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No growth spurt during puberty?
Hi, I'm 14 years old.
If it's a significant detail, I'm Asian too.. I am 5"2, quite small for someone my age. (For Asians, it might be average, but even some Asians at my school are tall.)
But even though it seems I'm progressing puberty normally, what worries me is that I don't think I've ever had a growth spurt. From 5th-6th grade, I've been about 4"11.5 (or 4"11), and my current height right now -- as I am starting high school soon (in a month and a half or so) -- is 5"2. That makes it about 1 inch per year, or 1.5 which is still nothing compared to normal rates -- 2 inches or 4 inches per year. I've never had a sudden growth spurt, I've noticed.
I'm feeling worried because I always felt short. My sister, whom is 19, is 5"3 ish - 5"4.. an average height for a girl, but I hope I can be a little taller.
My mother is about 5"0, my dad is about 5"6. Is it possible to outgrow them both? And is it possible to have a growth spurt at my age? I just turned 14 last month, June 18th.
Maybe some more details:
- Period not stable.. it started April last year. I miss it a couple of months all the time, meh.
- Arm hair has started to grow recently?
And the rest is alright..
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
you will be 5'3
- 1 decade ago
Well, Ive been done growing since I was like 13, so I doubt you will grow much more. Maybe an inch or 2. Don't worry, I never had a growth spurt, and guys like shorter girls!!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I doubt you'll outgrow both of your parents unless someone in your extended family (a grandparent or cousin) is tall. I would guess you'll be 5'4" or 5'5" at the tallest. You are almost as tall as your sister already, and that's a good sign. I don't think I stopped growing until I was 19.
- Anonymous5 years ago
specific this is fairly consumer-friendly to have 2 separate develop spurts. yet all human beings's time table is diverse, and think ofyou've have been given 2 spurts that mixture jointly, or one long drawn out develop era it rather isn't so frantic.
