Is there anything to worry about being heavy?

[onthefly]

I think you can probably just look at her and know if she's ok or not.
Also, if you are not happy with the way they test these things, maybe just don't do it? I totally agree about not hearing that she's overweight or heavy or whatever if she's actually quite healthy and normal for her body type.

[~me~]

I have seen your DD, she is by no means over weight. The charts they use at MCHN appointments are quite out of date I believe.

Perhaps check the Royal Children's Hospital website and see if they have a more up to date way of checking.

I can't post links on here, go into Google and type in BMI for children. The Better Health Victorian government website comes up and has a calculator. Obviously these calculators don't take into consideration you and your husbands size.

I have always been told kids put on weight just before a growth spurt. As in they get a bit chubby and then they get taller.

Trust your instinct, it's right.