My 4 month old son is in the 7th percentile for height, does this mean that he’s going to be short?
He was born 6 weeks early and I would think that its because of that and he just has some catching up to do, but his pediatrican said it doesn’t have anything to do with his prematurity. They measured him at 23 1/2 inches today and said that it was within the 7th percentile.
His weight was 14.5 lbs (25-50th percentile.)
I’m not tall, but not super short about 5′4.
My husband is 6 feet.
Not to worry… it’s difficult to predict what the height when they are infants. Most pediatricians can give you a good idea how tall a child will be when they turn 2 years of age… listen to your doctor "it doesn’t have anything to do with his prematurity."
For now enjoy your little man and patiently wait for your baby to turn 2 to get an accurate answer:)
October 24th, 2009 at 10:20 am
idont know honestly
but are you short?
is his father?
you know genetics
haha but i dont know.
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October 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Not to worry… it’s difficult to predict what the height when they are infants. Most pediatricians can give you a good idea how tall a child will be when they turn 2 years of age… listen to your doctor "it doesn’t have anything to do with his prematurity."
For now enjoy your little man and patiently wait for your baby to turn 2 to get an accurate answer:)
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:19 am
no, it means he is short right now… no one can really predict how big he’ll get… you are better off looking at yourself and your husband.. are you two short?tall?… that is reall a better indication than his 4 month check up
my son measured at the top for height & head and middle for weight til about a year, not i swear it seems like he stopped growing, he’s 2 now… but mom & dad are short soi;m not surprised his growth is slowing down
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:27 am
It very well could do with his prematurity. Most preemies do catch up growth within the first two years, though. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything at this point, especially when he starts going through growth spurts. I just took my son in for his 18 month appointment and he shot up into the 95th percentile for growth(he’s 35 inches now).
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:42 am
I would guess he’s just in need of a little catching up. especially since if you age adjust he’s long.
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:48 am
No not necessarily. He may be short but he may grow and be as tall as his dad you never know. The 7th percentile is just that your baby is taller than 7% of babies his age. Don’t worry about it he’ll probably grow like crazy when he gets bigger.
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October 24th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
You did not mention how old your child is and what was his measurments at birth. That’s the only way one can tell.
Good luck
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