to record additional body measurements (possibly head circumference / chest circumference), but the handwriting is too dense to transcribe with confidence from the current images.

## Notes on reliability
- The split left/right photos improved readability a lot compared with the original full-card image.
- Early infancy entries through about 18 months are the strongest and most reliable.
- Later entries are usable in part, but several contain overlapping, crossed-out, or cramped handwriting.
- Where uncertain, this file preserves the likely reading while clearly marking it as approximate rather than pretending certainty.
