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What Are General Growth Patterns For Girls?

Im 13 and Im 5 1 feet tall.I will be 14 in 2 weeks and I m 103-104 pounds.I m wear a size 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 in women s shoes and I haven t gotten my first period yet.I was adopted so I don t know a lot about my birth parents.All I know is my birth mom is really short.She was only 4 10 or 4 11.Does this mean I will be short forever?I think I had my growth spurt last year when I grew 2 inches.How big our growth spurts for girls? Also will getting my period late make me taller?
Thu, 4 Sep 2014
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You seem absolutely normal for your age. As mentioned you hardly know about your biological family. You can wait for periods for some more time. You have not mentioned about development of secondary sex characters i.e. breast development, hair growth in axillae and genital area. If that is normal you need not worry for now. you have all chances of growing further for till age 18yr.
You may not grow to 5ft 8 or 9" due to genetics.
But healthy and sufficient diet with lots of exercises like skipping, running, stretching, Tadasan (Yoga), swimming will help gain a few more inches.
This will help your muscle and bone strengthening too.
Diet- must be balanced, don't skip fats or carbohydrates. Take high protein diet, (animal and plant proteins), lots of salads and fruits.
Exercise and proper diet will not only help in growth but smooth menstruation too.
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What Are General Growth Patterns For Girls?

You seem absolutely normal for your age. As mentioned you hardly know about your biological family. You can wait for periods for some more time. You have not mentioned about development of secondary sex characters i.e. breast development, hair growth in axillae and genital area. If that is normal you need not worry for now. you have all chances of growing further for till age 18yr. You may not grow to 5ft 8 or 9 due to genetics. But healthy and sufficient diet with lots of exercises like skipping, running, stretching, Tadasan (Yoga), swimming will help gain a few more inches. This will help your muscle and bone strengthening too. Diet- must be balanced, don t skip fats or carbohydrates. Take high protein diet, (animal and plant proteins), lots of salads and fruits. Exercise and proper diet will not only help in growth but smooth menstruation too.