Would you worry if your kid was 99th percentile for weight?
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Anonymous
| OP, I could have written your post except mine started very small (under 20th height and weight) and hit 99th in both by six months. It's hard to find clothes that fit around his chubby, adorable middle. My ped also says not to worry, and while I was thinking he would lose a bit when he started walking (same timeline as yours) I now am waiting for the running stage instead. Try not to worry, that's what I'm doing. |
Anonymous
No, because it is a baby and means nothing about whether the baby will be thin later. I had those percentiles and am now tall and thin (and female). I am less thin after two kids but in my twenties no one on DCUM could have criticized my figure. |
Anonymous
....but a baby who is 90+ percentile for height AND weight is not necessarily any more "chubby" than a baby who is 50th percentile for height and weight. My DS1 was over 10 pounds at birth and stayed at 95th-99th percentile throughout early childhood. He weighed 26 pounds at a year, 33 pounds at 2, 42 pounds at 3, 46 pounds at 4. However, he was also consistently above the 95th percentile in height. He was 42" tall at 3 and 44" tall at 4. He stayed above the 97th percentile in height well into elementary school, but his weight dropped below the 90th percentile starting when he was about 8. Today he is 17, 6'2" (97th percentile) and weighs 160 lbs (75th percentile). Quite slender. My DH and I are not particularly tall. I am 5'4" and DH is 5'10". |
Anonymous
+1 and be particularly vigilant about protecting the child from people like OP's MIL who are so quick to label a child overweight. My DD is over 90%ile in height and weight. Her pediatrician says she's just fine and has been tracking closely on the same growth curve since she was a baby. She's always been much more solid or denser than other babies/kids. Now that she's getting to the tween years it's really important to me that we reinforce the idea that bodies come in all sizes and she'll grow into the body she is meant to have as long as she eats well and stays active. At her check-ups the dr. reinforces the same message and explained to her that people can vary a lot in size/density of their frame and be heavier or lighter due to that along with varying amount of muscle. So far she doesn't seem to be uncomfortable about her weight and loves being tall and strong (she's very athletic). |
Anonymous
| kid, yes. Baby, no. And a 13 month old is still a baby. |
Anonymous
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My daughter was in the 90's for the first couple years of life. Born 8 lbs, 21". She was 29 lbs at her 1-year checkup. Then she started walking. She was 30 lbs at her 2-year checkup - so she got a lot taller and only gained a lb that year because of the walking.
She's still bigger than some kids, but at almost 7, she is absolutely not obese or chubby. And her BMI has steadily come down since that first year. |
Anonymous
| My DS was always above the 100 percentile for weight until he was around ten years old and he hovered around 75th for height. He was a chunk but relatively proportionate. He hit a growth spurt and is now a 5'8 beanpole at 13 yrs old. Probably still 75th percentile for height but I'd guess closer to 50th for weight. |
Anonymous
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OP,
Please talk to your pediatricians. It's clear you don't really understand percentiles. There not that meaningful in any case. What you need to be concerned about is the growth curve. |
Anonymous
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Thanks for the helpful comments, everyone! I was never worried until my MIL's comments recently, which coincided with a week or so of my son wanting to eat non-stop. Which also coincided with him starting with his new nanny, who seems pretty snack-focused, so I worried he was developing an unhealthy obsession.
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Anonymous
| No, but I would expect him to be a tall person when he grows up. |
Anonymous
| My son is 99th for height and 96th for weight and looks like a skinny bean pole. Don't worry! |
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My DD was on the same trajectory, though only in the 70's for height and 99+ for weight. (Our ped actually advised switching straight to skim milk!) She was an enormous pudge of a baby, a chunky toddler, a somewhat pudgy preschooler, and is now an active kindergartener with dense muscles and a "sturdy" build. Not mushy, but definitely larger in volume than average, if that makes sense. She's still somewhat tall in the 70-ish percentile range, but her weight has come down into the 80s. She has always eaten tons, mostly healthy foods, but the doctor has encouraged us to keep an eye on total amounts.
Oddly, both DH and I are short, so we think there's some genetic oddity making her continue to be tall. We assume her weight will eventually settle down to where her height is and just keep giving her access to healthy food and opportunities to exercise. Above all else, we're very careful about emphasizing the wonderful things her body -- and all bodies -- can do, rather than what they look like, and occasionally stating how wonderful it is that people come in so many cool shapes and sizes and styles. |
Anonymous
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At one year well visit, my son was almost 25 pounds.
At 3.5 yrs old, he is 34 pounds. Don't worry at 13 months. It all evens out. Enjoy it. |
Anonymous
This was sort of us. At one year DS was 27 pounds and 98th percentile height. At just 4 he is 43" tall and 36 pounds. Looks like he needs a sandwich and he is a huge eater. Just love your baby and feed him well and get lots of play and exercise. |