Help for height

[Anonymous]

^ and do not listen to the people on this post.

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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

PP here. Why do you think I'm a psycho? My son has a low functioning pituitary gland and takes supplemental thyroid and cortisol. He will take those for the rest of his life. His growth hormone is monitored for "adult" levels every 6 months. If it drops below a certain threshold, then he will start taking growth hormone again as an adult. Why do you think that is wrong? Genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

Just want to be good parent. Add to my checklist

-Child comes from short people but has not gained an inch in three months. 5 feet 5 now. -Delayed puberty diagnosis by 10 months according to bone scan. Room to grow to 5’9- 5’11
-15 now - 16th birthday early next year
-Cleared by endocrinology with diagnosis of delayed puberty (slight)
-Complains of ‘feeling full’ - now with childhood GI doc awaiting results. Parents sense he’s getting enough calories (competitive tennis) though we cook solid meals
-super low in vitiman D - now on something large he can only take one pill a week - what GI doc discovered
-kid is well adjusted
-think tall pills - vitamin supplements suggested by DCUM - actually helped by increasing calcium (kid hates milk) - still on these daily
-What else might we be missing?

Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Important correction: parents sense he’s NOT getting enough calories (competitive tennis player) 🙏

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just want to be good parent. Add to my checklist

-Child comes from short people but has not gained an inch in three months. 5 feet 5 now. -Delayed puberty diagnosis by 10 months according to bone scan. Room to grow to 5’9- 5’11
-15 now - 16th birthday early next year
-Cleared by endocrinology with diagnosis of delayed puberty (slight)
-Complains of ‘feeling full’ - now with childhood GI doc awaiting results. Parents sense he’s getting enough calories (competitive tennis) though we cook solid meals
-super low in vitiman D - now on something large he can only take one pill a week - what GI doc discovered
-kid is well adjusted
-think tall pills - vitamin supplements suggested by DCUM - actually helped by increasing calcium (kid hates milk) - still on these daily
-What else might we be missing?

Thanks in advance!

What does he weigh? My DS has also had very late puberty…simple delayed puberty, had testing and no treatment needed. was 5’6 1/2” 108ish on his 15th birthday. 9 months later he is 5’10” 125ish, maybe 130. We are on the taller side though.

Unless the doctors recommend something, I don’t think pills and supplements are needed or helpful. IMHO some kids just have lighter appetites. My DS does- nothing “wrong” with him- he just isn’t a kid that has ever been super focused on food TBH. He eats a ton if it is something he absolutely loves, otherwise is “meh” a lot of the time. Our ped is unconcerned. What has (somewhat) worked with our DS is to let him have the food he wants (as long as it is actual food as opposed to Doritos or whatever). Milkshakes (we add protein powder), ice cream, cheeseburgers, fried chicken etc.

Despite his low weight, my DS continues to grow rapidly so is obviously getting enough calories. A lot of boys simply do not fill out until much later on (usually after they stop growing in height)- skinny boys are nothing new. Especially athletes (mine is also).

In short, there may be nothing “wrong”….just an active skinny teen boy which is so common. Especially for late bloomers. Only thing to do is encourage extra calories for awhile. Also some light weight training can be helpful to build muscle depending on what his doctor/athletic coach thinks. Even late bloomers are usually ready for that by 15-16.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

It is not irrational.

Being short is a problem for a boy. Especially today.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

It is not irrational.

Being short is a problem for a boy. Especially today.

+1

On Instagram, everyone makes fun of boys who are short.

[Anonymous]

My DS didn’t start puberty until 14 1/2. He was being monitored by the pediatrician every 6 months. If he had reached 15 without entering puberty, we would have gone to the next step, whatever that was.

His younger brother appears to be on the same trajectory much to his dismay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

It is not irrational.

Being short is a problem for a boy. Especially today.

+1

On Instagram, everyone makes fun of boys who are short.

