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Do you mind sharing what her actual weight and height is? you might find its closer to normal than you think.

I agree that it's likely nothing to worry about. Especially if he didn't elaborate. And for what it's worth, BMI is not a good indicator of health for adults so I'm assuming that as long as your LO doesn't eat crap all day, BMI isn't a great indicator of overall health for children either.

BMI isn't calculated for children under 2. After 2, they calculate a BMI percentile (comparing the child with other children of the same age and gender). A BMI in the 5th - 85th percentiles is considered normal.

Here's the CDC information about it: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/about_childrens_bmi.html

DS was 36.5 inches and 28.4 pounds at two years, so he was on the other end of the spectrum (8th percentile). His doctor told me to give him more whole milk, cheese, and avocado rather than letting him fill up on water and fruit.

If my LO was in the top of the range, I would probably just do the opposite: offer mostly water to drink, offer fruit and vegetables to snack on before the other food is on the table, and of course make sure he or she had plenty of time to run around.

That's really strange to me. Like it's at the top end of where he would like it?! So what is he suggesting you do if it does go up... put her on a diet? If she eats well and has lots of time outside I would not give it a second thought. And I'd probably switch paediatricians too.

My son has always been in the 90+ percentile or off the charts. He eats healthy, but we know he is going to end up being a big man like my husband. The doctor wasn't too worried because he was proportionate and he has the same body type as my husband. (My husband is tall and puts on muscle easily).
So I wouldn't stress about your daughter's BMI. She sounds healthy to me.

Little kids are always getting chunky and then shooting up in height. I wouldn't be too concerned about it if you feed a healthy diet and let her get plenty of exercise. I think it's pretty weird that a doctor who is not her normal pediatrician would be concerned about her BMI when it's just about in the normal range that the CDC has posted. If you are really worried, you could just stop treats and juice for a bit but that sounds like a basically normal height and weight to me.