Hellobee Boards Topic: Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 05:09:57 +0000 loveisstrange on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1506211 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:46:34 +0000 loveisstrange 1506211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was always the tallest until high school. Purpledaisy on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1506154 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 01:14:58 +0000 Purpledaisy 1506154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: same! MrsH on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504624 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:13:48 +0000 MrsH 1504624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I was tall and then everyone caught up. shinymama on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504623 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:13:44 +0000 shinymama 1504623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Always the resident shrimp in elementary school and grew to 5'8" in high school. Shocked everyone including myself! Mrs. J on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504620 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:12:34 +0000 Mrs. J 1504620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! I was third shortest graduating 8th grade (like 4'9") and I was 5'4 by the time I entered HS. I am now 5'5 1/2. I've never been tall :) mrskc on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504519 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:51:15 +0000 mrskc 1504519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was average height until HS then hit a huge growth spurt and ended up being 5'9" which I consider to be tall for a girl. mrsrain on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504499 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:47:16 +0000 mrsrain 1504499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was always tallest in my class. I stopped growing in 8th grade and now I am fairly average, at 5'8" BSB on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504435 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:29:37 +0000 BSB 1504435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have always been short. I'm 5'2. Though, I know people who are 4'11, so I'm not the shortest anymore. bpcmarj on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504429 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:28:23 +0000 bpcmarj 1504429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have always been the tallest and it was even more pronounced when younger since I only grew an inch or two in high school to become six feet tall. DD wil be just like me based on how big she is now. Mrs. High Heels on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1504415 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:21:36 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1504415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not me, but my sister was always the shortest in her class growing up. She hit a growth spurt between 8-9th grade and is now taller than me! She's 5'7 and I'm only 5'5. In contrast, I was always one of the tallest in my class throughout preschool and elementary. I only remember this because when we lined up by height, I was always in the first 3. I evened out in 6th-7th grade, and now I'm just average. Alivoo01 on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503635 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:00:27 +0000 Alivoo01 1503635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Same, but 5th grade for me. I was so happy I was so tall. Come start of 6th grade and I'm the shortest. What the heck. Been the shortest ever since. :( mrsjyw on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503630 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:59:22 +0000 mrsjyw 1503630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've always been one of the tall(er) ones! :) blackbird on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503621 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:57:15 +0000 blackbird 1503621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, i've always been super duper tall lilteacherbee on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503610 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:51:17 +0000 lilteacherbee 1503610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was always the shortest and I still am! I'm only 5' now. snowjewelz on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503565 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:29:27 +0000 snowjewelz 1503565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was short, and stayed short :grin: LuLu Mom on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503539 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:16:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 1503539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I was always the shortest in elementary school, and then the summer bewteen my sophomore and junior year of HS I grew about 5 inches and finally hit puberty lokoing like a woman instead of a little boy ;) Rumors went around that I got a boob job...hahaha nope. mrs. wagon on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503520 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:10:32 +0000 mrs. wagon 1503520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was always the shortest and smallest kid in the class! My nickname was Tiny Tina. My brother was the same way. We both had growth spurts in high school. Now both of us are pretty average height (I'm tall for an Asian girl) and neither of us are "small"... haha winniebee on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503463 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:41:56 +0000 winniebee 1503463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am short and always have been! Was first in the lines in grade school and only ended up 5"2 :) wonderstruck on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503459 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:40:29 +0000 wonderstruck 1503459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, and my growth spurt came kind of late. My friends in middle school and the early high school years called me shorty and would tease me all the time. Well, jokes on them, because they stayed the same height and I had a big growth spurt between 10th and 11th grade. Now my best friend who called me shorty only comes up to my chin! Mrs. Bee on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503457 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:39:29 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1503457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was the second shortest in my class throughout elementary.. there was one tiny girl who was smaller than me. Then I grew in 9th grade but only ended up at 5' 2"! bisous on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503418 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:24:03 +0000 bisous 1503418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. Like previous poster, I was always smallest or second smallest and I am now 5'1". My dad, however did not have a growth spurt until he was 19. Graduated high school at 5'4" and is 6' today. Soooo, it's possible! :happy: looch on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503415 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:23:33 +0000 looch 1503415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was always at the end of the line with the other shorties. I am 5'4" which is probably the most annoying height to be. lamariniere on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503414 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:22:43 +0000 lamariniere 1503414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've always been average height. My husband has always been tall. I suspect that our kids will be above average or tall. Mae on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503403 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:18:39 +0000 Mae 1503403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Opposite! When I was in elementary school I remember I was always one of the tallest girls. I think I was 5'3" by early middle school. Then everyone else grew and I didn't. By freshman year of high school I was still only 5'3" and now one of the shortest. I did pack on another 2 inches through hs though, slowly, to become sort of average. DH was like you. He said he was always the shortest through elementary and middle school and starting high school. Then he hit his growth spurt and graduated high school at 6'3"! I'll be curious to see who our LO takes after :) MrsKoala on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503358 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:49:50 +0000 MrsKoala 1503358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, I was on the shorter side until I was 11 and then I shot up and am now very tall. Dandelion on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503355 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:45:49 +0000 Dandelion 1503355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was always the smallest. My mom kept saying how I'd get a good growth spurt in 6th grade like she did, but it never happened. I've been 5'1 ever since. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503352 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:44:12 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1503352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just the opposite. I was one of the tallest girls in 6th grade (last year in elementary school for me) and then I stopped growing. 808love on "Compared to peers, were you shorter as a child and then suddenly grew?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/compared-to-peers-were-you-shorter-as-a-child-and-then-suddenly-grew#post-1503342 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:35:57 +0000 808love 1503342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I remember being the shortest in my class in 5th grade. I leveled out as average height at some point during middle school. By high school, some people considered me tall. LO is on the petite side compared to other 3 year olds and I wonder about her. DH is very tall so we are expecting her to be taller.