[Pearson]

the funny thing is if my DS does not grow in the next 8 weeks, and does not put on weight, he will go from overweight to healthy weight range - ridiculous!

[SoxyMama]

OP just wanted to say you are not alone. On that chart of size of your kid, mine is more like the girl third from the left. But guess what - she's over 30kg and she's not yet 8. Which puts her off the chart. She always has been. People on EB seem to have a very narrowed view of the world and I think sometimes they see the world in average figures. I have 2 kids, one is larger and honestly she's just a stockier build. One is small and petite. They are two different kids with obviously 2 sets of different genes. Only you can look at your child and know whether you think they have an eating issue or not. My eldest daughter isn't fat, not by a long shot. She's just a big girl. And I am guessing she always will be.

[3_for_me]

I am glad you got things checked out. As the parent of a child who was in the obese category at one stage I fully support seeing a specialist. My DSs issues turned out to be food intolerance related and after adjusting his diet to exclude certain fruits and vegetables with only the intention of allowing him to grow into his weight he actually lost 3 kilos in the space of a few months. Sadly his food issues mean we have to keep food locked up in oirbhouse as he has no hunger off switch but we would never have known what the cause was if we had chosen to turn a blind eye.

[Alpha_Chook]

20kg does seem heavy for a toddler but as you said, she is tall. My DS is only 14kg but only 89cm tall (and skinny)...

I hate the BMI labelling for kids at this age

[Busy~bee]

OP, my DD2 sounds similar. She is just over 1m tall and weighs 17kg. She's off the charts for a THREE year old in the percentile chart thingies, I'd say she's about the size of a 4yr old.

She is 2 yrs and 3mths old.

I've never had the CHN or GP comment on it though.

She does weigh a lot and sometimes is a bit chubby but she's still at an age where she grows up, then out, then up, then out. Her physique changes month to month. She's also built really solidly, she has really broad shoulders and when she reaches her arms out or up, you can see all her ribs sticking out so she probably has a large rib cage, rather than a small rib cage and a large layer of fat.

Also, she's Italian background and her dad is really tall and built in the same way so it's just kind of the shape she's meant to be. it definitely doesnt excuse overeating or being very overweight, but she's the right weight/shape for HER and at her stage of development, it isnt always going to look the same as other people.

When she's older, she'll always put weight on easily around her belly and she'll hate it. But she eats the same as her sister who is a little tall for her age but a little skinny (she was actually admitted to the childrens hospital as an outpatient)

[Leggy]

We've had a similar thing, being scolded for DD's weight: "She's 3 but as heavy as a 4 year old!" "Yeah, but she's as tall as a 4 year old too..." "Oh..."