My dd was 5’2” when she got hers at 10 1/2, now she’s a 5’7” college student. She weirdly shot up right after the first period — was 5’5.5 by the time she had her 11th birthday! Then slowly put on another inch and a half fully grown at around 14.

My daughter hasn’t gotten hers yet but I was only 4’ 9” when I got mine at 12.5 and I grew to 5’ 5”.

Anonymous wrote:My DD got her period at 11.5. It’s been 2 years and she has grown a total of 1 inch.

Noooooo! This is what I'm afraid of, My DD just got it at almost 12 yo, and is 5'2". She has always been on the taller side of her class.....but so was I and I'm 5'3" but got my period at age 10. Hoping fpr at least 2 more inches!

My DD got her period at 11.5. It’s been 2 years and she has grown a total of 1 inch.

I grew no more than 2" (maybe only 1"). Since I started at age 9, I'm now on the petite size (5'4) whereas for my early childhood I was tall.

Her first period wasn’t until she was 16 (and she was not underweight or undeveloped), so .5 inches

I grew about 2”.

I was 5'0" when I started by period at age 10. My adult height is 5'7". My parents before shrinking were 5'4" and 5' 11".

Did she grow any taller?

Anonymous wrote:Some of these replies are very assuring. my DD got her period in October (she turned 13 in Jan) and the doctor mentioned she will grow only another inch or 2.
She needs to grow 4 inches to come to my height. If the peds say that growth is limited after first period, then we will have a short generation as more and more girls are getting their period earlier.

No. I work at an elementary school and most of the girls in 5th and 6th grade are near my height. I'm 5'4". A few are short and a few are tall, but most of them are around the same height, which is close to my height.

Anonymous wrote:DD was 5'9 at age 14. She is 5'10 at 15 and. Her feet just grew 1/2 size to 10. I am 5'11 and hope she is a little taller than me. Her 17 yo brother is just over 6'2 and also a later bloomer.

I think your DD sounds perfect. Why would you want her taller?

I only grew about an inch after I got my period at 11. Ended up at 5'1.

If you are concerned, it is easy to have the doctor order a bone age study, which uses x-rays of the wrist area to determine the current state of the bone plates. A pediatric endocrinologist can then use that data, along with family demographic and blood test information to plug into a model that provides estimates of future growth.

DD had a big growth spurt before she got her first period (~3.5 in.) and then grew a little over 2 more in. after she got her period, but that was over about a year and a half span.

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