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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing. A child who is 95%ile for height isn't supposed to be 95%ile for weight.  That's not the way it works.  If you think it is, discuss it with your Ped and they will explain.

95% for weight is almost always overweight.  95%ile for height is just tall. My three kids in the 90+%ile for height all have different body types, different skeletons, builds, etc.  None of them have ever been over 75%ILE for weight after a year and you would never think they were too thin. [/quote]

Well, my ped would (and has) disagree. As did the one before. Being 95% for height AND weight does not necessarily equate to being overweight. It could. But it doesn't have to. [/quote]

+1 - My DS is 99th percentile for height and weight. Ped said he would be concerned if he was a lower percentile for height and 99th percentile for weight, but that DS is very tall for his age and his weight is proportional. By your logic, only children who are over the 95th percentile are overweight, which is ridiculous. What about the kids who are 50th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight? They are fine? [/quote]

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