Big baby = big kid?

Question

Just curious if any of y’all who have had kids before know: do babies that are big in their first year become big kids/adults? My three kids are all too young to tell yet, but their percentiles are all over the map. I’ve got one in the 90s, one in the teens and one that’s average. Are they really going to be that different once they are out of the toddler years?

Answer

It’s hard to say. My babies are small at birth (as was I) and my oldest is in the 99th for height and 99th for weight (2.5). I’m 5’6” and my husband is 5’ 9” but we both have a variety of short, average, and tall family members.

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My 1st was a big baby. He’s almost 11 now but pretty skinny. I go a size smaller for shorts but we have an issue with pants. They’re either too big at the waist or too short 😅

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Not sure. But I have always heard that whatever height a boy is at 3 years old, he’ll be double that in adulthood. Not sure if it applies to girls.

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My daughter has been in the 95th percentile since birth. She’s 7 and a half now.

Big baby = big kid?

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