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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS just turned 13 and is 5’4”. He’s started puberty and It seems he’s an early bloomer.

We went for his annual physical and the pediatrician told him he’s likely to be 6’. My son was thrilled! The thing is DH and I are both short. I’m 5’2” and DH is 5’5”. There’s no way DS is going to be 6’. I’m shocked that the pediatrician would say something like that.

DS was going on about it after the appointment and I just kept reminding him that there’s no way to accurately predict height and that he needs to be okay with however tall he end up being.

Just a vent…[/quote]

13 is in the average range. He is not early, he is actually closer to being on the late side. The sites I am looking at say that 14 is late for puberty. My DS is going to be 13 in a few weeks and has not started puberty, his Doctor isn’t worried but he is one of the last ones in his group of friends to start puberty. All the rest have been growing, have facial hair, and their voices are changing.

The height prediction is probably off but that has nothing to do with when he started puberty. [/quote]

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