How much did your daughter grow after her period started?

[Tracy]

I wanted to post this for a friend who has a 11 year old girl (will be 12 in two months) she started her period last month.  She is on the petite side and my friend's doctor told her that she should expect only two more inches of growth.  We talked about it and she remembers growing more than 2 inches when she was in highschool and I told her I even grew an inch in college.  

What has anyone else seen in growth from their daughters after their period started?

[Bokonon]

My daughter is only 2, but I got my period at 10.5 years old and didn't grow after that.

[Buzzer Beater]

Dd1 started her period at 9, and grew at least 3 inches in high school. We also found out at Christmas break she grew another inch sometime in college (she's a junior now).

[Dar]

Three and a half inches, I believe... she was 11, too.

[whatsnextmom]

It's only been a year since DD (newly 15) started her period. She's grew about 3 inches just prior to starting and another inch just after. She hasn't gotten any taller the last 10 months. I suspect she's done at 5'7" (which is what you'd expect from having a 5'4" inch mom and a 6'4" dad.) Personally, I was 12 when my period started and full grown at 13. Two of my nieces grew all through high school but then, they were also destined to be 6 feet tall.

The average is about 2 inches after menstration starts but of course, there are girls who grow more and girls who will grow less. If this girls parents are very tall and she's still small then sure, she may have a big spurt in her. If her parents are average or small, she may very well be done or close to it. Just based on DD's friends, we really haven't witnessed any big spurts in girls after middle school. 

[mtiger]

Yep, *generally*, girls will average ~2inches after starting menstruation. Which means some will grow more, and some less. My daughter started at 14, and grew another 2-ish inches. I haven't measured her  lately, but she may have added a bit. She's about 5'7".

[ollyoxenfree]

I'm not entirely sure, but close to 3 inches, I think. From what I can recall, when she was 12, she was shorter than I am now, and she's now taller than me by more than an inch. 

[enkmom]

My daughter started her period at 13, and grew about an inch in the school year before she started high school.  She was at her adult height when she started 9th grade.

On the other hand, my niece was 5'6'' when she started her period at 11.  She just turned 13 and is 5'10'', and her ped. still thinks she may grow another inch or two.

[karne]

1 1/2 -2 inches so far.  My guess would be another inch or two before she's done.

[Super~Single~Mama]

I stopped growing altogether after getting my period. Same with all the women in my family (mom, aunts, cousins, etc).  I suspect there is a genetic component to it.

All of us were on the "tall" side in our classes, and then we stopped growing and ended up being completely average height, although one cousin is very petite.

[jdsf]

DD14 started at 11 and has grown an inch total since, I think she's done growing vertically, but she was always on the tall end of her friends. She was 5'1" or 5'2" at that time, I grew 2 or maybe 3 inches, I was 11 also and reached my final height and weight by 14. DD11 is showing signs of puberty, but is so slight that I'm sure she'll keep growing after she gets hers, I'm guessing at 12, she will probably only be 5' by then, though.

[TranquilMind]

No, not much growth at all after the period started at age 12.  Daughter is now 15 and is about 5'8".  I'm certain that she reached nearly full height before the period started and I've read that this is generally the case.  It sure was with me.  I was 5' 9" at 12 years old. 

[7thDaughter]

My DD started at 13 1/2.  Thereafter she grew 4 inches through high school and topped out at 5' 6". She was never more than 10th percentile until high school.   But she made it to 5' 6" and is happy with that.  Many of her classmates matured in 5th-6th grade and stopped growing in middle school.  She was a late bloomer, as were DH & I both.

Between genetics and nutrition it's hard to know what will happen. DS was in the 50th percentile till adolescence; but now is likely to finish 6' 2 - 3" but his dad and both grandfathers are all 5' 10ish.  One of his great-grandfathers was 6' 5" but I wasn't expecting the height to skip 2 generations!  However, about the time he hit adolescence I discovered raw milk, pastured meat, & high mineral foods with good natural fats (check out Traditional Nutrition).  Also his eyes are the best in the family.   I think the food is what made the difference, but we'll never know. It's only anecdotal evidence!

Coming from a large family, I see is a strong nutritional aspect to all this.  After reading Deep Nutrition (Catherine Shanahan) I talked to my dad and correlated his comments into a timeline with the births of his 7 children, along with his jobs and how well he could provide for his pregnant wife and growing family.  (Mom is gone now so I couldn't talk to her.)  Dad was quite clear about "hard times" and "squeeze week" (pay never stretched to the end of the month) and where we lived and the jobs he held. Mom had a garden and Dad would often shoot a rabbit or bird for dinner.  (They lived in the country in the far North.)  I can see a direct correlation between height & health in the children that varied across the years with his & Mom's ability to provide for all of us in early childhood.  I was lucky, after my birth he had a good salary and the family was living where we had plenty of sunshine and fresh food all year.  Mom once said I was born small but just wouldn't stop growing.  Today, now that we are all getting older, I can see how the trajectory of our lifetime health reflected the early nutrition plus alterations (good and bad) due to adult dietary habits.  Even our dental health shows it.  High mineral food in childhood produced stronger bones and teeth. 

Feed your littles high protein, good fats, high mineral food! 

[Shaunamom]

My daughter's grown 2 inches now, but it's only been 2 years, and she doesn't seem to be slowing down, based on how much she eats! ;-) I grew 9 inches after menstruation started, however.

[onlyzombiecat]

My dd just started her period at 12 years. If she only grows another 2 inches she will be the same height as me and dh is only a couple of inches taller than me so that seems a reasonable enough expectation.

I don't remember what my height was when my period started. I don't remember a big height change during high school though and I don't think I got any taller in college.
 

[Big Mamasota]

My daughter started her period when she was thirteen years old and she was not even 5' tall. I am only 5'3" and my husband is 5'8" so I was concerned if she would grow because she was a late bloomer. She is now 5'7" and so beautiful.  I have a thirteen 1/2 year old who hasn't started and she turns 14 in four months. I am hoping she will grow as tall as her sister too. Late bloomers might grow taller!!!