Maybe stop paying so much attention to Instagram

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just want to be good parent. Add to my checklist

-Child comes from short people but has not gained an inch in three months. 5 feet 5 now. -Delayed puberty diagnosis by 10 months according to bone scan. Room to grow to 5’9- 5’11
-15 now - 16th birthday early next year
-Cleared by endocrinology with diagnosis of delayed puberty (slight)
-Complains of ‘feeling full’ - now with childhood GI doc awaiting results. Parents sense he’s getting enough calories (competitive tennis) though we cook solid meals
-super low in vitiman D - now on something large he can only take one pill a week - what GI doc discovered
-kid is well adjusted
-think tall pills - vitamin supplements suggested by DCUM - actually helped by increasing calcium (kid hates milk) - still on these daily
-What else might we be missing?

Thanks in advance!

He seems fine. He’s 15 and 5’5”. He likely has at least 3 more years of growing if not more. He is on track to be at minimum 5’8” but probably closer to the 5’9”-5’11” range. I don’t even know what you mean by “hasn’t grown an inch in 3 months,” that is not at all significant. He should be growing about 1-2 inches per year, minimum but maybe more

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

It is not irrational.

Being short is a problem for a boy. Especially today.

+1

On Instagram, everyone makes fun of boys who are short.

IG is not real life. Get off social media.

[Anonymous]

It is ok to be a midget

[Anonymous]

good sleep, exercise, spend some time outdoors, good diet

-mom of DS who had delayed puberty, started HS at 5'1.25", went into college at 5' 10, now 5'11 1t 19, and possibly still growing. DS hit puberty around 15 to 16.

Late bloomers usually continue to grow in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just want to be good parent. Add to my checklist

-Child comes from short people but has not gained an inch in three months. 5 feet 5 now. -Delayed puberty diagnosis by 10 months according to bone scan. Room to grow to 5’9- 5’11
-15 now - 16th birthday early next year
-Cleared by endocrinology with diagnosis of delayed puberty (slight)
-Complains of ‘feeling full’ - now with childhood GI doc awaiting results. Parents sense he’s getting enough calories (competitive tennis) though we cook solid meals
-super low in vitiman D - now on something large he can only take one pill a week - what GI doc discovered
-kid is well adjusted
-think tall pills - vitamin supplements suggested by DCUM - actually helped by increasing calcium (kid hates milk) - still on these daily
-What else might we be missing?

Thanks in advance!

He seems fine. He’s 15 and 5’5”. He likely has at least 3 more years of growing if not more. He is on track to be at minimum 5’8” but probably closer to the 5’9”-5’11” range. I don’t even know what you mean by “hasn’t grown an inch in 3 months,” that is not at all significant. He should be growing about 1-2 inches per year, minimum but maybe more

+1 I'm a pp with a DS who started puberty late.

DS grew on average 2" per year. Some years it was 1.5", other years it was 3".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just want to be good parent. Add to my checklist

-Child comes from short people but has not gained an inch in three months. 5 feet 5 now. -Delayed puberty diagnosis by 10 months according to bone scan. Room to grow to 5’9- 5’11
-15 now - 16th birthday early next year
-Cleared by endocrinology with diagnosis of delayed puberty (slight)
-Complains of ‘feeling full’ - now with childhood GI doc awaiting results. Parents sense he’s getting enough calories (competitive tennis) though we cook solid meals
-super low in vitiman D - now on something large he can only take one pill a week - what GI doc discovered
-kid is well adjusted
-think tall pills - vitamin supplements suggested by DCUM - actually helped by increasing calcium (kid hates milk) - still on these daily
-What else might we be missing?

Thanks in advance!

He seems fine. He’s 15 and 5’5”. He likely has at least 3 more years of growing if not more. He is on track to be at minimum 5’8” but probably closer to the 5’9”-5’11” range. I don’t even know what you mean by “hasn’t grown an inch in 3 months,” that is not at all significant. He should be growing about 1-2 inches per year, minimum but maybe more

Thanks for reassuring. To the earlier pp who asked how much he weighs 112. Thanks for the comments.