Hi everyone,
My 18 month old toddler weighs around 14 kgs and her height is 98 cms. Her doc keeps telling me that she needs to be 2 kgs less. She eats normal food and no junk food, butter, cream or cheese. I am at a loss as to where should I reduce her caloric intake. Is she really that overweight and isn;t a toddler too young to be on a diet of sorts?
Thanks

    

We are in the same boat. DD is 40" and 35lbs at 23 months. We have had pressure to reduce fat (which is bad, in my opinion, because growing children need fat, particularly for brain development).

I am ignoring the doctor. My sister-in-laws are 6' and 5'11 and I'm 5'10. My husband is 6'. So I expect Dd will be shooting up like a weed.

I know DD has an insanely healthy diet. Whole foods. Organic. Very little juice. Low glycemic--we don't eat bread or cereal at all. SO I think this is just how DD's body grows.

We did recently eliminate her night time bottle, mostly because I was tired of dealing with bottles. DD didn't notice or seem to care so perhaps she didn't need those calories.

She's also getting pickier, just now, about what she eats which is new. Now she may eat next to nothing all day so I expect she'll even out.

DD is too young to be an overeater and medical science is far from complete when it comes to preventing obesity let alone treating it. So long as the food quality is high and there are opportunities to exercise, I wouldn't worry about it.

If DD is still a chunk as she gets older, I will push more exercise into our schedules before I will limit her food.

V

Thanks!! I agree about not eliminating or reducing fat in a toddler's diet.. It just doesn't make any sense.. Also, my DD too eats real healthy and no middle of the night feeds since she reached a year. Pls, no extra sugar, juices or packaged foods.. So, I guess it is just the way she's programmed. Thanks for sharing your experience.!! Much relieved..