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Anonymous wrote:This is why you don’t marry short men if you are a short woman.
I am pretty sure the title was for short statured parents/kiddos to chime in not for this type of rude comment.
Anonymous wrote:My 16yo ds is 5' 6" and done growing and I assure you he is doing great too.
My son is predicted to be about 5'7. Did your DS gradually grow or did he have a growth spurt? Just figured I would ask someone in the same range as us lol.
Anonymous wrote:Twins are 18y.
DS1 - consistently 50th percentile growing up. Now is 5'8 and about 30th percentile.
DS1 - consistently 25th percentile growing up. Now 5'8 and about 30th percentile.
Not sure if they are still growing...
My son is consistently 25% percentile but that is def higher than his double the height at 2. He just hit puberty so we shall see if he maintains the curve.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hair isn't reliable. My kids had hair in pits and pubes in 5th/6th grade and didn't hit their growth spurts until 10th grade (the first one). Another one around 17-18.
My oldest was 5'5" in 9th and graduated at 6" and expected to grow 1-2 more inches (typical of men in our family).
My other son was 5'4" in 9th and very, very skinny, baby face. He is now 5'8" end of sophomore year/16. Voice hasn't changed. Very hairy legs/pits--not on his face, little to no facial hair--hasn't filled out...long limbs--his growth plates are still wide open on x-ray for a sports injury.
Kids don't all follow the 'signs of puberty'/Tanner in the same model/manner.
I am only going by what the doc said, I think it was more so his blood results that made her refer out. He is my second boy, the other one is a giant lol. So, I am not used to this. His brother was 5'6 by the time he was 13. So, very opposite.
How tall is this son? My son also wears 4.5 shoes with tiny hands at 12. He’s 4’9”.
How tall are you and your spouse?
Anonymous wrote:Just curious as my son is the same age and showing no signs of puberty and has tiny feet. We can't tell if he's destined to be really short or if he's a late grower. What size shoes does your son wear and how tall is he?
4'7
Anonymous wrote:Just curious as my son is the same age and showing no signs of puberty and has tiny feet. We can't tell if he's destined to be really short or if he's a late grower. What size shoes does your son wear and how tall is he?
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Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hair isn't reliable. My kids had hair in pits and pubes in 5th/6th grade and didn't hit their growth spurts until 10th grade (the first one). Another one around 17-18.
My oldest was 5'5" in 9th and graduated at 6" and expected to grow 1-2 more inches (typical of men in our family).
My other son was 5'4" in 9th and very, very skinny, baby face. He is now 5'8" end of sophomore year/16. Voice hasn't changed. Very hairy legs/pits--not on his face, little to no facial hair--hasn't filled out...long limbs--his growth plates are still wide open on x-ray for a sports injury.
Kids don't all follow the 'signs of puberty'/Tanner in the same model/manner.
I am only going by what the doc said, I think it was more so his blood results that made her refer out. He is my second boy, the other one is a giant lol. So, I am not used to this. His brother was 5'6 by the time he was 13. So, very opposite.
How tall is this son? My son also wears 4.5 shoes with tiny hands at 12. He’s 4’9”.
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Anonymous wrote:What do you mean he isn't growing normally?
The bone age and DHEA-S numbers are a range. His seem within normal range. Is there something else that made her order the test?
He is in like the 3rd percentile for height and that is not aligned with our heights. That is why she started digging deeper.
Anonymous wrote:I’d definitely wait to see what the specialist says, and would not be worried at all at this point.
what is the growth issue? I assume that is why you did a bone scan?
Growth spurt comes later in puberty for a lot of boys FWIW. For example ped said my DS was in early puberty at 13yo appt (based on physical exam) but DS still outwardly looked like a little kid and definitely no growth spurt. It wasn’t until 14.5-15 that he started growing rapidly and looking more like a teen.
Yes he wasn't having normal growth per doc.
Anonymous wrote:Jjhernandez wrote:Anonymous wrote:The bone age usually does not match up with stages of puberty. This is completely normal. What is the concern exactly? 12.5 is hardly early puberty.
Many kids are 1-2 years delayed bone age and the bone age readings are not exact. They are an estimate and the endocrinology may re-read the scans and give a completely different bone age.
She made it seem like having an elevated DHEA-S of 142 was not good with his bone age.
Is this a general practice pediatrician? If so, take everything they say with a grain of salt. Professionals will speak with an air of authority on topics they know very little about. The reason they hate google is you can easily walk into their office knowing more about a niche esoteric topic they last saw 15 years ago while studying for a licensing exam
Yes she is a general practice pediatrician.
How off are the bone scans when the endo doc reads them? Is it usually by a lot?
Anonymous wrote:The bone age usually does not match up with stages of puberty. This is completely normal. What is the concern exactly? 12.5 is hardly early puberty.
Many kids are 1-2 years delayed bone age and the bone age readings are not exact. They are an estimate and the endocrinology may re-read the scans and give a completely different bone age.
She made it seem like having an elevated DHEA-S of 142 was not good with his bone age.
Anonymous wrote:The bone age usually does not match up with stages of puberty. This is completely normal. What is the concern exactly? 12.5 is hardly early puberty.
Many kids are 1-2 years delayed bone age and the bone age readings are not exact. They are an estimate and the endocrinology may re-read the scans and give a completely different bone age.
Okay, I didn't know that. Our pediatrician made it seem like it was abnormal.
I think it's more so that the testosterone levels are elevated that is what is causing my nervousness. It doesn't match the bone scan.
My 12.5 year old son is showing signs of being in puberty such as a little bit of hair in the genital area. They did some tests and his testosterone levels are elevated, but what's concerning to pedo is that the bone age scan came back delayed being that of 10-11 years old. We are being referred to an endocrinologist and I am just nervous. Are the bone age scans usually accurate?
He isn't growing normally, his feet and hands seem to still be a smaller size. Has anyone experienced this?
He isn't growing normally, his feet and hands seem to still be a smaller size. Has anyone experienced this?
Anonymous wrote:Jjhernandez wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kids' growth charts were consistent from beginning to end: always small, no surprises
Just curious, what were their percentiles on the growth chart?
They peaked at the 10th percentile when they were little, then settled into 5th (DS) and 3rd (DD). In line with my husband's and my short stature: DS is his father's height, and DD will probably be a little shorter than me. DH wanted his kids to get growth hormone treatment, but they did not qualify. I don't really care to be honest, otherwise I wouldn't have married a short man
Yes, I think there has to be dramatic drop in percentiles to qualify for HGH and have a deficiency. How tall are you and your husband if you do not mind me asking?