When do girls stop growing (height) - Page 3

[rightkindofme]

I grew over an inch in my senior year of high school, so at 17.

[mammal_mama]

Originally Posted by Kushali

I was about 5'7" when I started menstruating (age 12). When I graduated high school I was 5'10" ...

This sounds similar to me, except that I didn't keep growing after high school. I'm just under 5'10".

My 10yo is now 5'2" tall and weighs 120 lbs. The doctor said she is in "stage 2" of puberty since she has beginning breasts and pubic hair. She had a small spot of blood from her vagina a few months back but still hasn't started menstruating.

When I told her that I only grew about 2-3 inches after starting my period, she became quite upset and went from wanting to start "yesterday" to wanting to hold off for a while so she can get taller than me.

Back when she was a toddler, I used some chart to calculate her prospective height and it showed her final height as about 6'3" tall, and she has always been thrilled to be so tall, and has looked forward to getting taller than me. She is very upset at the thought of just being "average" height.

I am thrilled that she's always loved being a tall girl. I hated being tall when I was a kid, and used to worry that I'd never stop growing and would end up being 8 feet tall or something. But, at the same time, I don't understand why she's so negative about the thought of being medium height or even shorter than average.

I guess she's just so used to perceiving herself as "the tallest" in her group. Many of her friends just come to about her shoulders.