What should a 22month old weigh?

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AIBU... By being a bit put out by mil saying my 22 month old is overweight.
She'd already said to OH to be careful with biscuits and he's already getting a gut.
He hasn't at all.
He was born 6lb 14oz, breast fed til 14 months.
He doesn't have chocolate (rarely) or processed foods, eats lots of Fruit and veg and is so active.
Hadn't weighed him for ages but did the other day, he was just under 2 stone, maybe about 26lbs...
Is that about right for a toddler?

My 23 month old is 28kg. He is big but on track from previous growth. He was breastfed and rarely gets treats.

My ds was 21lbs by the time he was 6 months old!

Do you mean 28kg or 28lb?

My 22 month old ds was 28lb when I weighed him a few weeks ago and he's not fat by any means

My 8 mo DS is just under 24lb and doesn't look chubby at all as he's tall so I'm sure 26 isn't over weight for 22 months x

Have a look at the growth chart in his red book. It should show how he is plotting.

@Hohohole did you really mean 28kg?? Or lbs?

Google tells me an average 2 year old weights 26.5lb.
So I'd say he's about right.

My 23 month old is 28kg. He is big but on track from previous growth. He was breastfed and rarely gets treats

I hope you mean lbs and not kgs! He'd weigh more than my six year old at 28kgs!

He's just under 2 stone, so that would make him about 26lbs...

@redcatbluecat thank you.
Just about to get his book out and have a look x

My four year old is 2st 4lb. Now I'm worried he's underweight!

I've just plotted in his book, he's on the 50th percentile, seems he's been steadily rising from 25th to 50th percentile since he was born.
That's OK right... I haven't ever understood percentiles.

If he's the 50th centile does that not make him bang on the average weight for his age?

My son turns two at the end of the month and he's 25lbs and in the twenty-fifth percentile for weight if that's worth anything. People always says that he's a 'big guy', but he really isn't ... although he is tall I guess. Your son sounds fine! (And seriously, tell your MIL to stfu .. it's normal for toddlers to have big bellies!)

For reference... He's not overweight!
Thanks for the reassurance everyone!

I don't think there's a normal weight for any baby to be honest. They have a "range", but babys come in all different shapes and sizes

DD was 17lb at 10 months old, she was a dainty little thing

DS was 17lb at 5 months old!!!

If you look in his baby record book there should be growth charts (can be found online if not). If you plot his height and weight in there it will tell you his percentile and it should follow more or less the same line since birth. So if he was 70th percentile at birth it is fine for him to be 70th percentile now. That's just how big he is.

My own son is very tall and so very heavy compared to other 2 year Olds. But he was 90th percentile at birth and still is. His dad is 6ft 4. A lot of it is genetics.

Basically ignore your MIL!

I have to admit, I'm overweight and so is my mum, that's what she was getting at when she said, it's in the family.
Oh is 6ft and slim. So she meant it's in my family.

She sounds mental. He looks and sounds bang on for his age

Just seen your picture, he looks fine. Most toddlers have 'tummies', it's just where the weight goes.

Your MIL sounds rude!

Oh my goodness looks perfect and weighs a totally normal amount. That's very rude of MIL

Ha sorry pounds. Imagine the size of him.

He looks like my 24 month old. She's on the 50th percentile.

My 20 month old son is 29lbs and slim. He was about 97th centile for weight and height last time I checked. Don't worry yourself, your little guy sounds normal to me.