Sorry this is a bit long, I?m really getting worried that my dd is overweight and will end up an obese toddler. I?ve no idea if I feed her too much and would really appreciate others experience as a benchmark.
She was born on the 25th percentile but is now somewhere around the 99th. She was ebf until 6months but had already shot up to the 80th percentile by then. I?m 5ft and dp is average height, both of us are slim so there?s no genetic reason dd should be so big. She isn?t very tall so the weight is all around her tummy and thighs.
Most 12-18mth clothes are snug on her already and some don?t fit over her tummy at all. She isn?t walking by herself yet but is crawling and cruising and is generally quite active.
Dd attends nursery 4 days a week and I?m confidant the food there is healthy and she eats the same amount as others her age (though she does finish all of her meals all the time!). On non-nursery days I feed her:
6.30am Breakfast ? 1.5 Oatibix with full fat milk.
9.30am - 6oz full fat milk before nap (sometimes doesn?t finish this). If I could get dd to nap without a bottle I would try to cut this out.
11.30-12ish lunch ? half piece toast with either hummus or soft cheese + something like mashed home made veg (about 3 ice cubes worth) with half a pouch meat based Ellas or pulses based soup. Sugar free yoghurt or fruit pot or fresh banana for pudding.
3.30/4ish ? if seems hungry then rice cake or breadstick to snack on.
5ish ? Tea similar to lunch.
7pm ? bedtime bottle 8oz full fat milk. Dd still sometimes wakes up during the night and wakes early (by 6am) so I?m worried if I cut down this bottle her sleep will worsen.
Dd only drinks water (not juice) and only has treats on rare occasions and in small amounts. I?m thinking of starting to replace the full fat milk with semi-skimmed which I know goes against advice but I don?t know what else to cut back on...