Help for height

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genetics and hormones. A friend didnt hit puberty until 18. Grew 12 inches.

Wow. That completely reinforces my parenting mantra: “There’s a wide range of ‘normal’ when it comes to kids’ development.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Are they playing for these meds out of pocket? They are very expensive. I doubt that doctors are dispensing growth hormones for cosmetic purposes. They are prescribed for growth hormone deficiency, which is a medical issue identified through testing, including a growth hormone stimulation test.

[Anonymous]

Teach them to jump and shoot hoops.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

Great post! My son took hormone injections for years before he was done growing. In his case, our endocrinologist said that without the hormones, he might not reach 5 feet. Now, fully grown, he is around 5’6, which is considered short, but he’s happy to be that height.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

Great post! My son took hormone injections for years before he was done growing. In his case, our endocrinologist said that without the hormones, he might not reach 5 feet. Now, fully grown, he is around 5’6, which is considered short, but he’s happy to be that height.

PP who asked and thanks. DH's concern is that she needs medical intervention to reach her height. He's not trying to get her to somehow be magically taller than her genes.

However I went through all the testing (because I'm below the bottom of the growth curve) and I remember it being invasive and annoying. DD is a trooper in pretty much all areas of life, but I don't want to do it to her if she doesn't have to. If the testing had ever revealed an issue with me I might feel differently, but at the end of the day it was a bunch of appointments for nothing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

Great post! My son took hormone injections for years before he was done growing. In his case, our endocrinologist said that without the hormones, he might not reach 5 feet. Now, fully grown, he is around 5’6, which is considered short, but he’s happy to be that height.

PP who asked and thanks. DH's concern is that she needs medical intervention to reach her height. He's not trying to get her to somehow be magically taller than her genes.

However I went through all the testing (because I'm below the bottom of the growth curve) and I remember it being invasive and annoying. DD is a trooper in pretty much all areas of life, but I don't want to do it to her if she doesn't have to. If the testing had ever revealed an issue with me I might feel differently, but at the end of the day it was a bunch of appointments for nothing.

You're welcome. The testing isn't that bad if your child doesn't mind having blood drawn. If that's an issue, having multiple draws over the course of three or four hours would be unpleasant.

https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/growth-hormone-tests/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a son who hasn't grown in years and has delayed puberty. Many of my friends have kids a full head above both parents. What are they doing to help their children grow?

We feed and water them. They just ended up with the tall genes from DH’s side.

[Anonymous]

If your child really hasn't grown in years, then your pedi would be concerned because that means they are falling off the chart. If they just haven't had a growth spurt yet, that's different.

I actually never had a growth spurt. I just kept growing 2 inches every year and then stopped at my adult height.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

+1 My son had growth hormone injections from age 10 to 16 due to an issue with his pituitary gland. He ended up 6'3", which sounds really tall, but in our family, it is normal. I (the mom) am 6'0", and my husband is 6'4". The doctor estimated that my son would have been about 5'5" without supplemental growth hormone. The injections allowed him to get close to his genetic potential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

+1 My son had growth hormone injections from age 10 to 16 due to an issue with his pituitary gland. He ended up 6'3", which sounds really tall, but in our family, it is normal. I (the mom) am 6'0", and my husband is 6'4". The doctor estimated that my son would have been about 5'5" without supplemental growth hormone. The injections allowed him to get close to his genetic potential.

You are a psycho doing that to your kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

Great post! My son took hormone injections for years before he was done growing. In his case, our endocrinologist said that without the hormones, he might not reach 5 feet. Now, fully grown, he is around 5’6, which is considered short, but he’s happy to be that height.

Your son was the perfect candidate and I’m happy for him that it was successful. I’ve read that if the child is just short without any underlying conditions they might get an inch or maybe two if they’re lucky. It’s not made for vanity reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your child really hasn't grown in years, then your pedi would be concerned because that means they are falling off the chart. If they just haven't had a growth spurt yet, that's different.

I actually never had a growth spurt. I just kept growing 2 inches every year and then stopped at my adult height.

Same with me and one of my daughters. We are the shorter ones in our family. But still normal on the chart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're not doing anything. Unless your kid has some sort of medical condition that requires treatment through growth hormones, you just have to wait. They'll grow eventually.

Wrong. Have 2 friends who have their child on growth hormones. One for over 3 years and another who recently started. One has parents who are both short and another is averaging 2 years behind in puberty after wrist X-ray. Neither is medical issue.

Can you tell me more about this?

I'm super short. DH is slightly tall. We have one kid who is definitely short and getting shorter by growth curve and he is constantly pestering me to talk to the pediatrician about it. I contend it's probably just her genetics.

DP. We have a friend whose son is pre/early puberty and is taking growth hormones at age 13.

It’s in response to a genetic condition that pops up occasionally on his father’s side (cousins going back two generations.)

Before starting the growth hormones, their DC went through a TON of testing (though not genetic), after which the doctor concluded he was a good candidate. It was not something done lightly!

Finally, the doctor said the point of the growth hormone is for their DC to reach his full genetically-determined height (minus the abnormality it’s correcting.) It’s not likely to give him extra height (they don’t expect him to be tall given their families’ height trends.) They’re just hoping he’ll reach HIS normal.

+1 My son had growth hormone injections from age 10 to 16 due to an issue with his pituitary gland. He ended up 6'3", which sounds really tall, but in our family, it is normal. I (the mom) am 6'0", and my husband is 6'4". The doctor estimated that my son would have been about 5'5" without supplemental growth hormone. The injections allowed him to get close to his genetic potential.

You are a psycho doing that to your kid

NP: no, she isn’t. It was a medical issue.

[Anonymous]

Go to an Endo. Right now