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[quote=Anonymous]This is OP. The doctor actually reached out to me yesterday as a follow up. She said she didn’t want to make it a big deal in front of DD, but is a little concerned about the rapid weight gain. It’s on the upper end of normal at this age and could be the sign of a growth spurt to come, or could lead to more weight gain if she isn’t developing healthy habits.

She wants to run blood work to make sure she doesn’t have a thyroid or hormonal issue causing the weight gain, and also suggested consulting a nutritionist but I am a little hesitant because she knows what is healthy and not healthy.

I think the key is to ensure she is more active which is a struggle. She has PE in school daily and plays tennis twice per week (which includes running some laps around the court) but other than that her activities are more in the arts which is her strong preference. She really does not like soccer, lacrosse, basketball, etc.

Please know that I am not coming at this because of her looks, I care about her being healthy. I made the comment about my MIL’s body type just because it’s different than mine, which is carrying all my weight in my stomach but having very thin legs and arms. DD just carries her weight differently because she doesn’t look big in her stomach at all, it’s mainly her legs are thicker and she has a larger butt. Not a bad thing but that must be where some of the weight is going.[/quote]

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