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Hi there..my son is 19 months old..he is 96 cm height and weights 15.3 kgs..doctors keep on telling me that he is overweight.so what do you think?

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Very long; wt ok: Your baby isn't overweight but he is very, very big for his age in terms of his length if he is indeed 96 cm at 19 months of age. Plotting weight vs length, he is around the 65-70% . Separately, he is the length of an average 3 year-old.

Answered 3/27/2013

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Check it out: Please see these growth charts provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm

Answered 11/23/2018

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