Head circumference?

[pucca]

Just thought i would measure my ds and dd's heads (like you do!) ds is 4 next week his was 21", dd is 6 and 1/2 and hers was 21"...

Yet I can't find a chart anywhere to measure centiles...

Ds is also 112cm tall, and weighs 19kg, with size 12 feet...he is a big boy.

Can anyone help?

It's in the red book you get when they are tots.

Yep looked in there, was the first thing i did, HC only goes up to age 1 year....

No help at all probably, but DS2 is 3, his head is approx 21", DS1 is 8, his head is also approx 21" (measured in cm a month or so ago and guessing they won't have changed much). DS2's head is actually slightly larger than DS1s - it is his proudest fact - I have a big brother but my head is bigger than his.

Cheers LMG...So does head circumference actually mean anything?? or is it just useless information...

Good question! I don't know. I guess it must make a difference under 1 (hence it is in the books) although mine only ever had theirs measured at birth - DS2s was in the top percentiles then, and DS1s was in the lowest percentiles.
I know that in some cases ASD can be linked with having a big head - but that is more that if you have ASD you are likely to have a big head, rather than if you have a big head you are likely to have ASD iyswim.
DS1s head is definitely still on the small size for his age - guaged by the fact that trying to find a cycle helmet appropriate for his age, rather than with Noddy on is rather awkward .

DS2's (aspergers) head when he was a baby was off the scale. we were referred to a Paed because of this. I took DS1 with me to that appointment and he measured his too - which was also off the scale.

He then measured mine (big) and decided we were just a big-headed family. No further appointments.

I did read years later that it's common in ASD children.