Jeans/ trousers for DD(10) with puppy fat?

[chicaguapa]

She's got some puppy fat at the moment and I can't get girls' jeans to go round her tummy. She is quite short so if I go up to age 12 jeans, they are way way too long for her. In desperatation I bought M&S boys trousers yesterday, as age 11 went round her tummy. But I don't feel happy that she has to wear boys trousers. Any shops out there do trousers to fit girls who are in puberty and don't have the same shape as when they were 7??

And I had some control over ds's eating at 12' but the time he was 14 he was going to the chip shop for dinner every day, but he was still as thin as a rake.

Some people do appear to fatten up a bit before a growth spurt, but that should be a very temporary thing. Also I think that we have to be careful comparing generations as the rate of obesity has increased so much that our views are generally a bit distorted. So a child thought to be a bit overweight 30 years ago might well be thought completely normal now. Clothes sizes for children have likewise grown significantly around the waist.

Willowisp that isn't true. Often the earlier periods start the later the menopause. To do with amount of oestrogen.

I sympathise. Chubby ds aged 11 really struggles to find trousers to fit and has yearned for a pair of jeans to no avail until this Christmas when a lovely sales assistant in a shop called Blue Inc spent ages finding him a pair that fit! Result!
Such a change from seeing him in trackie bottoms.

I have trouble getting jeans for dd1 who is not fat at all. She has wide hips (and wide shoulders) so skinny jeans don't suit her, and most of the shops only seem to have skinny jeans at the moment. Last year I got her some nice 'boot cut' type jeans from Debenhams, which are a nice fit. I need to get her some more, so any tips appreciated.

There are some fab clothes at www.moreforkidsuk.com specially designed for plus size kids - including jeans - for boys and girls.