Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Had to take DD in for a sick visit today. She has always been very tall and heavy (off the charts in both since her 4 month appointment). She stepped on the scale today and it was 37.5 lbsShe is 22 months.
At her 18 month appointment she was 35 inches tall, so I'd guess she's probably 37 inches tall by now. Her dad is extremely tall, I am completely average size (5'4'', 135 lbs). She eats normally, stops eating when she is full, but does ask for a lot of snacks on the weekends. I usually try to divert her attention but I do give her snacks when she asks repeatedly (skim string cheese, peanut butter with banana or almond butter, greek yogurt). During the week she eats what her classmates eat at daycare and then dinner with us at home. She doesn't have any juice or sweets and she has 12 ounces of 2% milk a day.
I don't want to set her up for a lifetime of food issues, but I am not sure what to do. Today was a sick visit, so didn't get into this with the ped but will bring it up at her 2 year well visit in January. Anyone have a really huge toddler and have advice?
Just an FYI, a peanut butter and banana sandwitch has more sugar in it than a snickers bar. I think your kids is fine though. 36 inces and 37 pounds is porportionate and toddlers are generally chubby.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
Disagree. My 28 lb 3 year old drinks way more. 24 oz/day. Kids are all different. Most is genetics at the young ages.
Well....yes, our bodies are all different, but none of our bodies are baby cow bodies. Thats all genetics.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
Disagree. My 28 lb 3 year old drinks way more. 24 oz/day. Kids are all different. Most is genetics at the young ages.
Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
My 15 month old is 35 inches and 31 lbs. Still breastfeeding, doesn't get any cow milk. Some kids are big.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
OP here - 12 ounces is a lot? She gets 4 ounces first thing in the AM and 4 ounces before bed and then 4 ounces before nap if on the weekend (at daycare they serve a little of whole milk with breakfast and lunch). She LOVES milk and asks for it before bed and in the AM. She sleeps amazingly well (7-7 with a 1.5 hour nap) and I am not about to rock that boat!
No OP, its not a lot, ignore the anti-milk squad. 12 oz is fine...but I agree it should be whole milk.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP- I have fraternal twin dd’s- age 2.5. They seriously have the exact same diet and eat about the same amount of food. One is 6 pounds heavier than the other and two inches shorter. It’s most likely genetics and my pediatrician agrees.
So interesting!
This is going to sound like a dick comment, but why? They are fraternal twins, so.....brothers who shared a womb. No one would be shocked if two brothers turned out to be different sizes, would they? I'm a 5'3 woman with a 6'2 brother and no one is shocked and awed, you know?
Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cut out the milk- there is no need, especially for that much
OP here - 12 ounces is a lot? She gets 4 ounces first thing in the AM and 4 ounces before bed and then 4 ounces before nap if on the weekend (at daycare they serve a little of whole milk with breakfast and lunch). She LOVES milk and asks for it before bed and in the AM. She sleeps amazingly well (7-7 with a 1.5 hour nap) and I am not about to rock that boat!