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sticking out tummy!

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rydercup · 29/01/2006 19:03

This may seem a little trivial but my 3 year old has quite a sticking out tummy and elsewhere is pretty slim. He eats well - doesn't complain of tummy pains and goes to the loo normally (i.e. once/day). Its probably just the rounded tummy of toddlerhood, but I expected that to have disappeared by now - can any of you mums advise/reassure?

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MarsOnLife · 29/01/2006 19:04

mine all had or have this.

It goes as they stretch out. Nothing to worry about! Apparently it shows that the kidneys are functioning well.... though I could be making that up lol

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rydercup · 29/01/2006 19:28

phew - thanks for prompt response!!

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Spagblog · 29/01/2006 19:35

Someone once told me that small children have almost the same sized livers as adults. The reason for the pot belly look is that the liver takes up a lot of abdominal space which changes as the body grows.

Anyone know if this is correct?

poptot · 29/01/2006 19:40

It is the liver and it is normal my dd had one until she was about 4.5 and she is a skinny malinky, ds is 2 still in 12-18 jeans he's so skinny but still has a little pot belly.

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rydercup · 29/01/2006 19:45

thank goodness for mumsnet. You can really get yourself in a tiz about the strangest of things. What would we do without it!!

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alittlebitshy · 29/01/2006 19:48

thanks for this... I often look at my 2.8 dd and wonder why the rest of her is sliimming out but not this tum. thanks so much. hurrah for mumsnet!

WharfRat · 29/01/2006 20:00

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notasheep · 29/01/2006 20:06

dd looked like she had drank too much beer until she was 4,now she is 6 and all in proportion.So I wouldnt worry.Very normal

Socci · 29/01/2006 20:08

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Posey · 29/01/2006 20:21

Dd still had it when she started school but started reducing in reception, 4+.

morningpaper · 29/01/2006 20:24

I assumed that it was just that as they got older vanity kicked in and we start to hold ourselves in.

My three year old also has an enormous belly but little everything else.

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rydercup · 29/01/2006 21:11

Now that I have stopped worrying, it is so very cute...just started to get a bit paranoid for him when he started pre-school and a little lad came up to him and told him that he had a 'fat tummy' - bless!! Kids...so matter of fact aren't they!!

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Calmriver · 29/01/2006 21:26

Babies have adult sized livers, and thats why!

I used to have an enormous one,and now DD 17months has inherited it!

I think it's adorable!

MarsOnLife · 29/01/2006 23:10

I felt for a long time that mine were just like me. Since that third baby I've had a sticky out tummy. Good to know it's just that I have an enormous liver. That'll be my new excuse.

All the alcohol has caused an enormous liver resulting in a sticky out tum.

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