Hey everyone, I have a question. My daughter is 8 months old and is very big for her age. She weighs 24 pounds and is tall as well. I am so worried she is going to be over weight. The Doctor says not worry and that this has no impact on her future size. I do not over feed her and do just what the Dr. says. Should I be concerned? She has chubby rolls on her chubby rolls.

18 month clothes are too small on her? She is just starting to crawl, she only pulls with her arms right now.

Thanks for your input!

My daughter was FAT as a baby. She was probably about the weight of yours when she was that age. People used to comment on her weight all the time with things like "she's so solid", or "just weight till she starts walking around, then she'll lose the fat". She was my first and I just didn't see it, I thought she was perfect. I used to get so offended by what people would say. Anyways should you be concerned? She's a baby so don't worry about it. I just saw a pediatrician about some pecularities with my baby boy, one of which is that he is very small and has little appetite (which is the opposite of my other children). The Dr told me that since he isn't a rapidly growing baby, he may not feel the need for the calories so he doesn't bother eating. He also doesn't need alot of fat stores since he is such a little runt. My others were fairly tall, but not off the charts tall. They carried a little extra fat. The seemed to be at the chubbiest from about 8 months to 18 months. Some kids just grow that way, they get wide, then thin out as they get taller. I also breastfed so I couldn't have been overfeeding because they have to work for all their calories that way. As for my chuncky daughter, she didn't immediately lose lots of fat when she started walking. She was always a bit of a chubby preschooler (but not obese or even overweight). After she started school she gradually lost over the first few years there and is now a slender 9 year old. I have another that was sort of the same way (not quite as chubby) and he has really slimmed down this year since he started kindergarten. They all grow in their own way, if you are feeding her properly, let her appetite be your guide. Don't worry about the weight at this age. I bet your baby is a real cutie.

Thanks Jende,

You are right everyone says how big she is. You can see her picture in my profile. I love her so much, I just worry.

It helps to hear what you said.

Thanks again!

I looked at your profile and she is really cute! She doesn't look the least bit fat to me.

All kids have different growth patterns. Mine tended to put on height and weight in spurts, so sometimes they were chubby and then the height would catch up and they would be skinny for a while until their weight had time to catch up. They're 15 and 19 now and both of them are thin.

Big kids often crawl and walk a little late. My son, who was a big baby (he is now 6'3" tall), didn't crawl until he was a little past nine months old and didn't walk until he was about 14 months old. However, once he could walk he caught up with everyone else an was even somewhat athletic.

As long as your daughter is eating healthfully and has lots of opportunities to crawl around once she learns how, I'd just wait to see what happens. You may well find that once she is able to be physically active, she'll get a lot less interested in eating and burn up a lot more calories. At least, that's what my kids did.