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Teens are getting taller

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  • I used to take a size 6 shoe, but my feet grew during pregnancies 1 and 3 - half a size each time.
  • Yes, I had four babies in less than five years and my feet went from a size 4 to size 6 , the bones and ligaments spread due to all the hormones.
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  • luxor4t
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    I used to take a size 6 shoe, but my feet grew during pregnancies 1 and 3 - half a size each time.
    Yes, I had four babies in less than five years and my feet went from a size 4 to size 6 , the bones and ligaments spread due to all the hormones.

    It happened to me too, 3 kids in 5 years: I just jumped one size. Then rheumatoid arthritis arrived, so i have 'small' 'medium' & 'oh-dear' shoes for the bad days :o
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  • A friends daughter is 5' 11" has size 11 feet & she's just 15. Her mother & I used to go to school together & we could never find shoes in size 8. Girls shoes stopped at 7 in those days, used to drive us crazy.
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    I have a friend who's daughter is 9 years old and she is the same height as me, 5ft 6 inches. Average build, not sure of feet size but bigger than average 9 year old. She has ti wear adult clothing as she needs it for the length.
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  • my DD will be 2 shortly and she is 3ft 2":eek: maybe she will be a giant;)
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  • My Dad was 6ft 6" and I was 5ft 10" at age 13 and was by far the tallest girl in my year (and the school I think!). I was always teased about my height and hated it. DD1 is 6ft 2" and is 19 and DD2 is 5ft 6" and is just 12. DD1 has a number of girlfriends who are as tall, or nearly as tall as her -I justdon't remember there being that many tall people when I was younger!
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  • Well my kids are quite short so it hasn't worked in our case. My 19 year old son is 5 ft 5, his 17 year old brother is 5 ft 9 and their 15 year old sister is a tiny 4 ft 11. The only one of ours who is taller than his parents is the 17 year old. My husband is 5 ft 6 and I am 5 ft 2.

    There is a really mixed bag of genes in our families on both sides, with relatives ranging from 4 ft 10 to over 6 foot.

    I do think generally the younger generation have got taller. When I was at school I was average height at 5 ft 2 now I am short compared to other people.
  • pukkamum
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    The human race is getting taller and wil continue to.
    Generally children end up taller than their parents, there is a calculation you can do to estimate a childs height, it is in the back of the red child health book.
    So if you get two fairly tall parents they will have a tall child.
    Can you imagine how tall people will be in 200 yrs!!!
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    Well my kids are quite short so it hasn't worked in our case. My 19 year old son is 5 ft 5, his 17 year old brother is 5 ft 9 and their 15 year old sister is a tiny 4 ft 11. The only one of ours who is taller than his parents is the 17 year old. My husband is 5 ft 6 and I am 5 ft 2.

    There is a really mixed bag of genes in our families on both sides, with relatives ranging from 4 ft 10 to over 6 foot.

    I do think generally the younger generation have got taller. When I was at school I was average height at 5 ft 2 now I am short compared to other people.
    I think you will find it is your height which has meant your children aren't very tall. If you were as tall as your DH then your children would have been taller.
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