GROWTH SPURT!!!? growing tips?!?!?

YES THAT'S A HUGE GROWTH SPURT. YOU DON'T NEED TO GROW NOW

Hi again :)

We seem really similar!

I've been worried about my height too! I was born on November 11 1997, so we're similar in age. (I also had my period at age 12.)

Growth spurts and regular growing are different. You're growing at a nice steady pace, which is good. (I am 5'3" and I haven't really grown much since 6th grade, so I've been worried, because I'm not even totally 5'3" just 5'2.5")

So my advice to you is what I have been researching for the last couple weeks. Eat right and sleep right, it really makes a difference. My mom is a nurse, and she says just to not worry about it, that also helps. Growth spurts are when you grow very rapidly in a short period of time, and as girls, we don't really have too much of that, it's more of a guy thing.

There's no magical treatment to make you taller, sorry boo :) You're just going to let nature take it's course.

From what I understand, you stop growing when you finish puberty because your bones fuse together. I don't think puberty is over for you, and it probably isn't for me either, so you still have a while, don't sweat it!

I'll update you if I learn anything new about it :)

PS: How did you get your height by year? I've been looking to get mine, but my mom painted over our height-wall-measurey-thingymabobber, and I can't contact my doctor right now so...

PPS: I will try to give you the exact link for the article I read on WebMD if I can find it!

Good luck chica! :D

In order: wieghts can make you short?: False smoking stumps it (marijuana): Depending on how much you smoke, you could be damaging your lungs, in which case yes eating helps (what food or drinks): Proper nutrition will help. There are thousands of books written on this topic so I can't thoroughly answer it here. i struggle with anything more then two glasses. substitutes for milk?? Milk is fine. If you have trouble digesting it than try soy milk, almond milk, or lactose free milk. and is true the earlier you grow the shorter you be not me btw. and if someone has grown heaps and not grown at all after they grew, does that mean that is as tall as they will get??: False. Some people grow earlier, some people grow faster, some keep growing for a longer time. This is all genetics. i have not grown yet anythings i can do to grow taller??: Just eat right and keep your body in shape. Growth has more to do with genetics than anything else.