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Worried 18 month old is "fat"

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Kooolkid · 13/07/2022 20:19

My son is 18 months and has always been chubby ever since he was born. But I'm wondering when that stops being excusable and when it becomes a problem.

He is 13.6kg at the moment which puts him in on the 90th percentile which is consistent with when he was born.

He eats tonnes of fruit but I struggle finding veg he'll eat. I admit I don't make homemade from scratch chef style nutritious meals every day, he just eats whatever we eat sometimes it'll be particularly healthy / homemade and others it might be fishfingers and mash from the freezer.

For breakfast he tends to have a piece of toast and fruit, for lunch a wrap with a meat like ham and cheese and a yoghurt, offer veg but he refused it 9/10 and then whatever we have for tea. For snacks he might have like an Ella's kitchen fruit bar or a flavoured rice cake / biscotti.

I'm not strict on treats so he has had things like ice creams on a hot day, bits of chocolate etc ... Not every day obviously. But it's not a case of he never ever eats junk. He does sometimes.

But anyway... He still fits in the right size clothes but he always seems to have a big pot belly and just generally looks bigger than some toddlers I've seen of friends at the same age.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 13/07/2022 20:20

What percentile for height?

Kooolkid · 13/07/2022 20:26

I can't remember exactly re height but it was very similar to weight as he's very tall for his age.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 13/07/2022 20:28

That makes a difference. 90% for both is fine. 9 for height 90 for weight is very very problematic.

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WineIsMyCarb · 13/07/2022 20:28

My absolutely enormously fat baby girl was Avery chubby toddler and still a fairly squishy preschooler. Now she's 6, tall and thin as a rake. She fell over the other day and it looked like a clothes horse collapsing!
You're doing great. Carry on and check him against the charts just before he starts school.

MrsTerryPratchett · 13/07/2022 20:29

DD was a giant but proportionate. She's a typical skinny 11 yo old, still very tall.

Kooolkid · 13/07/2022 20:31

Thank you!

Yes he's definitely tall for his age. People can never believe it when I say he's only 18 months.

He was playing with a little girl who was 2.5 earlier this evening and he was taller than her.

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pimlicoanna · 13/07/2022 20:32

If It is in proportion to his height percentile then he's not fat

Confuzzled19 · 13/07/2022 20:35

yes you need to consider weight and height. It’s good you are keeping an eye on this, most people will think it’s ridiculous to think this way about a child, but that’s the reason we have a huge obesity problem in this country. It starts young (preschool/primary years).

snowflake29 · 13/07/2022 20:43

My son was exactly the same, I couldn't see his ribs til he was over 2. He's now just over 3 and is verging on skinny because he never stops running about! He's also tall for his age. If height and weight are in proportion he's fine

freesoul12 · 14/07/2022 08:54

i would nt worry about it . my daughter was really chubby but now 9 year old , very skinny

Footbal · 14/07/2022 08:58

My niece who is now 17 was very chubby as a baby and toddler,rolls upon rolls. The health visitor warned by sister that she was setting her up for a life of obesity and heart problems....

She is now 5ft 11, a size 6 and eats like a horse.

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