99th percentile for height and weight

MillieMoo81 · 2011-03-04T10:45:08+00:00

Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but can't see a better one. My dd is 13weeks old and on the 99th percentile for height and weight so nicely in proportion. I just wanted to know if any other mums had children that were big babies and whether they have stayed taller than average as they grow up.

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Firawla · 04/03/2011 10:58

mine are both over or around the 90th percent on height and weight, i cant remember their exact percentiles but they have pretty much stayed up there at around 90, they are still only 2 and 1 yrs old though so dont know whether they will end up as tall adults but so far they are staying up @ that level. they are both noticeably taller than other kids their own age and always have been. i find the only "problem" with it (not a huge problem but sometimes could be an issue) people presume my 2 yr old is older than his age (not the 1 yr old cos he is not walking so obvious he's a baby) but sometimes people think 2 yr old is about 4 so maybe they expect more from them behaviour wise?

PrettyCandles · 04/03/2011 11:01

Some do, some don't. I have one who did, and sometimes appears a couple of years older than he is, because of his size. I also have one who didn't, and is average height but below-average weight, as well as one who stayed above-average height, but has average weight.

wonka · 04/03/2011 11:04

DS 1 98 percentil hight and weight now on the 9th for both. Health visitor was freaking out when he was about 2 as he'd crossed so many lines.. I'm 5ft and DH 5ft 6 so we were shocked to have such a big boy.

Smum99 · 04/03/2011 12:00

My dc's were tall and have remained tall. If you check the WHO growth charts you will see the development range. Of course factors as they grow can change growth patterns but generally children stay according to the line. When my ds was 2 we used the charts to work out when he would be taller than me..age 12, it takes some getting used to.

skandi1 · 04/03/2011 12:41

dd was off the scale tall at birth and 95 for weight.

now at 19 months she is 98th centile height and 75th centile weight.

not surprised at all as dh is 6'3" and i am 5'11".

dont worry about it. your dd sounds very evenly proportioned and is probably very healthy.

livingadream · 04/03/2011 13:55

I have one son like this and it feels odd I must say. 99th percentile means taller/heavier than 99 out of 100 others the same age. When you see a 99th percentile who is 10yrs old, as my son is, it looks odd! He is a full head above most of his friends, they come up to his shoulder. So he looks down on them and they up at him. I can only say I find it odd to watch him with his friends, though of course they don't seem to notice.

Also short adults (like my mum) are now the same height as him and that feels odd too as he is ONLY 10! There are many advantages of height, my son can run fast as his stride is big and he looks strong.

I think most children do follow their percentile so you will have a lovely tall girl!

BTW, my son was also 99%ile for weight and he has never been fat at all - just balanced. I used to worry that he might look fat, or actually be fat given the high %ile but he was always looked totally balanced - he now has such long legs which are very cool looking!

MamaChris · 04/03/2011 14:07

ds1 is on the top line (99.8th?) for height since birth, now 3yo. but then his dad is 6'5", and I'm 5'11". I don't think of myself as super tall, but I stopped growing at 13, so was a head taller than everyone else in my year at school till some started catching up as teens. I hated it, tbh, but enjoy being tall now.

ShowOfHands · 04/03/2011 14:09

DD was born on the 50th, shot up to off the charts by 12 weeks.

She's nearly 4 now and 98th centile for both still.

I'm very short, dh is average.

Lizzylou · 04/03/2011 14:13

DS1 was off the scale height wise at first, then was always 99th for both height and weight. He is now an average height and skinny as a rake (aged almost 7)
DS2 was v heavy newborn, not as long. He was always about 97th for weight as he didn't gain as much post birth, he was 90th for height. At age five he is average height and weight.

I am 5ft 9" and solidly built, DH is 5ft 10" and more slender naturally. My brothers and Dad are all 6ft+ though.

Pinkjenny · 04/03/2011 14:14

My ds (15mo) is on the 99th centile for height. Dh is 6'5'', so we were never expecting him to be short. I have no idea where dd is, but she doesn't seem much taller than her peers at this stage.

linziluv · 04/03/2011 14:19

My DS was off the chart (by an inch!) for weight for a long time....he started to shoot up once he got to 1...he's now 99.8th centile for both...he's nearly 3 and approx 3ft 5ins, age 4-5 clothing!
His dad is 6ft 4' so DS was never going to be small!

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MillieMoo81 · 04/03/2011 14:41

Thanks everyone, my dh is 6ft4 so dd was never going to have a small baby although I'm only 5ft4. I'm not worried about her being tall just curious. As long as she happy and healthy that's all that matters!

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ShowOfHands · 04/03/2011 14:49

I'm concerned about where dd gets her height from. At 5ft 4", my Dad is the tallest one in our family. DH is average height. DD is just a tank of a girl.

