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measuring toddler's height

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puffling · 02/09/2007 09:53

Lying down, dd measures 84 cm and standing she measures 81cm. I've done both very carefully, so why the discrepancy? Which measurement would I use to know her centile?

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puffling · 02/09/2007 12:20

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Biglips · 02/09/2007 12:21

i always do it lying down as she is more straighter than standing up

boo64 · 02/09/2007 13:22

Yep me too. The HV did it standing up last time and she reckoned ds was the same height as 3 months before (when he was measured lying down) -

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