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13yr old's pediatrician just told her she is overweight and I am pissed
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Anonymous
I really really hope you don't have kids. You will totally mess them up mentally. And FYI - my daughter is 5'6' and 139 lbs. She is SLIM and very fit (plays college soccer), and wears a size 27 jean or a 4 or 6 in clothes. Your distorted thinking would say she is overweight, which could not be further from the truth. Maybe educated yourself before disparaging other people, especially a teenager. |
Anonymous
Of course age matters when talking about weight. Especially prepuberty vs a few years out from puberty. |
Anonymous
Some teens do. I reached 5'5" and 160 when I was 14. I was a bit chunky. With no change or intervention I grew another 5 inches and gained no more weight. This is COMMON among young teen and tween girls. OP's daughter is active, happy, and healthy. She's absolutely fine. |
Anonymous
It doesn't make as big a difference as everyone says it makes. But yes it's often the go to line. |
Anonymous
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Using BMI is so outdated. It's still the metric insurance companies want with well-checks, though.
Better measures of overall health: 1. bloodwork/vitals 2. height-natural waist ratio Your natural waist is slightly above your belly button. Measure your height (inches) and divide it in half. Your waist measurement should be under that number. Why is this ratio a better indicator of health? Because the natural waist (mid-section) is where fat naturally collects when you gain weight or are overweight, and mid-section weight is the troublesome kind that causes issues. |
Anonymous
5’6” and 139 and 20 (you said college, right?) is very different than 5’5” 151 and 13. |
Anonymous
A 13yr old is not even close to done growing. Most girls get a little thicker before their first and final growth spurt. So stop comparing to 20 and 40 year olds. And a 5'5" girl that is 150 is not fat. |
Anonymous
The OP said like 4 comments down from the first post that she made a typo. She is 65.25 inches tall. |
Anonymous
It actually makes a huge difference LOL |
Anonymous
Of course it makes a big difference. You should probably stop commenting. . . . And not work with teens. My good friend in HS was severely anorexic and it's because dumb fuXX like you called here athletic swimmer build fat. She wasn't. |
Anonymous
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I don't think the doctor should have spoken to her without speaking to you first and I think you should tell them that.
However, I think you are kidding yourself a bit here if you are thinking it's not an issue that will come up. If you have the resources maybe look for a sports medicine doctor or someone that looks beyond BMI. The sad and depressing fact is that being overweight/obese (not that your daughter is obese!) when you are young makes it harder to maintain a healthy weight as an adult. According to the CDC BMI chart your daughter is in the range for obesity. |
Anonymous
^^Didn't see OP's update that the height was off. |
Anonymous
5-5 and 151 lbs is BARELY in the BMI overweight category. Like literally, one tenth of one percent into the overweight BMI. |
Anonymous
| OP, just wait for your doctor's office to bill you for that talk since it's generally not covered under a well child visit. That happened with my DD. The doctor mentioned her weight, coded that and then we got a bill for $20 since insurance doesn't cover weight discussion!!!!! Made me insane. In our case, my DD was a chubby 10 year old. She's now considered underweight because she's 5'3 and 110 so I am sure I'll get billed extra for a eating disorder talk. |
Anonymous
It's probably not common for a girl to grow 5 inches after age 14, ending up at 5 ft 10 in. |