Obese babies

Ivey05131980

My daughters have always been at the bottom of the weight charts with their pediatricians being very happy about that. They're quite active, eat well, and are incredibly healthy. I usually laugh at the comments about them being "skinny," as they're usually from people who are obese themselves and clearly clueless enough to make such a comment in the first place.

my sons pediatrician said almost the exact same thing at his check up in june (he's 10...my kid, not the pediatrician).

people think the healthy weight kids are "too thin" now because child obesity is becoming more "normal".

crazy.




unless, of course, theyre bulking.

I just LOL right at my desk! Ok, so what do you feed the child who likes nothing but pizza, alfredo, chicken nuggets and burgers? The only "healthy" thing my son likes is grilled meats, yogurt and bananas! It is hard every single day trying to figure out what to feed him. I have got him on skim milk and water, but the food issue is hard. He always seems hungry, too. He's 6.

of course he's hungry....he;s 6. growing like a weed, no doubt.

YOU are the parent...YOU have the upper hand.

youve lost 111lbs...you know how to eat well.
pass that down to him.

I know. BUT still. It's hard and I never have time to cook...at least we are making baby steps.

Serah87

This is totally ridiculous!!!

Op hopefully people are not judging you on your "small" grand baby, like you did to the "bigger baby"!!!! Just saying.

dennik15

I find this whole thread a little sad. Most posts seem to be parents justifying why their children were fat. Everyone seems to have overweight children with some perfectly reasonable and healthy reason for being overweight. But, what are the odds of that? And what has changed in the past 40 years that caused all these special circumstances? Other than our perspective on weight, I mean.

I disagree. I don't think that most of us are justifying why our kids were fat, we don't think they were. Mine were chubby as infants and are healthy athletic adolescents. What we're trying to say is that babies grow and gain at different rates, that's why there are ranges for what is healthy.

That aside, I 100% agree that childhood obesity is something we all need to be concerned about. I would just suggest that we not judge it based on what a child weighs at 10 months as that can change dramatically once they start running around.

Confuzzled4ever

I find this whole thread a little sad. Most posts seem to be parents justifying why their children were fat. Everyone seems to have overweight children with some perfectly reasonable and healthy reason for being overweight. But, what are the odds of that? And what has changed in the past 40 years that caused all these special circumstances? Other than our perspective on weight, I mean.

growth hormones....that's what's changed.... kids are geting all kinds of checmials that boost thier growth that parents aren't really even aware of. I would feed a new baby totally different now then I did my son.. because I know more about food now then I did 14 years ago. That's not my fault. I had no idea what they were putting in the food I was feeding my son. Not to mention a lot of other things health wise I would do differently with a new baby. Not that i'm gonna have one.. just making a point.


Also.. it's not overweight to have a child who is 125% on both height and weight chart..so no real justification needed.. it means they are big, not fat. but people still make the "fat" comment (usually not so cleverly disgusied) I cant' control how tall my son is.. only what i put in his belly. If he's too thin or too fat i'm probably putting the wrong things in his belly. If he was 125 percentile of weight and only 50% of height.. i might have a fat kid.. but he's not.

jenluvsushi

This is a bunch of horsesh*t. My daughter was one of those “obese” babies you speak of. She weighed 28 pounds at 12 months and has been nearly off the charts in weight and height (although proportioned) ever since. In fact right now she is almost three and weighs 42 pounds. Is she fat? NO! Is her doctor concerned? NO! She is tall and sturdy. She doesn't have rolls of fat hanging off of her by any means. She wears a size 6 jean and we don’t have to roll the bottoms up. Wanna know why she is so big??? .....because I breast fed her for 15 months and because we are tall/big people She didn't eat candy or junk to get so big although a lollypop here and there certainly didn't cause her to become so large. Everyone is different so please stop judging other people’s children when you have no idea why they are the size they are. Some people are petite and some are not. That is why we have percentage charts and not a simple mold for everyone to fit into.

chandanista

Is this a trend?

Well, I don't go around asking people at the park what their kids weight, but I'd say most of those kids at the park and at my daughter's school look pretty proportional to their height. I don't think she had a single "fat" kid in her classes these last two years. Everyone in the class photos looks healthy. Some are shorter, some taller, some are stocky, but none look fat.

