https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 06:52:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714986 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:41:34 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2714986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: I'm not sure about birth, as he's a foster kiddo. But since 6 months when he came into care, they've been similar. He's definitely gained more weight than he has grown in height though. I think at 6 months the percentiles were more like 15th and 60th or so. Although, now we are measuring on the wall and he has grown 3/4" in the last month, so maybe he's finally going to shoot up instead of just continuing to expand outward! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714951 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:01:37 +0000 agold 2714951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: Oh your little guy sounds similar to my girl with the huge difference in height and weight! Was your son't percentages always that far apart since birth? </p> <p>@Alba4: Oh, my! Thanks for sharing this. Then I don't feel so funny buying my 6.5 month old pjs that are 12-18 month size!</p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: "Marshmallow arms" made me laugh. I really love the roll/crease at the wrist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714854 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:10:54 +0000 Alba4 2714854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 9 month old is wearing size 24 months and size 5 diapers. I'm guessing he's at least 27 lbs (Dr. Appointment is Tues). I only buy stretchy pants, otherwise they don't fit his thighs and hips. I'm hoping he'll slow down (on weight gain) now that he's crawling. </p> <p>My older son was not as chunky as this one, but always in the 80% for weight... he slimmed down starting around a 15 months and stayed in size 24m- 2T for about a year. He is currently 3.5 and thin and tall, wearing size 4T. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714761 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:43:11 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2714761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T wasn't quite as chubby as an infant, but he definitely is on the shorter and chunkier side. He isn't fat at all, and yet he is 95th% for weight and 8th% for height! He has a big belly and is very solid, but it all is muscle. Anyway, we just went to 2T and he's 19 months. It's all very long on him but we needed it to fit over his round bottom and thighs. I like Old Navy's adjustable waist pants, and we just roll them. He's never fit into footed pajamas well-we switched to separates when he was well under a year. Never used onesies much either-they wouldn't fit over his belly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714751 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:26:26 +0000 Mrs. Blue 2714751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>G was definitely a chunk (90% of his 9 lbs birth weight was in his cheeks, I'm pretty sure). As a newborn, he had normal height, but he's on the shorter side now, at least compared to his percentile for weight. Once he got mobile, though, instead of being chunky, he just looks solid. He does have a big tummy still, but that's the only place that he looks "chubby" now. As far as clothes, we just wear a full size ahead of what would be "standard." So he just turned 2 in January and has been in 3T for about 6 months. The clothes fit his waist, but we have to put several rolls at the bottom of his pants because his legs are so short. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714748 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:25:26 +0000 bubblegum 2714748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was born at 9lbs 10oz and 22". He usually is always in the 90th percentile when it comes to both weight and height. At 2 (turning 3 in two months) he is over 40 pounds and over 3 feet tall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714706 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:51:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2714706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had some big babies but they're always taller than they are heavy so we haven't had much of the marshmallow arms. My first and third were over ten pounds and stayed at the top of the chart for a long time. My third (14 months) is off the charts in height and 97% in weight but looks proportional. They've been early walkers so I assume it's muscle mass that's making them heavy.</p> <p>My oldest leveled off around three so now she's 75% in h/w and only wearing one size ahead. My third is wearing the same wardrobe as her older average sized sister.<br /> They fit well in Gap and Old Navy. Carter's is too unpredictable and Target isn't in Canada anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714654 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 03:21:45 +0000 Pumuckl 2714654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 was in size 12 months clothes at 5 and 6 months old by a year he was outgrowing his 24m clothes. He's always been at least 95% for height and weight. Now at 4 he's around 43-44 inches tall and 45-46lbs. That puts him in 6-7 year old clothes, especially tops. By no means is he chunky anymore though. He's quite lean but very muscular. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714653 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 02:46:43 +0000 lamariniere 2714653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son has been on the higher end of the weight/height scale since he was about 6 months old, and now he's 6 years old. His thighs started slimming down around 3 yo. Now at 6 he still has a bit of a belly, but his arms and legs are skinny. He's about 90th percentile for height and 80th for weight, which is pretty consistent with how he has been since he was a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714638 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:47:20 +0000 maddyz 2714638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: oh my LO2 is 6 months and in mostly 18 month cloths but he is tall as well and chunky. LO1 just turned two and is wearing 3T or 4T cloths. I size way up because it was making me crazy how fast they grow out of stuff. I find that Old Navy and Gap are wider. We also use cloth diapers, so EVEN MORE butt. It gets hard when your still diaper wearing baby is in toddler or potty trained sizes. Also, 24 month clothing is often a similar size and wider then 2T. 6-7 months was peek chub for us. After that they were still huge and growing fast but a little less chunky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714615 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:37:16 +0000 travellingbee 2714615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS2 is 14 months and 28lbs. He's always been 99th %ile. He's definitely not as chunky as he was at six months, but we always have been up at least a size if not two. Right now he is wearing 24 months or 2T's. But the pants are always really long. I cuff them in the big cuffs. Shorts are easier. And he lived a lot of the winter in sweat pants which are easier and roomier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714585 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:33:38 +0000 wrkbrk 2714585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Same as @mrs.pickle. DS is 16 months tomorrow and has always been 90+% in height and weight although to us he looks more slender now than he did at six months! He had the same thighs your DD has and now they're gone! :shocked: :crying:</p> <p>PS Cat and Jack brand at target has been working well for us. He is in 18 months there which is "closer" than other brands! