My 8th grader and I have discussed this recently as she hopes to grow a couple more inches Most of her friends continued to grow after they got theirs (they are not shy about talking about it amongst themselves ) Who knows what their final heights will be, but I’ve been reading a couple inches isn’t uncommon, if not more. DD1 is 5’2 and still growing after getting her period. I am 5’4 and DH is 6’0.
She got first period a couple years younger than I did which surprised us. DH and I were both on the late side of puberty.
She got first period a couple years younger than I did which surprised us. DH and I were both on the late side of puberty.
I got mine the day before I turned 13 so I was certainly shocked when she got hers before she was even 11.5! I don't think DH went through puberty until after college when I met him! She's also super active and athletic which I heard can delay things. I guess not!
Post by Patsy Baloney on Aug 22, 2019 15:06:02 GMT -5
I put on all of my height really quick, so I'm not super sure when I stopped growing. I was definitely the big friend for much of my little kid years. I feel like I've always been this tall, lol. But, I got my period at 11 in 6th grade, so there's no way I was done growing at the time. I'm 5'7 now.
Post by timorousbeastie on Aug 22, 2019 15:14:48 GMT -5
I got mine at 11. I didn’t even start really growing until 8th grade - I started that year as far and away the shortest kid in the class; I ended the year as the 2nd tallest girl, at 5’8”.
Nope and we just had the conversation with dds pedi about the same thing. She’s always been 90th for height, she got her period two year ago (at 10.5) and her growing just leveled out, her pedi said you generally only grow 2-3” after you get it. She’s grown less than two inches since she did
im not sure how true that is .. i was 5'3" maybe 5'4" when i got at just weeks before my 13th bday. i topped out at 6'0" at 3 years later.
I stopped growing at 5’2” in 6th grade and got my period the following year.
My DD got hers at 11 and she’ll be 13 in November and is just 5’. I’m really curious if she’s gonna grow more. Her Dad is only 5’8” so she really didn’t have a chance to begin with.
I got mine when I was 10 (summer between 5th and 6th grade). I only grew a couple inches afterwards. During a MRI that I had at 15, doctors notes that my growth plates were fully closed. My boobs were basically done growing by 13 (C cup). Then I had a boob growth spurt when I was 18/19 and they went to DDs. Then I gained weight at 22 and they went up to the F-I range.
I was 11 and at least 5’ 4”. I stopped growing at 12 (or so I thought), but grew almost an inch after I got married at 22. I didn’t even need a bra when I started, but grew to a 34B in high school and am a 34D after kids. I finally topped out at 5’ 6.5”.
Post by turnipthebeet on Aug 22, 2019 16:00:52 GMT -5
I'm just here to say that I'm impressed that you all remember your heights from middle school. I can't even remember my kids' height from his 2 month check up back in April.
I'm just here to say that I'm impressed that you all remember your heights from middle school. I can't even remember my kids' height from his 2 month check up back in April.
TBF, some of us haven’t grown since then, so it’s not hard to remember when you’ve been the same height for 28 years. 🤣
I'm just here to say that I'm impressed that you all remember your heights from middle school. I can't even remember my kids' height from his 2 month check up back in April.
I only happen to know my height because I got my own passport around that age (when I started my period)
Post by aprilsails on Aug 22, 2019 18:18:07 GMT -5
I am like the exact opposite. I stopped growing in Grade 5 (11) completely. Like I could still wear my Grade 5 gym shoes right now if I wanted to. That being said, I was The tallest in my class at 5’7” at that point. I didn’t get my period until I was about 13 and a half but I was super skinny, anemic, and active at that age. Boobs didn’t come in until 14.
Post by bugandbibs on Aug 22, 2019 18:19:07 GMT -5
Yes! I started a month before my 11th birthday. I grew another 5+ inches by the time I started college. I ended up 5’7” and was someonwhere around 5’1” when I started in 5th grade.
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