Question only 3lbs to go and I have to turn her

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mumof2

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #1

my question is rougly how long would you expect a 4 year old to gain 3lbs.

she is pretty active if that is any help ahahaaha

 

joolsplus3

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #2

I think lighter kids tend to take a little longer... is that a 45lb seat she's RF in? Maybe 6 months? Wouldn't be surprised if it's a year, though (my own active kid went from 29 to 33 lbs between age 3 and age 4.5)

 

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mumof2

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #3

joolsplus3 said:

I think lighter kids tend to take a little longer... is that a 45lb seat she's RF in? Maybe 6 months? Wouldn't be surprised if it's a year, though (my own active kid went from 29 to 33 lbs between age 3 and age 4.5)

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yes she is ..at her age Im not worried how long it does take her to gain those 3 pounds......I have managed to RF her to 4 years (and counting ) so I am pretty happy with that. anything past that is a bonus

 

firemomof3

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #4

Well, I can give you my experience. My dd2 finally went up to 40lbs. about 3mo. ago but is now back down to 37lbs.
My ds is a tall, well built kid who all of a sudden has become a picky eater, is playing outside (we've had nice weather) and is down to 45lbs.

 

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jjordan

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #5

A 4 year old? It might take a whole year to gain 3 pounds! Or, she could have a sudden growth spurt and gain an extra 3 pounds in a month. Kids are hard to predict!

 

AtTheSouthDam

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #6

My 5y 8m? DD2 still isn't 45# She was 42# back in June and 43# now. You could have forever

 

aeormsby

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #7

I'm always worried about a growth spurt going unnoticed. My kids tend to do that, stay the same for months and then suddenly gaine 2-3 lbs without me noticing. So I turn as soon as they're within a few lbs of the limit (I don't want to weight them daily, just seems unhealthy focusing on their weight like that.) And at over 4 I'd just pat myself on the back and turn her FF. :twocents:

(kind of the same as installing DD's seat with the seatbelt instead of latch at this point, she weighs about 45lb but that's without shoes/boots and I'm not going to check her constantly to make sure she's still under the 48lb Latch limit).

 

noahsmom24

Active member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #8

I was thinking the same thing, that I would be turning now, or very shortly...

 

momtotwogirls

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #9

Yeah could take awhile. my oldest was 34lbs at 4 and will be 5 soon and 36-37lbs. I dont think she will even hit 40lbs until she is at least 6.

 

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mommaof2boys

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #10

I worry too about the unnoticed growth spurt, but DS1 loves getting weighed on the scale, so I figure it can't be too bad to indulge him . He's seriously been holding steady at 36 lbs for months, so I'm sure it's got to be coming soon, right? He's been feeling heavier when I hold him lately, but the scale hasn't budged--maybe it's just me being more tired with little bean growing.

 

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Jan06twinmom

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #11

It took my DD about 4 months.

We had a seat with a 33lb rf limit. She was 30lbs at 4yo and hit 33lbs at 4y4m.

 

TechnoGranola

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• Feb 10, 2012

• #12

DD hit the 40# limit of her seat at 4y8m. She's 5y5m now and weighs 43#.