How many inches did your daughter grow from age 11-13?

[Anonymous]

My daughter is just 11. She is on the shorter side and is barely showing signs of puberty( just started breast buds)
I am curious how much more she is likely to grow. I’m 5’4” and her father’s sister is 5 ft. I’m afraid she is going to be very short.
Did your daughter grow more than 6 inches in the years of age 11-13?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Op: I should add that the doctor is not at all concerned about her growth but I am curious as to other experiences for average height girls.

[Anonymous]

So much! Maybe 7 inches

[Anonymous]

My DD is 12. Buds just started showing several months ago, but less than 1 yr. No other signs of puberty. She's 4'9, and grew maybe 2" from last year.

Both my kids have generally been growing about 2"/yr, and both are late bloomers as are both parents.

I'm short; DH is tall.

[Anonymous]

What was your daughter's height at her 11 year physical?

[Anonymous]

My DD grew 2 inches. She is 5’5” and I think is done (she is taller than both myself and DH).

[Anonymous]

My DD has always been on the tall side (99+%). She was 5' 3" at 11 and is close to 5' 9" now after turning 13. I have the opposite worries as she may be awkwardly tall (6') in high school (my worries, not hers). But... we don't dwell on it and celebrate all her awesomeness. Tall.. short... somewhere in the middle... they are going to exactly as tall as they are going to be. They're our kids... height should be the last thing we have to worry about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD has always been on the tall side (99+%). She was 5' 3" at 11 and is close to 5' 9" now after turning 13. I have the opposite worries as she may be awkwardly tall (6') in high school (my worries, not hers). But... we don't dwell on it and celebrate all her awesomeness. Tall.. short... somewhere in the middle... they are going to exactly as tall as they are going to be. They're our kids... height should be the last thing we have to worry about.

While I agree with this, if my daughter grows to only be 4’11’ she will be at a disadvantage. Not the case for 6ft women.
I’m talking as adults with careers, hoping to be taken seriously. There are exceptions to this but they are that... exceptions.
I sounds like you have no personal experience with knowing the difficulty very very short women face in the work place. Clearly this is vastly less important than her health, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What was your daughter's height at her 11 year physical?

She is 4ft 7.5 inches tall
At age 11.

[Anonymous]

Not sure, but a lot. She is currently 5'3 at almost 13 but doctor expects her to get to 5'6 or 5'7. She has not started her period yet.

[Anonymous]

my daughter didn’t grow a single inch after starting her period at 13. She is 5’5”

[Anonymous]

My DD grew 7" between Gr. 7 and Gr. 12.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD has always been on the tall side (99+%). She was 5' 3" at 11 and is close to 5' 9" now after turning 13. I have the opposite worries as she may be awkwardly tall (6') in high school (my worries, not hers). But... we don't dwell on it and celebrate all her awesomeness. Tall.. short... somewhere in the middle... they are going to exactly as tall as they are going to be. They're our kids... height should be the last thing we have to worry about.

How tall are you and your husband? Just curious as my 9 year old daughter has also always been in the 99th percentile. Wondering how tall she’ll get!

[Anonymous]

Our DD grew 5 inches between 11 and 13 and has been growing slower since. She is now 14. She was 5’01” at 11 and is now 5’06 and I expect her to grow another inch or two. She started her period at 12.5 years and the growth rate slowed but hasn’t stopped entirely. I am 5’8” and her dad is 5’10”. She is already taller than both of her grandmothers and several aunts. I was worried about her being on the shorter side due to my husbands shorter family members but we still have another daughter - age 10 - that will likely not break 5’2”.