Did your girl grow more (in height) after she got her period?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew 5 inches after getting my period. 5!

— sincerely, a got period at 13, stopped growing senior year of high school, 5’10”, 40-something lady.

Were your parents tall? My DD is short, I’m short, my mother is short. I don’t have much hope she’ll sprout too much more. If you’re meant to be tall, then lots of growing can happen after your first period.

Yes, tall parents. Mom 5’9, Dad 6’2. Younger sis topped out at 5’8.

[Anonymous]

DD has always been tallest in her class and she hated it, got her period early at 10 end up 5’7” now at 14
We are relieved that she end up with a good height, not too tall or short

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD has always been tallest in her class and she hated it, got her period early at 10 end up 5’7” now at 14
We are relieved that she end up with a good height, not too tall or short

How tall was she at 10?

[Anonymous]

All of you who grew quite a bit after menarche - was this true of other women in your family?

[Anonymous]

My doctor said you can grow for up to about two years after your period, and then it is generally done.

[Anonymous]

What's wrong with being short?

[Anonymous]

This is fascinating. Thank you all for sharing.

DD1 got her period at 11Y 10M (the night before middle school started, but that's another story!). She's now 5'5", 115 lbs. Had gained 6" and 10 pounds in the previous year.
DD2 not showing any signs of puberty at 10Y 6M, 5'2", 108 lbs.

I'm 5'9" and DH is 6'.

[Anonymous]

I got my period a few months before turning 12. I continued to grow through highschool so I probably picked up 3 inches maybe 4 after it. I have tall parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with being short?

Yeah i'm getting this too. Being short enough that it impairs your day to day living (e.g., being able to comfortably drive), or if it's a symptom of an underlying medical issue is one thing. But just being "short"? I'm 5'2" and doing pretty darn well. Married a really handsome dude 20 years ago who is 6'2" and my short body carried and pushed out two 8 1/2 lb. healthy babies who are now great, thriving teens. I have a fulfilling career and a nice income.

Besides, being shorter is related to being healthier and living longer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12586217

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with being short?

Yeah i'm getting this too. Being short enough that it impairs your day to day living (e.g., being able to comfortably drive), or if it's a symptom of an underlying medical issue is one thing. But just being "short"? I'm 5'2" and doing pretty darn well. Married a really handsome dude 20 years ago who is 6'2" and my short body carried and pushed out two 8 1/2 lb. healthy babies who are now great, thriving teens. I have a fulfilling career and a nice income.

Besides, being shorter is related to being healthier and living longer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12586217

+1

[Anonymous]

^^being 5’2 is not short! My D is only 4’11 at age 13. We’ll be lucky if she gets to 5 ft. Now that’s short!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with being short?

Or really tall? Of all the things we can worry about when it comes to our kids, I just don’t understand why their eventual height would be one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^being 5’2 is not short! My D is only 4’11 at age 13. We’ll be lucky if she gets to 5 ft. Now that’s short!

Same here with my DD. I just wish that she can be taller than me, and I am not quite 5'2". She had her first period when she was 11.5. Don't think she grew much since.

[Anonymous]

Growing depends on the space between your bones. You grow when your bones grows. Bone stops growing when they run out of space and touch each other.

How much you grow depends on this alone. It is called your bone age. You can get an x-ray and a pediatric endocrinologist can interpret it for you. In the end, you cannot do anything to change outcome of height safely.

My advice will be to make sure your kid is eating very clean, healthy and nutritious food, getting lots of sleep, doing cardio exercise and weight bearing excerise to make her bones strong and most importantly doing stretches and yoga to elongate the spine. Correct posture and spine elongation can increase up to two inches of height.