Hello. i am just after some advice.
My little girl is 2 (2 years 4 months to be precise) and we have just received a letter for her 2.5 years review and its got me so worried.
I haven't had her weighed since she was around 9 months as i just wasn't worried or concerned about her weight at all.
she is a very active little girl with a lot of energy and loves running around in the garden and dancing. We have recently ditched her pushchair and bought a buggy board( for those longer trips out) to attach to her brothers pushchairs which she barely uses.
however receiving this letter and reading up what happens at these appointments went on and got me paranoid so i weighed her and she weighs 15kgs and is around 3ft tall.
is that over weight? i have tried reading in her red book and i don't understand the centile lines at all.
i would contact my hv but we really don't get along since she told me to "pull myself together" when my little boy was born (8 months ago) and was struggling with PND and crippling anxiety.
Family members I've spoken to has laughed when i suggested i think she could be over weight as she looks absolutely fine although i know you don't have to look overweight to be overweight, she has a balanced diet and would rather drink water than juice.
Her appointment is on the 29th july but I'm driving myself crazy.
Part of me is telling me just to accept she is what she is, she's very active, loves running around, has a lot of energy, don't look overweight and loves her food but then the paranoid part of me is telling me that if she is overweight that its my fault and i don't know what i could do. theres just something in me that feels putting my child on a "diet" at such a young age feels a little too much.
please help and sorry for the long post xxx