how much weight gain is too much for a 2 year old

[Rach75]

we weighed Jack on his bday 25th sept he weighed 14.3kg naked, last nite he felt so heavy I said to Jase feels liek he has gained some weight so I weighed him again naked, same spot, same scales he is 15.1kg that is a gain on 800grms in just under 3 weeks

wehn do they slow down, he has also grown .5cm since then as well

here I was worryign he wasn't eating enough

[Smoz]

great quesiont i would love to know the answer as i think my little mans too light at only 12.6kg but i wouldn't know how much he's gained as we dont own scales....might have to watch that.

[Curly]

My DS weighed 13.1kgs at his 2 year old appointment the other week but I had weighed him on my scales a couple of weeks earlier and he weighed 13.5kgs. I'd noticed a quite a bit of fluctuation up and down in the 3 or 4 months prior (he likes standing on the scales while he is waiting for his bath to run - I'm not paranoid LOL) so your DS' weight on that day may have been just a bit of an aberration, just like we can get.

However, I think it may be just a bit of a growth spurt, especially if he's grown half a centimetre in the last 3 weeks, that's quite a lot at this age. I personally wouldn't worry too much unless you think he's been eating food that's not good for him lately...my MCHN used to say that as long as a kid was somewhere on the chart within the top and bottom percentiles she didn't worry too much about weight. My DS has ranged back and forth from the 25th to 75th percentiles and everywhere in between since he was born.

[Rach75]

not worried I was worried he was having enough to eat just seems such a big amount, as I said same scales etc, and he is so much heavier this last week

[Visitor7]

Nina was 13.5kg at 2, she is now 14.8kg, only 2 months later. And she's grown 3cm apparently. I thought it was heaps as well. I used the same scales at my dr's.
I have no idea when they slow down though. She seems to burn endless amounts of energy, so I'm surprised she's even gaining weight, lol.

[Nai]

My DD is 2y8m and weighs 12.8kg - she has gained 1kg in 8 months

My friend's DS is 2y6m and weighs 17kg - so there is a massive difference in what kids the same age can weigh at this age.