My own kids have always been tall and skinny, and I guarantee that there are times we are out for our once a month McD's or buying some chocolate at the end of a grocery trip, that people would probably judge me for those parenting choices. If their genetics predisposed my kids to being chunky-built, I'm sure I'd get a lot of people verbally judging me on my treat occasions, not knowing that these things are once-in-a-while treats. Yes my kids are lucky to be built the way they are, but if they had a stockier build, I wouldn't feed them any differently than I currently am.

kellyskitties

Also shocked and saddened. Yesterday I saw an obese woman with her two children who were also obese, we we out walking and through the park where I walk there is a reallysteep hill. They were coming up to climb it and we passed them at quite a pace an the younger child looked at his mum and said "woah, how do you do that?" she jsut turnd to him and said "they're jsut faster than us!"
Really made me sad thatshe would say that to a young child. I hope it made her realise asmuch as it made me feel saddened by it.

Wait - how is this bad? I just heard you say an obese family was at the park together climbing a hill? And a child may have been inspired by you. I see this as good. She probably didn't want to hurt the kids self esteem in a comparison - I don't mind her response. I hope they keep going to the park and climbing hills.

ncahill77

My child was measured at the 125 percentile within weeks of her birth.

FYI by definition no one can ever be at "125th percentile".

There are actually multiple methods of statistical average calculations and 125% percentile is indeed very possible.

But to my knowledge no child is categorized as being above the 100%, which is what she was referring to.

True, not by the government charts but doctors are using some that do have additional percentages over 100% based on the 95% cap on the government charts.

etoiles_argentees

I had a belly when i was a year old, slimmed down the next year. profile pic, me in the blue bikini.

blah2989

What pisses me off are the obese toddlers and you still see parents feeding their children crap. Im sorry but it is their damn fault and yes I am judging them. Poor kids.

I completely agree with you. I mean pack them a healthy lunch ( carrots, cherry tomatoes, apple slices a few pieces of cheese and a boiled egg or something and take them to the park. Take water bottles. Arrange fun activities like frisbee or tag, capture the flag ( if there are enough ppl) And that way it gets you out too.

MagicalLeopleurodon

I was a very small baby/toddler, ny husband and nieces/nephew were FAT. I mean...rolls in place of knees and elbows. HUGE. We joke that they were born with all the bodyfat they would ever have. Hubby is 5'11" and 137#. Nieces are ages 5-13, all very tall and as big around as a toothpick. Nephew is 12, 4'9", and maybe 85#. Hopefully her fat baby will grow into their body

bcattoes

I find this whole thread a little sad. Most posts seem to be parents justifying why their children were fat. Everyone seems to have overweight children with some perfectly reasonable and healthy reason for being overweight. But, what are the odds of that? And what has changed in the past 40 years that caused all these special circumstances? Other than our perspective on weight, I mean.

I disagree. I don't think that most of us are justifying why our kids were fat, we don't think they were. Mine were chubby as infants and are healthy athletic adolescents. What we're trying to say is that babies grow and gain at different rates, that's why there are ranges for what is healthy.

That aside, I 100% agree that childhood obesity is something we all need to be concerned about. I would just suggest that we not judge it based on what a child weighs at 10 months as that can change dramatically once they start running around.

What I read is a lot of justification. My child measured X overweight but s/he wasn't really overweight... My child was overweight but genetics caused it... my child was "chubby" but .... but....

Just seems like a lot of special kids congregated together. But I'm not judging. Just remarking on the remarkable.

mfpseven

So I think the question has been answered with all of the rage posts about people having "perfectly healthy" over-weight babies, yes it is becoming a trend and I would go out on a limb here and tie that to the number of over-weight users that have chimed in and say that it can def be correlated to the parents eating habits.

Thank you guys for weighing in with examples of your little ones rather than throwing a fit about OP being nosy. I sincerely hope that this woman teaches her child to eat properly before he has to deal with the heartache of being an over-weight kid/teen/adult.

I very much think that we are becoming too accepting of obesity in this country(USA) and one of the best ways to combat it is to not pass it on to the next generation.

ChildrenCryinNCoffee

Are you seriously calling my 32 lb. 40 in. 3 year old obese? Go to medical school lady.

DragonSquatter

My almost-6 month old is 22 lbs. He's in the 95th percentile for his weight, but also for his height and head circumference. He's just a big boy.



All the babies in our family have been very big then grew up to be thin (especially my brothers who are all athletes now).

I'd also like the point out that there's quite a difference between a chunky baby and a toddler or young child who is overweight or obese.

Ogirl07

I think that for some babies it is what their parents are feeding them, but for others its just genetics! For instance, my cousin was severely obese as a baby, up until he hit puberty, and now he is naturally lean. My nephew also is a little chubber, but has leaned out now that he's walking, and more active. Both boys ate very balanced, healthy foods. My daughter is "skinny" in that at 5 years old, she is 43 inches tall and weighs 41lbs. You can see her ribs. However it is a struggle to get her to eat anything healthy other than yogurt or bananas!!

