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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guarantee you will give her a lifelong weight complex if you bring it up. Honestly how would you feel if she got an eating disorder?

If her pediatrician   isn’t worried at her annual checkups you shouldn’t be worried either. [/quote]

Oh sorry I didn’t see that the pediatrician said something

Honestly I would consider a different pediatrician. A pot belly sounds totally normal. If two say there is an issue, okay. But even then, be so careful about encouraging her to focus on weight in any way at all. Dieting leads to weight gain and I’m guessing that’s the last thing you want. [/quote]

The ped does not eyeball whether a child has a pot belly and say something.  They use data points and then they say something.  They observe patterns in your particular child and they also compare your child to other children.  This is normal and their job.

Look, you know your kid and your family lifestyle.  If you can really say you have an active kid who eats a normal, balance diet, then let it go.  Is that what's going on?  I doubt it.  It's not a crime to notice your kid is fat and needs help and try to do something about it.  I don't understand the head in the sand approach of some of these PPs.[/quote]

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