10 year old girl sudden weight gain

[Pumpkin2007]

My 10 year old girl has suddenly gained weight around her stomach. She is not eating more than usual ansd is pretty active. It is literally almost over night she had gained it. I've had to buy all new clothes for her aged 12 as absolutely nothing fitted her. Its worrying me but I'm trying to avoid taking her to the doctors as she has no body worries at the moment and I'm worried she will have if I take her. I'm wondering if anyone else's daughter has had this problem? Could it be hormonal? Many thanks.

If she's 10, has she by any chance recently started walking home from school alone? (I ask because they're allowed to do this from year 5 at my DC's school.) Could she be stopping off at the shop for sweets?

They often grow out before they grow up. But there is interest programme on this week about an obese 11 yr old who wasnt over eating and did a lot of excercise.
Its on iplayer Doctor in the House season 2 episode 3. Turns out he had a gut flora problem

Could just be due to puberty, I think girls gain weight just before puberty starts.

If the weight is all localised around one area, then I'd bring her to the GP to be honest. Better to go and its nothing. You could just pretend that its a general health check and warn the doc in advance.

Thanks for replying to me. No she's not walking home alone. I did wonder if it may be puberty. I can't remember gaining weight before hand but possibly I did. I'll take a look at that programme thank you and may well just get her a check up too.

I started my periods at 13 but beforehand, aged 12, I stopped growing in height yet I suddenly went from skinny to having a stomach and hips. Breasts followed. I started to grow out. I wasn't eating anymore yet my body was filling out as nature wanted (dammit I had a flat stomach until then)

I think it's just puberty/ periods.