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[quote=Anonymous]Jumping percentiles between 2 and 10 is worrisome, but you can’t really compare those to percentile at birth. Babies come late, are compared to babies who came early but whose due dates were miscalculated, babies can be hydrated/dehydrated, etc.

Falling off a growth curve is something to think about. If it just happened recently, has she added height? Maybe this is a growth spurt. But if she isn’t eating enough or has increased exercise a lot in recent years, then you want to examine fueling.

I have a kid who has stayed steady in her growth curve but who does an intense sport. To keep her on the curve, we have to add in any extra calories we can after she has the healthy basics. With intense sports or big growth spurts it can be hard to add sufficient healthy calories because they can only digest so much fiber and they need more carbs.

I definitely wouldn’t even think about the 100 lb thing. Some girls in my DD’s class are probably close, but have older sisters who are smaller. Everyone, even in the same family, develops at a different pace.[/quote]

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