9 month baby weighs 2stone - should I worry?

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Hi my little girl is very heavy - two stone, maybe a bit more now, and she is only 9 and a half months.

Everyone who picks her up goes 'oof'. She weighs more than many 2 year olds. I carry her around in a toddler sling.

She is tall - growing out of her 12-18m clothes and wearing mainly 18-24 month clothes. So she is in proportion to some extent.

I just feel she has very heavy bones - I can't even believe her size accounts for how heavy she is.

My main concerns are:
Getting stuck in a vicious circle where she cant move cause she is too heavy, and because she doesn't move, she keeps getting heavier, and therefore can't move.... Etc
hurting herself when she is learning to be mobile
Finding physical activity difficult throughout her life and having weight problems,

my mil I think has the same body and has always been overweight although 5:2 has sorted her out aged 76 a miracle.

Another vote for taking her to the HV to be weighed and measured properly.

Also, stop with the pouches and feed her some proper home-cooked food. Just give her some of what you have cooked for yourself at mealtimes.

Does she drink water ?

DS1 was 25 pounds at 6 months, having been EBF. I'm sure he would have been over 2 stone by the time he got to 9 months (and then some).

He was much obviously bigger than every other child in that age range, and the comments were endless. However I took comfort from the fact that he was furthest off the scale when being EBF and there was nothing wrong with his diet.

Ever since then he's slimmed down, but slowly. He's now 4 and a good couple of inches taller than his peers. He still feels like he is made from concrete, and is broad shouldered, but he's not fat.

Some kids are just meant to be big. I wouldn't worry OP unless she puts on more weight as she becomes more active. Just make sure she eats well and plays well and she will be just fine.

Oh and he walked at 11 months. He was strong and his weight was never a hurdle to development.

he'll cost a fortune to feed as a teenager though

The fruit pouches are full of sugar. And no fibre. Give her a banana or some apple slices instead.

Yes she feels like she's made of concrete. Yes!

Are heavy bones really a myth?

I am relying on pouches rather a lot at the moment cause we're moving house. But not every mealtime. She has peas, broccoli, mini quiche, toad in the hole, salmon etc. I started with blw and am getting right back on it once the move is over.

I never push her to eat.

I do grate cheese into her pouches to avoid low fat carbs which are as bad as sugar.

She never has anything sweet except fruit poor dear but luckily she is one of those kids who loves broccoli

My dd who's 3 in March weighs 2 stone 2lbs and at her check up I was told she's underweight :( she eats a fair amount but is very active

How can she be underweight. My three three ur old os only a couple of pounds heavier and she's smack bang in the middle. I can't see how your dd could be underweight.

:( sorry for your worry

My 5yr old weighs 3 stone.

Glitz - is she very tall or something? DS only weighs a couple of pound more and he is 4 - his weight is monitored by his pediatrican and has never caused cause for concern

What is her height and what is her weight in kilos?

Also is she on her feet, cruising yet?

Please ignore all the people telling you to see GP or health visitor and telling you your child is huge. You know your child best and if you don't think she is fat then trust your instincts. My son was the same weight at 9 months but is now 15 months nearly and not much heavier. He is solid but not fat. My 3 year old daughter is the same. People are always surprised by how heavy she is as she does not look fat at all. Please don't worry, she sounds fine to me :-)

Please ignore all the people telling you to see GP or health visitor and telling you your child is huge. You know your child best and if you don't think she is fat then trust your instincts. My son was the same weight at 9 months but is now 15 months nearly and not much heavier. He is solid but not fat. My 3 year old daughter is the same. People are always surprised by how heavy she is as she does not look fat at all. Please don't worry, she sounds fine to me :-)

Wow I had a 99th centile monster on weight and height but even now at 2 he only just weighs more than your lo. He bum shuffled at 6mo, crawled at 9mo, walked at 11mo.

I would seriously get her seen by a hv or Even a gp.

My DS has been well above 99.8th centile for weight, but he is the same for height too.

If the height & weight centiles are roughly the same I wouldn't worry.

DS is 21 months and weighs more than my friend's short & skinny 4yr old.

scubadive, that is irresponsible to encourage the OP not to get her baby checked out. I think most people who've commented here think 2 stone at 9 months is overweight.

I would also ditch the pouches and fruit.

I agree with stiffsink - you can't judge a child's health on weight only, it depends on his height as well. It also depends on a baby's muscle tone - so a baby with low tone would benefit from lower weight.

I would take hr to the GP. That is very heavy. DD was 2 stone at 4.

According to this, 2stone (28lb) is just above 50th centile - so very much average.

www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/who/grchrt_boys_24lw_9210.pdf

Ooops,no, sorry bleary eyes, yes it is off the top of the scale for 9 months.

Normal at 24 months.

Hi OP, WR're in the same position here and we were referred to the paediatrician. His verdict? "Yes he's a big baby." Discharged from his care, no further action.

There will always be babis at the extreme edge of the range, take comfort from that. Go and see your GP and get a referral if he/she thinks it appropriate. Mine only referred us on because i requested it, my GP was unconcerned because he was developing just fine and his height and weight are proportionate..

Don't stress ittoo much unless you feel there is something wrong.

This is really difficult, bf babies are so variable, mine were big when born but 2 out of the 3 skinnied out. App my brother was like a sumo as a baby (not my words) but perfectly slim as a child and adult whereas I am now overweight. Probably its totally normal but best to go to GP, if you do they will probably monitor her weight and height and interevene depending on if she continues to go up the centiles.

This is a bit mean but I don't think you should make assumptions based on her 76 year old granny. Even slim 9 month olds just have a standard baby body (sticky out tummy chubby wrists and ankles)

I had exactly the same situation. Posted on here and had rush of people telling me I had over fed.
DS did not fit in red book scales for weight!!!

However nutritionist reviewed our very honest diaries and said no worries.

He was slower than older 3 at walking but at 18 months running like mad thing and still looks like he will make England rugby team at six!!!

Check with GP to rule out any health concerns if worried and HV to check on development.

But statistics says some heathy well developed kids just got to be bigger than the rest!!