To worry my 16 month old DS is overweight?

Mine was chunky then and chunky now, loves food but maybe not very good at recognising when they are full. Tricky balance

I think you are doing great.
my friends fourth DS is the same. She’s a nurse, father a rugby player, nobody says a word.

my second and third were like this.
so twins
1 tiny
2 tiny then terrified me at the amount she ate.
3 as above
4 struggling to get her to eat anything. Like a tiny bird.

First two are mine by adoption, from two weeks.

They could now pass as quads, and the only difference is DD4 has tiny legs. So trouser size. but generally I just pull out clothes and they fit all, ages 6, 5 and 4

My first DC ate huge portions. He was 99th percentile by age 2 (he was born around 70th percentile I think) and chubby. He’s now a fussy, slim and tall five year old. I really wouldn’t worry at this stage, a lot changes in these early years.

I spent the first 18 months of my life looking like a sumo wrestler. People still go on about it now.

The rest of my life I've been at underweight end of the normal BMI index.

He'll be reet, I'm sure.

He sounds fine for now, he’s eating healthily by the sounds of it and walking.
Most toddlers lose their toddler chubbiness by around 3.
My DD was a big baby and has always been tall for her age, she is a healthy 11 year old now (just tall!). People always thought she was older and used to ask her why she wasn’t in school today when she was out with me in the day, I’d have to explain she was only 2.5!

Don't worry about weight comments. You sound like you're doing a great job. Mine were absolute lumps. 2 stone at 10 months, over 10lbs at birth.
No weight problems as boys, teenagers and men x

My Dd swapped arpund between 75th and 91st for height and weight so sometimes "tall and thin" sometimes tall with more heft (91st for weight 75th for height) shes very healthy and we werent concerned but I do keep an eye on it.We also monitor DS weight as he is very low on centiles but healthy and tracking.

If its something like that ... no sweat.

I think if he's 10th centile for height and 91st for weight and still like that at 2 / 2.5 I would be looking at keeping food nutritious (nothing low fat) but bulking with vegetables and avoid giving large portions of cal dense foods regularly.

I say this as I "grew up fat" with my parents insisting I'd grow out of my puppy fat 🥴. I wouldnt want that childhood for my kids if i could help it.

Your mum needs to knock those comments on the head though....

All mine are stick insects now as older children but as babies were nice and chunky as they should be. Better that, than seeing a failure-to-thrive baby.

They burn off calories as they get older and more active.

@cauliflowercore Tell your mum to shut up- calling her dgc porker is just nasty. I would go lc tbh.

My now 9 year old was large until she was 4 - tall and round! From 5 onwards she’s been 50 percentile weight for her height and she’s fit and sporty. Please don’t overthink it, he’s ever so young and will get more and more mobile over the coming months. Just feed him healthily as you are already doing!

@cauliflowercore I think you said Health Visitor mentioned dhe was following the curve... which essentially means his height and weight are growing in line. So he's probably taller than most kids his age too!

My stepson was a literal giant. He was heavy but super tall. He was in 7-8 clothing at aged 4. I look back and he ws definitely chubby as a toddler and young child and would literally eat anything non stop but he was never what I would considered fat.
He's 13 now, 6ft 4 and outrageously athletic and costs me a small fortune in food 😂

One of my favourite kids is an absolute chunk monster and she is a) brilliant and b) will inevitably grow out of it, that's when they start looking like little boys/girls and not babies, so I'll be sad!

Suggest you tell your mum to stop body shaming and/or just agree with her and say 'yes, he's a gorgeous little kid', as if she's complimenting your son. Might confuse her.

What height and weight is he? If he's still on the chart he's fine anyway.

Dont worry at all my boy was always on 98th centile, loves his food, always wants seconds, will try anything which is great. Always kept food very balanced mostly healthy, definitely allowed treats. Hes 5 now hes not overweight in the slightest but he is broad and tall and quite heavy to lift. All totally normal. You sound lovely and a great mum to be concerned and caring about this but honestly ignore the comments and enjoy the chunky arms and legs you'll miss them when he grows up x

My son was 96th centile for weight and height until he was old enough to walk everywhere without the buggy aged 2.5. Then at the next growth spurt he kept the centile for height and dropped 20 centiles of weight. From the age of 4 he’s been incredibly skinny and very tall.
If he’s a good eater, let him eat when he’s hungry and don’t worry.

Mine werw all chunks and are now tall, skinny teens!

Have you looked into what a portion size should be for his age?

My son was on the 99 centile. He was the chubbiest, squishiest cutest boy ever. And now he's a lanky 9 year old with barely an ounce of fat on him.

Enjoy the squishy baby rolls and ignore any negative comments.

Also OP it’s really common for them to eat everything at that age but then get significantly fussier around 2. So you might find his current enthusiasm for food doesn’t last much longer. Obviously I know no one wants a fussy toddler but I think increased pickiness combined with increased activity levels lead to mine really slimming out between the ages of 1 and 2. In short he’s too young to really judge yet! A lot can change! If it’s all healthy stuff and he’s happy then I wouldn’t worry.

If he’s eating a healthy diet then I wouldn’t worry. The HV would have told you if they were concerned. Being a higher percentile is not an issue and they just check to see if they are in proportion (height and weight are similar percentiles) and that there’s no sudden increase/decrease in percentiles. I have a very tall child so understand it’s a concern that people treat them like they are much older, but unfortunately it’s likely something you’ll just have to get used to.

He's not big boned. He doesn't need seconds. His stomach is the size of his foster. You can overfeed a toddler.

@MidWayThruJanuary @VikaOlson

There is nothing wrong with the child's weight.

As long as OP is feeding her child with proper meals and her child is active there is nothing to do. The HV or GP would tell OP is there was a concern.