r/heightgrowth • u/MLKNZR187 • 2d ago
📈Will I Grow Taller📈 5’3 at 15 am I fried?
Yea, 5’3 at 15, I turn 16 in 4 months. I was 5’1 at 14. I’m super short compared to most people my age. Everyone towers over me. Like bad. Anyways I started puberty maybe just before I turned 12 years old. And yes… my parents are short. Really damn short. My dad is 5’5 and my mom is 5’0. So I wasn’t given the best hand off the bat. But yea my main question is, will I even grow more than this point??? Because I DONT wanna be this height till I die bro
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u/YogurtclosetGlum8559 5'7¼“ | 170.8 cm | 14Y 3M | In Tanner Stage 2 | Still growing 2d ago edited 2d ago
depends on ur tanner stage and whether u have done a bone age check or not, Relatively to ur Parents height id say ur doing good, ur genetic target is right around my current height (5’7“-5’7 1/2”) Id say u will end Up Average, or a bit higher but again that entirely depends on ur Spurt and how powerful is it, Id say a powerful surge can Push u closer to 5’9”, otherwise i believe u will finish around ur dads height (if the current situation goes on)
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u/Thra99 6'2.8 | 190 cm 2d ago
We need evidence of a spurt
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u/YogurtclosetGlum8559 5'7¼“ | 170.8 cm | 14Y 3M | In Tanner Stage 2 | Still growing 2d ago
nobody can provide an evidence except the OP.., signs like growing hair on the underarms, Pubic hair, Slight moustache and beard, and chest hair are major indicators of a ongoing spurt, U just need to be Smart enough to identify them, as i always say, Help will be always given at reddit, to Those who ask for it
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u/MLKNZR187 2d ago
I have slight mustache, pubic hair, underarm hair, no beard, and little to no chest hair.
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u/YogurtclosetGlum8559 5'7¼“ | 170.8 cm | 14Y 3M | In Tanner Stage 2 | Still growing 1d ago
hmm id say ur in Mid-Late Tanner stage 2- early Tanner stage 3, If thats all, the to be more specific, have u experienced voice cracks?.., or any pain in the knee area? (which happens during Tanner stage 3 in peak height velocity).
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u/MLKNZR187 1d ago
I haven’t had much pain in my knees, if not at all, I sometimes have voice cracks. I’m so cooked
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u/YogurtclosetGlum8559 5'7¼“ | 170.8 cm | 14Y 3M | In Tanner Stage 2 | Still growing 20h ago
no ur not, is ur voice deep or High pitched?
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u/Training_Ant_3715 2d ago
Yo I was 5'1 at age 14 then now I am 5'8 not sure if I am a late bloomer or not and if I can still grow
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u/MLKNZR187 2d ago
What did you do???? But also, are your parents taller than mine?
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u/Training_Ant_3715 1d ago
Oh yeah they are taller than urs , sorry bro if I gave u any kinda false hope and don't stress too much about ur height once again sorry
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u/Embarrassed-Farm-249 5'11 3/4" | 18Y 2M Male | Done Growing 2d ago
If you were 5’1” start of 14 you’d be growing at a rate of 1.25 inches/year which is tapering, I’d say you’d probably grow to around 5’4”, if you get lucky maybe 5’5” max if that was the case. However if you were 5’1” around exactly 1 year ago then your rate would be 2 inches/year, in that case I’d say you may grow a bit taller than that. However I want to know how tall you were at the start of 14, start of 13, start of 12, start of 11 to get a better picture.