I think the main thing is unless you know the people and that they are feeding their children garbage and not teaching them good habits, don't judge, we are all different.

lauren3382

Every baby is different. I've had a kid on each end of the spectrum. My daughter was always on the low end and still is to this day, but is perfectly normal and healthy. My son was 16lbs at 8 weeks old and was so big he wasn't on the charts (his birth weight was 7.7lbs, so very average). Both were exclusively breastfed for the first year, it's simply the difference in my two children. Even though my two are 3 years apart they can practically share shoes and clothes.

randomtai

This thread... wow :noway:

SoftasRaine

my daughter is 12 and is 62lbs. she's the tiniest kid i know so far, she's even the shortest in her grade. she eats everything in sight but has always been on the low end. she's the same weight as my friends' 3 year old. her 5 year old is 75lbs.
as long as the kids are healthy, they're ok. if not, get creative with some great food options.

vickiessecret

I would say that for only 10 months, 30lbs is pretty big, depending on how tall the baby is. My son, is Huge & Not fat/chubby at all, he was 26lbs 12oz at 12 months & 35 inches tall. He's almost 14months & his weight is still 26lbs, he is super tall. My niece is 15months, has been walking for like 4 months & is very short & about 35lbs, she actually has cellulite on her belly & legs. The dr told them, she is very overweight, but they don't think so, it's pretty sad...because they are letting her start to her life...being overweight & the mom has been very heavy forever..So there's no talking to them, it seems they thinks it's normal.

SRB8710

I get what you are trying to say. However, I don't think this is a real issue until the child is over three and can start opening their own food. Then a child needs to be aware or over eating or being told no, whatever the case may be. I do think it is a bit harsh to judge a baby. My child is 3. She is 42 inches tall and weighs 33 pounds. She is tall and lean but when she was a baby she was chubby and had fat rolls like the rest of babies. Yes, babies grow differently. I do not personally give my child juice or chocolate because I want her to learn healthy treats first. I also don't judge what other parents do with their own children.:huh:

bcattoes

This is a bunch of horsesh*t. My daughter was one of those “obese” babies you speak of. She weighed 28 pounds at 12 months and has been nearly off the charts in weight and height (although proportioned) ever since. In fact right now she is almost three and weighs 42 pounds. Is she fat? NO! Is her doctor concerned? NO! She is tall and sturdy. She doesn't have rolls of fat hanging off of her by any means. She wears a size 6 jean and we don’t have to roll the bottoms up. Wanna know why she is so big??? .....because I breast fed her for 15 months and because we are tall/big people She didn't eat candy or junk to get so big although a lollypop here and there certainly didn't cause her to become so large. Everyone is different so please stop judging other people’s children when you have no idea why they are the size they are. Some people are petite and some are not. That is why we have percentage charts and not a simple mold for everyone to fit into.

Obesity takes both height and weight into consideration. A child could not be both obese and have proportionately acceptable height and weight.

quiltlovinlisa

So I think the question has been answered with all of the rage posts about people having "perfectly healthy" over-weight babies, yes it is becoming a trend and I would go out on a limb here and tie that to the number of over-weight users that have chimed in and say that it can def be correlated to the parents eating habits.

Thank you guys for weighing in with examples of your little ones rather than throwing a fit about OP being nosy. I sincerely hope that this woman teaches her child to eat properly before he has to deal with the heartache of being an over-weight kid/teen/adult.

I very much think that we are becoming too accepting of obesity in this country(USA) and one of the best ways to combat it is to not pass it on to the next generation.

Another example of someone not understanding how babies GROW. A baby fed, on demand with breast milk or formula, is not OBESE.

Mcgrawhaha

i think other factors come into play. all 5 of my kids are at healthy weights, however, some are far more heavier than the other. i have a daughter going into 7th grade who weighs in at about 60 pounds. she has always been very petite and short. she is very healthy, and her ped is not concerned a bit. i have another daughter going into 5th grade who is about 5 inches taller than my 7th grade daughter, and weighs 95 pounds. she is very muscular, tall, and seems to have a much larger frame than my other one. she is by no means, "fat"... she is actually very fit and is my jogging buddy. i think height, build, and genetics have alot to do with weight, not just "fat" or "thin"...

