is 30lbs overweight for a one year old?

Question

my daughter just turned one it september. and she is 31in tall but the doctor says she is overweight but to me she is a typical baby

Answer 1

My 16 month old is 32lbs and 33 1/2 inches long. What his Dr said is he is fine. With Dr's you listen to what they and take what you can from the Dr and discard the rest.

My 16month old was born two months premature so going from barely 5lbs and 18 inches.

All babies are different. If you feel like she is good then just keep an eye on her. Make sure she has lots of fruits and veggies etc. Make sure it's a well balanced diet.

Answer 2

If the doctor is saying she's overweight, you really just go by his or her judgement. The cdc chart only goes up to 24 lbs for a 1 year old, which means that your child is 25% heavier than the max on their chart. 31" tall is 95th percentile.

Checking the weight / height chart, the 95th percentile for 31" tall girls is about 26.5 pounds, still placing your daughter in the overweight category. Her BMI (body mass index) is 22, which is considered overweight for a 2year old child (the chart doesn't go down to 1 year).

I think it's time to rethink the foods that you give your daughter each day. You're setting her up for a lifetime of medical problems. Your doctor can help you to make healthful choices that will allow her to grow into her weight (not lose weight).

Here are some more thoughts: If most babies multiply their weight by 6 by the time they're adults (20 lb 1 year old = 120 lb adult), your daughter will be 180lbs when everyone else is 120. And that's the good scenario!

On the bad side, she's gained roughly 4 lbs more than the most generous charts allow. At that rate, she'll be 80 lbs overweight by the time she's 21.

I know that there isn't a straight line between baby weight and adult weight - but the habits you're teaching her now will impact her for the rest of her life.

Answer 3

30 lbs sounds like a lot my daughter is 6 and weighs 45 pounds, a good reference to go by is that they should double their weight by the end of the first year give or take a pound or two. But talk to your doctor if they say she is fine then she is think of it this way every inch on her little body weighs about a pound if she is 31 inches. But keep in mind that her activities at one are limited so by the time she starts to run around it will go away! Good luck!

Answer 4

My little girl is 14 months old and is about 30-33 inches tall, she weighs 33 lbs. My doctor would probably say she was off the charts, but never outright say she is overweight! My girl doesn't look heavy either, just very tall for her age. I say as long as the child seems proportionate to you, and is healthy and happy, who cares if she is a wee bit heavier than someone else's one year old.


Sorry had to edit because of all these people saying to feed healthier foods. WTF. My daughter is a big girl, not obese but big for her age. She eats 3 fresh fruits a day and two meals that have healthy steamed veggies as well. She is only allowed all fruit treats/snacks and any cereal or meal she has is fortified and multigrain, and she also loves chicken and fish. So maybe our girls like veggies and good nutrious foods and thats why they are so healthy and bigger than yours.

Answer 5

every baby is different. My daughter at one was 21 lbs, and that was in the 50th percentile- average. My older one at one was 26 lbs and at the 65th percentile. Both are perfectly healthy and strong. Let me tell ya, there is no perfect expert for kids. They said my oldest wasn't talking enough at the right age, wasn't social enough...blah blah blah... she is now 9 and on the honor roll, in band, and is a peer helper at school. as for the two week wait chick on here, if 21 lbs was the norm at a year, what the heck was that kids weight? at what, 17 lbs? Your daughter is fine, she will not die of obesity at this stage, and most doctors shun diets for young children. Just add more natural foods, less sugars and carbs, and maybe give her lower fat milk(1%) also one walk a day would not hurt. Give her fun outside activities, such as throw the ball and have her run after it and praise her. Race
her in the driveway. I am sure she is beautiful. And she will be just fine!

Answer 6

Based soley on kids I see regularly, I would have to say I agree with the doctor. My daughter is just shy of 30 lbs, and she just turned 3. However, she is small for her age. Other kids she is around are a bit younger, and if anything, that is what some of the 2 yr. olds she is around weigh.

Answer 7

I'm no expert but your Doctor is and you should listen to him / her. Generally a typical baby weighing 8.5 pounds should double their weight in the first year so they should be from 17 to 20 pounds. 30 pounds is too heavy for a 1 year old. You should curve her diet a little.

Answer 8

30 lbs is the average for a child nearly 3. my son was barely 16 lbs at one. and only 20 lbs at 2 your childs doctor is right get that child on a diet. before she ends up very ill or dies

Answer 9

My best friend's son is 30 lbs and just hit 1...She breast feeds, and he got that big..Can you say genetics? The baby will slim down as soon as they start moving more..and they will grow taller and grow into the chub..Enjoy it now!! She will loose it soon!

Answer 10

My son was 16 pounds at one, but he was considered underweight. 30 pounds does sound like a lot though.