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to worry about my DD's weight

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IceBeing · 31/07/2014 13:02

DD is 3.2 yo, in the 50-75 centile range for height and in between 91 and 98 centile for weight. This means her BMI says she is obese/very overweight.

So, she has always been in that weight centile from birth. She used to be in the 75 - 91 range for height but that has obviously slid down (which given her parents are both average height would make sense).

So apparently I have an obese toddler. Should I worry, and what if anything should I do about it?

We have always fed on demand as a BF baby and toddler. She has always self-regulated her solid food eating. This seems to work as she will leave food on her plate if she isn't hungry or ate more at lunch etc.

We eat a reasonable varied diet. We do full fat milk etc. but don't do sugar packed stuff. DD does eat a lot of fruit. It is her favourite food and that could be an issue.

The only things she will eat even after saying she is full are raspberries and tomatoes....

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Goofymum · 31/07/2014 22:37

I agree re: exercise - just make sure your DD is as active as possible during the day - get a trampoline in the garden? A few walks to the park? Swimming trips. And keep up the healthy food. I used to worry about my DD, she was quite chubby as a 3 year old and I always felt people were judging me as a bad parent. When she started school her weight seemed to stay the same and she grew taller. She is now a very slender 8 year old bang in the middle of normal BMI. I haven't changed anything we do, I think it was just puppy fat. She was always very active.

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