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My dd is in the -3rd percentile. Yep not on the chart. She has followed pretty much the same line over the years though. The pediatrician referred us to an endocrinologist who offered HGH shots which we passed on. It was determined my dd is perfectly healthy but very tiny. We were told she would get a maximum of 2 inches additional with the HGH shots and for us it wasn't enough for 4 years of daily shots and who knows what kind of side effects.
Doctors do get concerned when they don't follow a growth curve. Dropping significant percentiles can be concern. What was her height at 3, 4 ,5 ,6 and 7? Was there growth each year?My dd's pediatrician wants to recheck her height in six months. She's concerned because she's in the 12th percentile and when she was three she was in the 50th percentile. Do you think it's anything to be concerned about? Has anyone experienced this with their gymnast?
Doctors do get concerned when they don't follow a growth curve. Dropping significant percentiles can be concern. What was her height at 3, 4 ,5 ,6 and 7? Was there growth each year?
She's grown 3 inches in the last year, which is bigger than any previous year, so it's interesting that the doctor is concerned now. I would just continue on, without much concern and go back for the check in 6 months.Yes. She grew each year. She was 40, 42, 43, 45 and now 48 inches. Starting at age 4.
She's grown 3 inches in the last year, which is bigger than any previous year, so it's interesting that the doctor is concerned now. I would just continue on, without much concern and go back for the check in 6 months.
Wow that sounds scary to me. I've never heard of having to get shots. Why is height so important? I don't undertsand the concern if they are otherwise healthy.
If you weren't weighing and measuring would you be worried about her?
If not, stop weighing and measuring, and you'll find the problem goes away
My DD's were last weighed/measured as babies. I wouldn't know which centile they were on, never mind if they'd fallen off it.
Numbers are just numbers with out any context. If she's growing in proportion, healthy, well etc it's likely she's waiting on a growth spurt. Not everyone grows in a smooth curve on a graph, some go in steps, drop off, jump up. Remember it's average, so not exact