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Seems weird to me that the ped would suggest that if BOTH height and weight were high up there--aka if they were proportional. But, then again, I'm no doctor and my baby isn't even here yet. So what do I know?

if the kiddo's 95th for both, that wouldn't worry me. if they were 95th for height and only 5th for weight, that would be concerning, or if there was a sudden jump from a low percentile to a very high percentile, but i don't think just being 95th percentile is something to worry about, someone has to be at the top of the chart!

i have a friend whose daughter is in the 110% percentile! and the dr has no concerns. her dad is a huge rugby player and mom is tall. her daughter eats healthily and is just a really big girl!

@mrbee: haha me too but that's what her doctor told her! who knows if it's accurate. her daughter will be 2 in january and wears a size 4-5T. her second daughter was 10 lbs 12 oz when she was born! so they just make em really big. but the mom is tall and slender so i imagine the girls will be like her eventually once they have big growth spurts!

My daughter is in the 99th for both height and weight and there have never been any concerns. I am six feet tall, and my husband is a 6'3" powerlifter. We are big people and expected no less with her. She is in NO WAY overweight, she is just really big for her age (for reference she is 2.5 and I am buying size 5T clothes for this winter).

? What? Is the child very unhealthy or obese? If not, of course not! I'd be grateful for a growing child. What on earth?

LO is in 3T and she is 18months. All docs are thrilled and so are we. She is tall and skinny like me (well, I used to be skinny.)

My twins have been in the 90s for height and weight since a few months old and my Ped always said, whatever you are doing, keep doing it.

I wouldn't be concerned at all! That pediatrician' advice seems odd to me unless he/she has reason to believe the child's diet is full of garbage and whatnot. I have seen some children who are in the higher percentiles for weight who are eating nothing but sugar and processed foods and that would concern me.

But if a child is eating healthy real food and is in the upper percentiles, I wouldn't be concerned and would just assume that they will grow up to be a good sized adult!

That sounds crazy, unless the doctor somehow knows the kids are eating a poor diet. My son was 97th% for weight and literally off the chart for height at his 2 year appt and the doctor didn't have a single concern. I specifically asked her if we should be concerned about obesity, and she said "No, I wish all my patients could be half this healthy." I'm not even sure how I could change his diet because he already eats really healthy. The doctor's only concern was making sure people don't expect him to act like a 4 year old just because he looks like one.

Honestly I don't think I would worry if he had a good diet. My son had always been at the other end of the spectrum and that has been stressful at times because there is a lot of pressure for kids to grow and be big.

Right now I would be relieved. T is in the 1% for weight and 2% for height.

I would be wondering where the tall genes came from, since I'm 5'5" and my husband is 5'6".

No. Cause at 3 I still they have plenty of time to even out still. DH's nephews were beasts like that and now at 4 and 7 they are more on the skinny side.

My DS is 22 months and has been in the 90-99th percentile since birth. He's over 3' tall and "only" 26 pounds. He's actually really thin and hardly eats anything. I couldn't change his diet if I tried, and in fact, I'd actually love for him to eat MORE.

I wouldn't be worried. Being in the 90th percentile for BOTH is not concerning.

As long as they are even it wouldn't worry me, or I should day doesn't worry me (DD had always been high nineties for both.)

99% weight and 50% height would be an issue.
Doc needs to chill. 3 years olds don't need diets.

Not at all, unless the child's diet is just awful or something along those lines. My little brother was always 99% in weight and once he hit age 13, he shot straight up to 6'2" and lost every bit of "puppy fat" on him. I don't like the trend lately of focusing on kid's weight until after puberty. As long as they are active and eating well, I think all of it is needed for coming growth spurts!

If the kid has always been around that percentile, then I wouldn't be too concerned. But, without seeing the child, it's hard to tell.

Nope, totally not concerned. Both my boys are big. My 2 year old was 98% for weight and dropped to around 70% for height. He used to be 90%+ for both. All kids are built differently. He wasn't and isn't fat. He's solid. Now little brother is chubby! He's almost 7 months, around 24 pounds and fitting in 12-18 month clothes. Doctor has never mentioned any concern.

If the child eats well, then I don't see the problem. I'd be more worried if he was too big because he ate junk all the time!