When did your DS hit puberty ? If he hasn't hit it yet, how old is he?
This is inspired by my DS who is turning 14 in 5 weeks and going into high school and is pretty short like 4'11" maybe?
Of course H and I are not very tall (5'8" and 5'2" respectively). But I'm hoping that he will eventually be taller than me and at least get a few inches when he hits puberty.
He has some pimples and of course grumpy and tweeny but I don't think we're at puberty yet.
It's of course tough on him. DD is 10 and has some friends that are taller than him. He does a good job of brushing it off and it's a big joke with all of his friends.
He's very athletic, but it's going to hold him back as he enters high school and wants to make the baseball team. He does wrestling too but thankfully his height can be an advantage.
Post by dcrunnergirl52 on Jun 11, 2024 10:24:37 GMT -5
DS1 will be 14 at the end of August and probably started about 2 years ago.
He started shooting up in height around 12 years old and hasn't stopped. He is almost 5'8" now, and the tallest in our family (I'm 5'6" and DH is 5'8ish" but we have tall genes...my mom and aunt are 5'10" and both of our dads were over 6'2"). And, in the past 18 months, his feet grew like weeds; he's in a men's size 12.
Other puberty stuff: We started to notice a change in his voice about a year ago, getting deeper. And, he started shaving about 6 months ago but just needs to do it about once a week. And, acne started about a year ago.
And, FWIW, he is the complete opposite of athletic and is just a tall, gangly theater kid, LOL.
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Jun 11, 2024 10:51:16 GMT -5
My ds turns 15 at the end of July, and he was a freshman in HS this year. I definitely think he's been going through puberty this year and probably still is, but it wasn't an overnight change for him.
I'm super short (5'), and dh is only 5'8, and my kids have always been TINY, but this year, ds finally overtook me by an inch or so. I just had him weight himself last night because he has an appt. today, and he just broke 100 lbs too (100.8). I'm hoping he gets a few more inches of course, but who knows. His voice got deeper this year, but still cracks, and he definitely matured a lot over this year too. We also got him an electric razor because his mustache got really dark, but I don't think he shaves it regularly yet.
DS1 is 13.5 and hasn’t started showing signs yet…but he’s big. He’s 5’7” and about 135 pounds and wears a size 11 shoe…I fear for what is to come! (My H is 6’6” and DS was 10lb+ at birth, so we knew he was going to be a big kid.)
I help with sports photos at the middle school…the difference between Fall and Spring sports and 7th and 8th grade was WILD! There are 8th graders who haven’t broken 5’ yet and some who are definitely over 6’! (DS1 has several friends who are shorter than my 10 year old, too.)
it's all anecdotal and individual. i know you know this, but whatever we tell you has nothing to do with your son.
i have friends who was 5-6 until he graduated high school, and by the time he left college he was 6-2. our middle school (6-9th grades) has the full range of heights.
also, baseball is the team sport most designed for all sizes. there isn't contact, and sure arm strength is a thing but being tall doesn't impact it nearly as much as it does blocking shots in basketball or fighting for a ball in soccer.
if you are concerned, you can always ask his doctor what they think
Post by somersault72 on Jun 11, 2024 13:09:35 GMT -5
My son has always been on the tall side (heck he was over 22" at birth), but from 14-15 he went from 5'11" to just under 6'3". I noticed a massive difference in him between 8th grade and freshman year, so I think he went through puberty at 13. Your son could start shooting up (height wise of course) any time now.
Ds is 15. I don’t think he’s officially hit puberty yet. He has his annual checkup next month and we’ll get the official word. 😉
His voice hasn’t started changing, I’ll not seeing under arm hair, and while he’s 5’8”, as DH and i are both 6’ and taller - were expecting a growth spurt at some point!
My DS started puberty at around age 11 (voice changed, growth spurt). He turned 14 in May and is 5'11". My husband and I aren't super tall or anything, I think my son just start puberty very early. He plays basketball and in the 8th grade this past year, there were boys in the league of every height from 4'10" to 6'6." I think the puberty range for kids of this age is huge!
DS just turned 12 but I'd say he started about 6 months ago. Voice changing, armpit hair and he really leaned out. I'm 5'8" and he's at least as tall as me. We are expecting him to be pretty tall though (DH is 6'2")
Height was a big concern for my son (and his dad is over 6’ & im 5’6” so it shouldn’t be). Our pedi described there’s 5 (? Deets fuzzy) stages of puberty with growth spurts usually happening in like stage 3. She says my son is at the beginning of stage 2 & he’s almost 14. She also said each stage can be 1-ish years.
I think he’s just under 5’2”?
Honestly, while some kids are giants, I’d say he’s actually average height when I volunteer at school or go to his rec sports games (I’m assuming physically developed kids probably go for travel teams) so he’s not actually abnormal.
My h was a late bloomer so it all tracks. The pedi just reiterated that he should make sure he’s getting enough sleep & fueling his body (not just chips all the time but protein & vitamin foods to support growth too!)
I think height ranges for that age vary a huge amount. Friends of ours have a 13-year-old son who is like 6’3” and most of his same age friends are more than a foot shorter than him.
My oldest DS is only 10.5, so he hasn’t hit puberty, but I expect my boys to be short. I’m 5’3” on a good day and DH is 5’8” on a good day. DD is 11 and already my height - she’s our anomaly.
