To take DD back to the GP for her weight

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christmassedout · 19/02/2023 15:54

DD has just turned 9 and is very overweight. We've been trying to tackle it through diet and exercise since xmas. Her belly has been huge for a while now, if it was smaller she still wouldn't be slim, but it looks enormous in proportion to the rest of her. We were really struggling to buy clothes to fit her because of it.

She's had a growth spurt since Christmas and seems to have slimmed down around her arms and legs. Her weight has dropped slightly. But she's measuring even bigger around the belly.

I've taken her to the GP before and they were very dismissive. I would really like them to do some kind of tests to make sure there isn't anything else going on, DP thinks it's only been two months and they'll say she's just overweight.

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Kennykenkencat · 22/02/2023 20:43

kateandme
interested to know why you think my post is so dangerous

Merryoldgoat · 22/02/2023 22:22

@christmassedout

would you consider stopping contact over it?

Forgooodnesssakenow · 23/02/2023 19:40

christmassedout · 19/02/2023 16:12

I don't know what other issues might be causing it, but she's slimming down everywhere else and her belly is just getting bigger and bigger. She's actually lost a small amount of weight and grown a few cm. That isn't normal, surely?

It's starting to look quite rounded like a pregnant belly, I think because it's so big there's nowhere else for it to go. But it's wobbly, not firm.

We've completely changed her diet at home, but she still eats a lot of fast food, doughnuts, milkshakes etc at her dad's, which I can't control.

When you say you e changed her diet at home, when? What would she eat in aa typical day pre change? Because she didn't get this way 1 night and eow so you can't entirely blame her dad if your previous ways of feeding her were as bad

seennothinglikeit · 20/04/2023 21:07

Any updates about your DD or advice from docs? Hope she's doing ok

WhoopItUp · 24/09/2023 13:12

OP I just re-found this thread when looking for another one. Just wanted to say that I hope you and DD are OK.

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