MeadowSong

If people stick a bottle in that baby's mouth every time it's open, that's what will happen. But also there is a big difference in birth weights and that will affect their size at one year. But with my firstborn, who was 9 lbs 15 oz at birth (no, I am not and was not diabetic--he was not fat, just big. And my husband is like 5'10"! But big babies run in both our families) was a chubby 24 lbs at five months. My pediatrician and I decided it was partly because of his spitting up. He spit up so much, (and yes, we tried feeding him less and every thing else that can be tried to help the spitting up) that we think he was not getting all the food value out of his food and therefore was extra hungry. He quit spitting up at six months and while he remained at the 90th percentile for weight, he was also at the 90th percentile for height. Dr said when he was great. He went on through childhood without any remaining pudginess. I had an acquaintance, though, who could give her 6-10 month baby four full bottles between noon and five pm (if she was getting anything near that hungry, she needed food not more milk--as a rule, give slight babies more milk and offer more solids to the ones with rolls on the little thighs). Not thinking that baby was that hungry. She was fat and got fatter as she got older--was pudgy as long as I knew her. But her mother sure loved to feed her, and did so at every opportunity. You just don't know from a chance encounter.

ldrosophila

Another example of someone not understanding how babies GROW. A baby fed, on demand with breast milk or formula, are not OBESE.

My biggest fear about this post is that someone who is not educated and does not understand "baby fat" is going to starve their baby. Babies need a high level of fat to stay warm and survive. Babies also use a special type of fat called brown fat that is highly metabolically active which requires high levels of engery. Babies under go rapid growth their first year and need all the nutrition they can get. Unless they have a metabolic disorder all children are very good at regulating his or her own food intake. There is NO SUCH THING as an obese baby some children are heavier while others are lighter.

I'll say it again....UNLESS YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR BABY DO NOT EVER PUT A BABY ONTO A DIET!! If you are concerned talk to your doctor.

SteveStedge1

My child was measured at the 125 percentile within weeks of her birth.

FYI by definition no one can ever be at "125th percentile".

haha.. tell that to my sons peditirican! that's where my son was. Just means my son was 25% taller then the highest average height//weight of kids his size.

Time for a new pediatrician and for you to brush up on basic math. 25% taller than the "highest' "average" dude....

Mcgrawhaha

My child was measured at the 125 percentile within weeks of her birth.

FYI by definition no one can ever be at "125th percentile".

haha.. tell that to my sons peditirican! that's where my son was. Just means my son was 25% taller then the highest average height//weight of kids his size.

Time for a new pediatrician and for you to brush up on basic math. 25% taller than the "highest' "average" dude....

no, im sorry, your wrong. there is no "125th percentile". it goes to 100 percentile, and thats it.

quiltlovinlisa

My child was measured at the 125 percentile within weeks of her birth.

FYI by definition no one can ever be at "125th percentile".

haha.. tell that to my sons peditirican! that's where my son was. Just means my son was 25% taller then the highest average height//weight of kids his size.

Time for a new pediatrician and for you to brush up on basic math. 25% taller than the "highest' "average" dude....

It's how the charts are written. My daughter was 126% on weight her first six months on life. Take issue with the makers of the charts, not those reporting the figures as the charts figure them.

babyluthi

I was in the checkout line at a grocery store yesterday with my daughter and granddaughter yesterday, and the checkout girl asked how old the baby was. When told she had just turned a year, she was shocked at how 'tiny' she was. She weighed in at 18 lbs and 28 inches tall at her dr appt that morning. She is a healthy and active little girl with chubby cheeks and the obligatory little leg rolls. She is NOT skinny by any means,

The check out girl then told us that her son was 10 months old and weighed 32 pounds!! Oh my goodness! I was in shock. That is the size of a 5 yr old!

Has this become the norm for babies today? My granddaughter is only in the 10% in height and weight. She still outweighs both her mother and my other daughter when they were a yr old. (16 and 15 lbs).

The pediatrician is not concerned at all with the baby's size, as she is perfectly healthy. She says the charts are inflated today because of all the obese babies that are throwing off the curve.

I just cannot imagine how a 10 month old baby can weigh 32 pounds. Granted, the mother was not a small woman, and she described the father as being built like a Sumo wrestler.
But what are they feeding this child to be able to gain this much weight? She even said the child was short, like his father, so he doesn't have extra height to account for it.

A day later and I still cannot get this baby off of my mind. He will hit 100 pounds by the time he is 3 at this rate, and will probably be diabetic by 8 or 10.

I don't mean to start a fat-shaming thread for a baby, so please don't shoot me. Am I alone at being shocked at this??

ETA, The mother said that he was actually walking, which is even more amazing. So maybe he will slim down a bit now that he is mobile. I sure hope so.

Don't be shocked. This explains it all. Including the obesity trend in babies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

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