Women of DU, a question about your height

[Connonym]

Do you recall if you stopped growing after you got your first period or did you end up getting taller?

[PBS Poll-435]

1. .

:popcorn:

[fizzgig]

2. i kept growing after my first period

i started right after i turned 12 and i know i wasn't 5'6" then

[GreenPartyVoter]

32. I kept growing too, but only a couple of inches.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. damn. I wish!!

I got my period at age 12. I quit growing at 21. Fuck! I thought I would Never quit growing :D

[davsand]

4. I grew both up and out.

I figured the "out" part was expected so pay attention only to the "up"--ok?

:evilgrin:


Laura

[EFerrari]

5. Kept getting taller for another 6 years or so.

Why do you ask? :)

[Connonym]

6. wanting some anecdotal evidence to give to my 12 year old

She's only 4'9" and worried that she won't get any taller. Even though the doctor told her not to worry about it she is worried and I wanted to see if I could encourage her by finding examples of women who continued to get taller. I did stop growing in 6th grade so I can't use myself as an example :(

[EFerrari]

10. Ah! Well, I started at ten and didn't reach my adult height until 16 or 17.

I was half a foot taller than my mum and 3/4 of a foot taller than my gramma.

[LisaL]

18. I grew up fast and was very tall for my age at 10.

And then I basically stopped growing. I was taller than the other girls at age 10, but the other girls did grow and caught up with me by the age 13-14. I don't think it's likely your daughter will be tall, but hopefully she will get at least a couple of inches.

[mcctatas]

7. I kept getting taller and I finally got boobs!

I now top the charts at 5'3 1/2!

[Arkansas Granny]

17. Lucky you! I had to wait for menopause to get boobs.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Connonym!

Oh, I continued to grow...

I got my first period at age 11, and didn't finish growing till several years later...

:hi:

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. grew until about age 16. Age 11/12 is too early to stop growing.

[WCIL]

11. I grew about another inch and a half

and so did my daughter. We didn't start our periods until we were nearly 14.

[Flaxbee]

12. I grew until I was about 18, and

didn't really 'develop' until I was about 21. I had boobs, but no curves, until middle of college.

Though I did have a growth spurt at 12 (grew 5 inches in about 6 months), period at 13, and then another 2-3 inches in height from age 12 -18.

[BeachBaby]

13. I was 12 when I got my first period.....

and was roughly 5'4".

When I graduated high school, I was 5'9".

[mentalsolstice]

14. I hit 5'2" when I was 10, didn't start my period until I was 12 or 13

I'm still 5'2...

[SarahB]

15. I grew, but not a lot.

I was 12 and about 5'2" when I got my period. I ended up at 5'4.5". My daughter was 13 (now 16)and grew another 5 inches after she got hers.

[Arkansas Granny]

16. I'm pretty sure that I grew an additional 2-3 inches in height.

[BarenakedLady]

19. I was 12 or 13

I was still growing.

[supernova]

20. I grew another couple of inches

I started when I was 11 1/2. I know I was under 5 feet then, because I was only in 5th grade.

I'm '5 1" now.

I'd say a good indicator of your daughter's height would be to take a look at her grandparents. Are any of them tall?

For instance, I am very similar to my paternal grandmother physically. She was also on the petite side.

[Maine-ah]

21. I stopped growing before I started my period.

I'm only 4'11". Stopped growing when I was 11/12 years old.

[dropkickpa]

22. Kept growing

I got the crimson tide at 12, kept growing until I was 16/17 years old, when I hit a whopping almost 5 feet.

[BluRay01]

23. I grew a little more after...

Started at 12, probably stopped growing around age 14. I was always of above average height for my age, though, and ended up at right around the height I'd expect to be based on my parents' heights.

[Mari333]

24. after menopause i started to shrink if thats any help

jkidding

yes, i grew even more.

[applegrove]

25. I kept growing for a year or so I think.

[alsame]

26. I got my first period at 11 and kept growing until about 13, probably

a couple more inches.

[LeftyMom]

27. I grew another inch in my late teens/early 20's.

But that's all. I have clothes from around the time of menarche (I was 11) that still fit.

[Withywindle]

28. I think it varies a lot. I grew a little more after that but not much.

all my clothes from 8th grade still fit. Not even my bra size has changed. (I'm about 5'6")

[KitchenWitch]

29. I did not stop growing until I was 20.

I am strange though.

[surrealAmerican]

30. I didn't stop growing for another eight years, ...

... but her older female relatives would be a better predictor than random strangers.

[pitohui]

31. i got "taller" if by "taller" you mean i can't quite apply for disability as a midget

but, yes if you know a young woman who is terribly concerned about this, yes, you can add inches and height some years after your period starts, i didn't reach my full if laughable height until i was 14

good luck

[vixengrl]

33. I was still growing at least until just after college--

call it 22-ish? I started my period when I was just short of twelve and about 5 feet nothing, was about 5'4" out of high school, and put another two inches on after that. But my dad's side of the family is all tall people, so I lucked out. I'm taller than just about everyone male & female on my mom's side.

[Lyric]

34. I got taller. I finally stopped growing at around age 17 or so.

[rainbow4321]

35. Mine started when I was 9 y/o

And I definitely grew taller.