My DS hit puberty late like his dad. He was didn't hit his growth spurt until he was a freshman in high school-- birthday just after the cutoff, so older for his grade. He was about 5' with a kid's body in August when he was fitted for his band uniform. By the Christmas parade, he needed to size-up. By the Memorial Day parade he needed to size-up a second time. He went through that middle school push-back phase in 9th and the first half of 10th which was ugly with grades counting; most of his friends were done this by the end of 8th and I mistakenly thought I'd gotten lucky. His voice didn't really settle until just before 11th grade.
My son is 14 and starting Hs in Fall. No signs of puberty. He is about 5ft and maybe 90lbs. I asked his ped and they ran some tests, including an X-ray of his wrist. His bone age is about 2 yrs behind his actual age, so his puberty is a bit delayed. But the dr is not worried about it, so long as he is growing (which he is, just slowly.) he is also consistent with his growth curve/percentiles of his whole life..
DH is 6’1’’ and I’m 5’7’’ but both of our kids have always been 10th percentile for height. Shrug. Genetics are weird. Our ped said boys with later starting puberty will continue to grow later than other boys, so he could keep growing well into late HS or even college.
I will say that DS has severe ADHD, diagnosed at age 7, and has been on ADHD meds since 8. Some anecdotal studies show these meds can delay puberty but that the kids overall tend to be the same height they would have been w/o meds. Even knowing that now, I still wouldn’t change having put him on meds. They have been a life changer and he is successful academically and socially in a way that he wouldn’t be w/o such meds that allow him to focus.
And it does help that DS is not a sports kid at all, and has a lot of small nerdy techie friends just like him.
Post by InBetweenDays on Jun 12, 2024 9:44:04 GMT -5
There is such a discrepancy with when puberty starts and height at this age. DS took after me and started around 13. He's 15.5 now but i don't think he's done growing.
But H was a very late bloomer. He didn't really get his height until very end of high school/ start of college. And DS' friends are all over the place with height and stages of puberty.
DS2 is 12 with zero signs of puberty. He’s a touch under 5 feet and one of the shortest in his class (I’m 5’8” and DH is 6”).
DS1 is 17 and almost 6’2”. I’m having trouble remembering timeline but he didn’t hit puberty until maybe 13? He was always taller than DS2 is at the same age but their online growth/height predictors (I know I know, don’t rely on these) and their pedi say they will end up around the same height. Who knows.
My husbands brother didn’t have his major growth spurt until 16 or 17. I think it can vary wildly with kids. Middle school is such a weird time because you have some kids fully done with puberty and some not started at all in the same class and everyone feels awkward no matter what side you are on.
Oh and we had well checks yesterday and our pedi said the fact that he has zero puberty signs at 12 is completely normal
Ours said the same about DS1 when he had his 13 year old well-check. She said it feels like lots of kids are ahead, but not at all concerning that he isn’t there yet.
My 13.5 year old seems to be growing a lot lately and has some pimples. His voice just as of recently is really changing, which is WEIRD. So I guess we're there?? But not majorly there yet. He's only about 5'4" and we're hoping he grows a lot this year. I'm almost 5'6". He has some breakouts but nothing too serious yet.
He has a friend who got way taller, deep voice, "man" legs and hair on them, a year or so ago already while DS had nothing. That same kid's sister is in my DD's grade and looks like she could be five years older than DD. Puberty is wild.
Post by sometimesrunner on Jun 12, 2024 12:42:57 GMT -5
DS turned 12 last week and is the very beginning stages. He's a touch under 5' right now and about 90 lbs. H and I were both on the later side to reach puberty, so I'm sure he has awhile to go before he really hits it and gets taller. I'm 5'7" and H is 6'3", so DS is hopeful that he'll be on the taller side. It's just hard waiting for growth when you're one of the youngest in your class and you play basketball.
DS1 is 12 and is grumpy with mood swings, but other than needing deodorant he hasnt any physical signs. He is about 5ft and is average for his class but I am only 5"3, and DH was about 5"10.
WE note it a lot at swimming - in the 11/12 and 13/14 age groups, some kids are fully grown adults and others are still kids. It is a huge variety at this age.
My husband grew several inches our freshman year of university! We met the first week and have pictures of our friend group where he is a few inches shorter than me. (I am 5'11".) We started dating our second year and were nearly eye to eye. By the time we got married after graduation were were the same height.
I'm really curious to see where DS lands. He is 10 and on the taller side, but not the tallest in his class like I was. H was small all through middle and high school. Both of us have tall genes in our families so he could end up over 6'.
Ds is 12.5 and hasn’t started yet. He’s always been in the 75% for height so I’m assuming he will hit the puberty growth spurt at some point. He’s very athletic and lean but strong at about 5’1” and maybe 85-90 pounds.
DS is 9, so not yet, but we think he might end up being on the early side. We have noticed very obvious body odor changes and he wears deodorant now daily. I think his doc said boys in puberty grow about 3+ inches per year during puberty and DS grew about 2.5 last year.
My son will be 15 in 3 weeks. He is like 5’3’’. He has grown normal growth rates the last few years (like an inch or two) with little sign of puberty. His Dr said last year that if the same was true this year he would refer us to an endocrinologist for eval.