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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my DD is the opposite, but I know babies like yours I think.  The one I'm thinking of specifically doesn't even seem pudgy to me, just stocky if that makes sense.  His parents (and especially his mom) are very tall, so I assume some of the extra body mass will turn into height (he's already 99th percentile for height, BTW).

From what I know from dealing with a tiny DD, if a baby is staying on their growth curves most ped's don't tend to worry.  Especially because your DS is meeting (or even ahead) on physical milestones (I have another friend who's high weight & height DD was unable to hold herself up missing several rolling/crawling milestones).  Your job is to continue to provide an active environment and healthy meals for your DS.  Unless you are told of a medical concern by his medical provider, your job is absolutely not to worry about his weight (and definitely not to transfer any of that stress to him).  I'm actually a little surprised that your ped is recommending 2% milk if s/he normally suggests whole for young toddlers (I know AAP recommends 2%, but a lot of peds no longer do).  I don't know enough about this myself, but you might want to ask a pediatric nutritionist about the pros/cons of 2% at his age.  I'm only saying this since my aunt is a very well-known pediatrician (clinical and research) where she lives, and she feels pretty strongly about whole milk.[/quote]

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