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714580 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:09:00 +0000 Tanjowen 2714580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: I birthed a 9 bl 14 oz kiddo, and he was in the 90th percentile for everything until about 18 months. I remember skipping straight from 6 month clothes to 12 month clothing due to a growth spurt. </p> <p>He kind of stalled at 2.5 years old, and now at 3 years old he is about the same height/weight as most of the kiddos his age, and is in the 60th percentile for everything now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714575 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:02:57 +0000 caterw 2714575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following this! My 4 month old weighed at 19.8! :shocked: she is enormous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714571 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:00:15 +0000 Anagram 2714571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second kiddo was a total chubster until she started walking. She was 92% for weight and about 85% for height her whole first year. But now at 19 months, she's down to only 80% for height and 60% for weight. She has had a lot of illness this winter and frequently loses her appetite, so she's slimming down. She's still chunkier than my 3 year old, though...she's been around 20-30% for weight her whole life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714496 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:45:14 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2714496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD was a roly poly baby and is still in the higher percentiles for weight. She's just so solid. At 17 months I think her growth is slowing down but she hasn't really dropped in percentiles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714491 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:33:27 +0000 agold 2714491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbubbletea: That's really amazing! I'll be sure to keep out of some her 12-18 month things just in case I can come back to them if she happens to slim out and grow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714490 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:32:35 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2714490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OH and height wise, we were a little different because he was always tall apparently at 98-99 percentile, but he just seemed shorter because he was so chubby! Now he really looks long and lean, from 18m-2yo he grew 2-3 inches but only gained 1 lb. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714488 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:31:03 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2714488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: My mom altered a ton of his pants but we should have done all of them! One crazy example of the clothes fitting is I have a picture of him from Halloween time wearing these leggings, he was about 10m, he can still wear them and they fit great at almost 27m! (I had to do the math just now, I never refer to him by months anymore!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714482 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:25:08 +0000 agold 2714482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: Separate may be the way for me to go with her. The footed kickee pants are just so funny long on her at this point. They have some that have no feet and that may be a good option. Thanks for mentioning this!</p> <p>@Mrs. Pickles: i will look into gymboree. I didn't realize how drastically different all children clothes makers cut the clothing. With my girl at 19 lbs, she in between in so many different clothing brands. Im starting to try all her clothes on her because I realize now that she won't fit into a lot of stuff I've been saving! Oh the things I learn every single day now that I'm a parent! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714474 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:13:25 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2714474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my boys were chunky<br /> DS2 has been 90% for height and like 80-90% for weight<br /> their daddy is 6'5" so I think that has something to do with it.</p> <p>However as @mrsbubbletea: said he kept being double for clothing so like 12m at 6m, but now that he's 21m he's been in 2T for I'd say at least 6 months so it's slowing down</p> <p>I find Gymboree to be cut more generously for my boys </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714471 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:08:59 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2714471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom always said we were almost double our age for clothes. So at 3 months old we were in 6m clothing. At 6 months old we were in 12m clothing. </p> <p>My kids were big for both height and weight so it was easier to just size up in general, didn't really have the plump issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714464 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:00:10 +0000 littlejoy 2714464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: We cloth diapered, so that might have helped a bit with the height issue!! I do know that she was just usually about 3 months ahead in clothing. Separates were better than 1 piece outfits, and for her onesies, I just bought them a bit big to accommodate the giant diaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714462 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:59:19 +0000 MrsBrewer 2714462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: LOL! I was so lucky to get tons of hand me downs, so I would just freely size up when needed. If the pants were a little long (to accommodate her thighs) I would just cuff the bottoms! same with sleeves on shirts. DD has a long torso, so shirts are often belly shirts on her, but the arms are way too long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714457 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:56:42 +0000 agold 2714457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I love big babies! I'm just wondering if people take baby clothes to get altered, or what?! :silly: </p> <p>@littlejoy: Chunky baby thighs are what dreams are made of! What did you do for clothes when she was little and needed bigger sizes to accommodate her chunk, but was still short for those larger sizes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714454 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:54:30 +0000 agold 2714454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbubbletea: Interesting that your boy is now wearing the same clothes from a year ago! I just ran into the clothes problem this week with Kickee Pants! Thank God kickee has great customer service. They are letting me return the stuff I just bought so that I can get size 12-18 months! My baby is just 6.5 months! :shocked: I'm honestly shocked. But I really want her to be comfortable, too. And did your boy's height jump on the percentile chart? </p> <p>@catlady: Oh your DD sounds like mine! My girl, though, is 90% weight and 20% height, which, the doctor said, puts her weight-for-height percentile off the charts! Ha! That's why I call her preciously plump. Her thighs are beautiful! :silly: That makes sense that she slimmed after walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714446 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:51:15 +0000 littlejoy 2714446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little one was very chunky and short. Around 18 months, she started evening out a bit. By 2.5, I noticed her dreamy thighs looked more like kid legs ... she's still a teeny bit short (like 40% on height), but she's at 50% on the weight chart at 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714445 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:48:41 +0000 catlady 2714445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have little chunky babies. DD was always like 50% for weight but only 10-20% for height. She was chunkiest around 6 months (before she got moving) and started slimming down after crawling and then walking (7 and 10 months). I'd say her percentiles became the same around 18 months. She's still small at age 3 but now around 20% for both height and weight.</p> <p>DS is currently like 35% for weight and 10% for height so I think the same will happen with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714439 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:43:23 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2714439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the hardest time with clothes! He was always off the charts, 20lbs at 4m, 25 lbs at 6, almost 30 at 1! We just sized up so fast because above all I wanted him to be comfortable. His waist would easily be too tight in certain brands, even if I sized up, they just seemed longer! I found h&amp;m worked best for him. And guess what, at over 2, he's still wearing a lot of the same clothes from over a year ago! So it definitely slowed down at 1, and even more at 2 plus he shot up in height. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-had-a-preciously-plump-baby#post-2714437 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:42:07 +0000 MrsBrewer 2714437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: Oh she is! She's a big girl! We are moving into 3T clothes right now.... </p>