Dd just had her check up and was 18kg too but was right in the middle of the bmi so I am guessing its her height that puts her there. She is solid but has recently lost her tummy due to a growth spurt. I really hate that they use the bmi and talk about weight at this age as they are old enough to understand.
Well through this and google I have found no indication that being 'heavy' can be indicative of anything sinister - in fact it does say that can reduce chance of osteoporosis. If her friends weren't all such little 15kg things (as babies we used to joke that if we weren't careful she would eat them!) I suppose wouldn't have noticed as much - and the fact she now seems to have hit the weight limit for the bicycle seat!
My 4yr old had his check up last week. He is almost 23kg, and 116.5cm tall. Def not overweight. There was no mention of his weight or anything. I actually asked if he was going ok with weight, etc, and he is fine. Sounds like your DD is fine too. Yeah, It's hard when you are around smaller kiddies compared to your little one.
My daughter's BMI was recently in the obese category (any anyone who's seen her would know this isn't true). A few months later she's about 5cm taller and back in the normal range. I really dislike using BMI at a once off measurement for kids, they (my kids anyway) seem to pile on the chubb right before shooting up in height so the difference of a few weeks could make a massive difference in their BMI.
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Is there anything to worry about being heavy?
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