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Anonymous wrote:My DS was 5 foot flat at 13. Started puberty at 14 (bone scan shoes he was 6-12 months behind). He’s 5’6’’ at 14.5 and hasn’t gotten broad or filled out yet (still 105 lbs). Endocrinologist thinks he will reach 5’10’’ at a minimum. He was just slow and like another pp said, once he started growing, he really took off.

Why was he getting bone scans and seeing an endocrinologist? Is this normal for UMC people whose kids are below 50th percentile?

NP: my own DS was also 5’0” at 13, and we saw an endo at 13.5 (after bringing him in for a mid year height/weight check). In my DS’s case, he barely grew at ALL for over a year- in either height or weight- and was still tanner stage 1 (zero signs of puberty), which drew the concern of our pediatrician, as it can indicate other issues. In my DS’s case, it was simple constitutional delay- and he had an exaggerated period of very slow growth before puberty kicked in. Which apparently can be normal for some kids.

It isn’t always just about height alone. Also time is of the essence IF there is a problem. Many times there turns out to be no problem that requires treatment, which is great. But better safe than sorry. Especially if the pediatrician also has concerns.

My DS eventually started puberty and grew to a normal height without interventions, just later than most peers. But I’m glad we got it checked out.

This is OP. Our pediatrician wasn’t concerned when there were zero signs of puberty at 13. Nor at 14. Why was yours? At 15, he said it was most likely just a delay and ordered the bone scan. Now I’m wondering if we need any other work up beyond the bone scan.

Ours was concerned because of the growth issue outlined above. At his 13yo appt my DS not only had zero signs of puberty, but in the previous 12months had only grown 0.75 inches and gained 4lbs. So it was not just the lack of puberty signs but a general lack of growth entirely (after growing normally previously). Our ped was particularly concerned about things like celiac, growth hormone issues etc- which she would prefer to address sooner rather than later, if present.

My friend’s ped just referred their DS to an endo after no puberty signs at his 14yo appt. I think there is some variation as to when peds will refer out.

Anonymous wrote:How do so many people know their son’s bone age? My son is 14 and 5’ 3” and a late bloomer but have no idea how I would know his bone age!

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Kid is now 16.5 and above 5’11”. He still looked like a little kid until 16, then started to grow and his voice broke in the past few months. He’s now much taller than many friends who had towered over him. Clearly still growing and still going through puberty. No sign of even the tiniest bit of facial hair yet, for example.

Pediatrician thinks he’ll be at least 6 2 which tracks parental height. Younger brother is looking like he’ll have the same trajectory.

Great update! It sounds like your son grew 6 inches in 1.5 years and then will round out with 3 more inches! 5 ft 5 at 15 wasn’t terribly short to begin with though.

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Kid is now 16.5 and above 5’11”. He still looked like a little kid until 16, then started to grow and his voice broke in the past few months. He’s now much taller than many friends who had towered over him. Clearly still growing and still going through puberty. No sign of even the tiniest bit of facial hair yet, for example.

Pediatrician thinks he’ll be at least 6 2 which tracks parental height. Younger brother is looking like he’ll have the same trajectory.

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Anonymous wrote:My middle school daughter is 5’7” and there are very few boys taller than her. The boys don’t get taller than a lot of the girls until high school.

This is OP. My son is a high school sophomore. I’m not sure why you commented here or how it connects to my question.

This is an old post. I think the point might be is that half the boys are short going into high school and some girls tower over them for a short while. . The response was obvious to me.

Update - did your son grow to be a typical teen?

Anonymous wrote:“Just starting” is good! Things will pretty come quickly after this.

Mine wasn’t exactly constitution delay bc he started just shy of 14. But he did have an 18 month bone delay.

While he reached his full height around 19, at 21 he’s still filling out.

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Anonymous wrote:My middle school daughter is 5’7” and there are very few boys taller than her. The boys don’t get taller than a lot of the girls until high school.

This is OP. My son is a high school sophomore. I’m not sure why you commented here or how it connects to my question.

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Anonymous wrote:DS 14, zero signs of puberty. 5’3 and 100 lbs on a good day with size 10.5 feet. Pediatrician at his most recent annual said “let’s watch it” but given family history of late growth plus no signs of puberty she said she was not concerned. Next annual is in 6 months so planning on pushing for additional testing if we haven’t seen more growth. DDs (older) both followed very typical growth/puberty timelines so this is very stressful—especially since he’s an athlete and now struggling to compete with boys who have already had growth spurts and are well into puberty.

In my family boys grow very late and girls are on time. Both are tall, in the end. Your daughters growth may be irrelevant here, though I’d be concerned re feet size without height.

Why would you be concerned about foot size without height? Our son’s feet grew a ton before they had their actual growth spurts. I thought that was the norm.

Yes I would think it’s a good thing that he has a 10.5 foot. My son is right around 5’ 3” at almost 14 and he wears a size 7!