Milkman's tall though.

inthesticks · 04/03/2011 15:00

Mine were both 98th centile at birth and stayed big fat babies until they started to crawl at 7 months.
DS1 is now 15 he is 6'2" and 10 stone.
DS2 is 13 5'6" and 8 stone.
So both now tall and skinny.

GrumpyFish · 04/03/2011 15:18

DS was off the chart for length and 75th for weight at birth, but quickly shot up to the 98th centile. He stayed there for the first year or so, but now at 2.6 is very average for both height and weight (which is what you would expect looking at DH and I).

Underachieving · 04/03/2011 15:46

Since about 6 months old my DD1 has been well over the 98th for everything. Now aged 11 she's 5ft6 and an adult size 16. That sounds fat, but she's not fat, she's just not a womans shape, she's a childs shape (waistless, chestless).

She's been wearing adult sizes since she was 8. This is the huge challenge when raising a tall daughter. You try finding pretty tops in an adult size which do not taper for the bust and waist she doesn't have, or which are not too low at the neck (the neck line comes up lower on her because she has no bust). I've just looked up tops/t-shirts on Nexts website and of the 24 displayed only two are possible on DD1. Similar search at M&S yeilds 3 of the first 24 for short sleved tops. New Look did a bit better, 4 of the first 20 t-shirts displayed were even a posibility. You get the idea.

They grow so fast too. They wont be in their clothes long. I am always amazed when I see my best friends 10 year old in the same clothes as she had on this time last year. This will never happen to a child of mine (we're a tall family). On the upside it means clothes rarely get chance to wear out, so selling them on offsets it.
Suitable adult size 9 black leather school shoes took me a week to sort out. I am a size 9.5 myself though so I had a head start. The High School Musical phase was awful for her, everyone had merchandised clothing but her. We couldn't even find her a t-shirt.

The other major challenge is how people perceive her. It was sad when I took her trick or treating at Halloween and one old cow opened the door and said "you must be joking, Halloween is for the littlies". "She's still in primary school!" I retorted. "Get on with ya" said the old cow. On the up side, she's been able to get in to see Harry Potter at the cinema with me since she was 8 too, even if it is meant to be a 12. (It's Ok, I watched it first to check.) That gave her much kudos at school for months, our cinema were really hard to con.

If there's ever a playground arguement she gets more severly in trouble for any bossy behaviour too, which is unfair, it's the same behaviour regardless of the size of the child doing it.

Deaddei · 04/03/2011 15:48

Dd now 14 was on 99th- she is now 5feet 10 but very slim.

chumble · 04/03/2011 16:03

My DD was 99th centile for height and somewhere in her 70th for weight meaning she was tall and thin but as a baby she was really chubby. As a 6 year old she is taller than all the other girls in her class and slim (not skinny). Her father is over 6ft 3 inches tall and I am a snip under 6 feet. She was never going to be small.

Her three year old brother is following along the same line. The interesting distinction I have noticed as people were ALWAYS telling me and commenting on her height. No one EVER mentions it for her younger brother. Sexism I think!!

Like everything there are advantages and diasadvantages to being taller than average. My DD does get mistaken for being much older than she is.

TBH I remember being 14 and getting in to 18 films so it has it advantages. I also struggled to get school shoes (I was a size 8- large at the time when I was growing up!)I am a tall women and have always enjoyed being tall. As long as you love her and treat her fairly whatever she turns out to be she will be reilient enough to deal with whatever the world throws her way.....

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livingadream · 04/03/2011 13:55

I have one son like this and it feels odd I must say. 99th percentile means taller/heavier than 99 out of 100 others the same age. When you see a 99th percentile who is 10yrs old, as my son is, it looks odd! He is a full head above most of his friends, they come up to his shoulder. So he looks down on them and they up at him. I can only say I find it odd to watch him with his friends, though of course they don't seem to notice.

Also short adults (like my mum) are now the same height as him and that feels odd too as he is ONLY 10! There are many advantages of height, my son can run fast as his stride is big and he looks strong.

I think most children do follow their percentile so you will have a lovely tall girl!

BTW, my son was also 99%ile for weight and he has never been fat at all - just balanced. I used to worry that he might look fat, or actually be fat given the high %ile but he was always looked totally balanced - he now has such long legs which are very cool looking!

Are they still tall today?

inthesticks · 02/10/2024 09:05

Very old thread which I posted on 13 years ago!
Just sitting next to DS2 who was 99th centile and is now 26 years old, 6'4" and slim.

KateBooDevon · 02/10/2024 13:38

My son was born 3 weeks early on the 5th centile weight and 90th for length. By 5 months he was on the 98th centile for height and 99.6th for weight.
He's now 9 and 98th for both height and weight (he's just under 5ft and wears a size 7.5 shoe. Kids don't always stay large though. Are you and your husband / partner tall?