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my 2 year olds weight?
My 2 1/2 year old weighs 37 1/2 pounds. At her 2 year check up she weighed 34 pounds I belive and her doctor was a little concerned. He had me bring her along to her sisters 6 month check up to get weighed again. She had only gained a pound in 3 1/2 months and then he didnt seem so concerned anymore. But my mom is going crazy, she looked up how much I weight at her age, and I was only 25 pounds....she says I was 40 pounds when I was 4. She getting pretty obsessed about it and it worrys me. When I was a teenager and preteen, she gave me a lot of greif about my weight. When I was 16 I was 5'4" and 130 pounds. She told me I was fat and needed to quit eating and a bunch of hurtful stuff.....and I have major depression. All that badgering made me feel bad about myself (I have since eaten myself "fat"....am age 24 now, still at 5'4" and n ow weighing a bit more at 245 pounds) Now I never hear how I am fat. I just dont want her comments to make my daughter become as self concious as I am.
I dont plan on telling either of my kids they are fat...I will only ever "address" the overweight issue with them is if they become severly obese....like size I am now.
Also, there is family history of obesity. Me, my father and his whole family are overweight. My husband's mother is very large as is her family. My mom on the other hand is skinny, being 5'6 1/2" and a whole 120-125lbs....part of the reason I got crap as a teenager because I was shorter than her but weighed a whopping 5-10 pounds more than her. I averaged around 130-135. My daughter OCCASIONALLY gets soda, maybe a quarter of her sippy (the rest water) once or twice a week at most.
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- threenornsLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
your mom needs to back the hell off. she should get together with my mom and they can go to a coffeeshop and cluck together like the agitated hens they are, lol.
my daughter is 15mo old and weighs 35lbs at 32.5in. she is WAY ahead on all her physical milestones (was rolling over back to front AND front to back at 2-1/2mo, walking at 9-1/2mo, she can now climb furniture and walk up stairs if you hold her hand).
my doctor is totally not concerned, nor is the PHN monitoring her because of the really bad pregnancy, labour and delivery, and family history of autism and learning disability.
i did tell my entire family that the microsecond any of them says anything to make her feel she is less than perfect, it's the last time they'll be seeing her - and that includes her own father.
by that, i don't mean they need to big her up all the time but there is to be NO judgemental comments about size, weight, or anything else because it's none of their business. as for her father, she deserves to be loved unconditionally and if that's not possible, then buh-bye.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
As you have such low self confidence from your mother's comments over the years proves that your mother is NOT always right. Sometimes a wrong comment is all it takes from someone who's opinion matters most to you to knock you down. Your mother needs to realize she is Grandma now not mommy and how you raise your child is up to you, she can give suggestions but you must set limits. She sounds like a control freak. Is she thin?
My daughter weighed very close to that at the same age. She just turned 3 years old and her height is catching up to her weight. She's thinned out quite a bit over just the last three months. I like you was concerned at first but honestly all kids develope differently and unless she reaches 5 years old and is extremely overweight there really is no cause for concern. Just make sure she eats healthy and gets lots of play time for exercise!
I make my daughter tell me she is gorgeous everyday. I say let me hear it today, and she says Auracle is gorgeous! Build her confidence and ignore your mother. Maybe grandma shouldn't spend time alone with her if she's going to make her feel bad about herself.
Metabolism and growth are different in everybody. Encourage healthy living and habits and she will be fine!
Good luck and tell your mother to mind her own business..
- 1 decade ago
What s your child's height? My son is going on 3 and he weights 34 pounds and he's 37 inches tall. So he's tall and skinny. It depends on your child's height too. Also, there is no reason to obsess about your child's weight, she is still very much a baby and she will even out as she grows. Just make sure she eats healthy and gets lots of activity.
- 1 decade ago
I don't think she is fat some kids are just bigger that others my friend has a little boy who just turned 3 and he weighs 42lb he is not fat he is solid!! My son is almost 6 and weighs 45lb so it just depends on the kids as long as she is eating healthy with no junk food or fast food she should be fine!!
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- 1 decade ago
well, what kind of food your daughter eats? some people feed their kids a lot of junk food and soda very early in age. under the age of two sometimes.
i'm sure her doctor asked you about her diet. remember this overweight kids will be overweight adults in most cases. my husband is one of them. so be careful!
good luck!
ps: you sound like a good mother to not tell your child she is fat but you are responsible enough to not make that worse, it is more of a health problem!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
She is off the chart for her age:
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/cht_wfa_g...
Check her BMI though