Pedi thinks DS might end up being 6' or 6'1" when he's older.

7/04Bride

He's been consistently in the 90th percentile, so I was asking at what age a baby's height becomes a predictor of their future height.  She told me about multiplying his height at age 2 by 2, but said it's likely he'll continue to stay in the 90th percentile.  DH is 5'10" and I'm 5'4".  DH and I are both convinced he stunted his growth by starting to smoke as a high school freshman.  His brother is about 6'2" and they were predicting that DH would be taller than him when he was little.  Hearing that about DS today kind of confirmed what we've thought about DH's height.

NewlywednOhio

Very cool!
Quentin's pedi said the same. DS is in the 93rd percentile for height, and is predicted to be 6'3"-6'5". DH is 6'2" and I'm 5'10" so I guess that makes sense!

floridahoya

eeenteresting. this bodes well for my son then. he's never been on the charts (past the 100th percentile) and my husband is 6'4" but i'm 5'5" and my family is on the shorter side of things so i was wondering which way he'd lean.

ilovejay

Don't count on it just yet- a pedi told my mom the same thing about me when I was young (that I'd be 5'9"), but it turns out that I just grew a LOT in my early years and then just stopped when I was 12.  I'm 5'0" now.

meglew

ilovejay:

Don't count on it just yet- a pedi told my mom the same thing about me when I was young (that I'd be 5'9"), but it turns out that I just grew a LOT in my early years and then just stopped when I was 12.  I'm 5'0" now.

Ditto.  My pedi told my parents that I would be at least 6'0 tall b/c I was consistently off the charts.  Mom is 5'8" and Dad is 6'4".  I stopped growing in the 7th grade at a modest 5'7".  It is possible, but you never know. 

jodynjames2005

Yeah, my oldest son was off the charts for height as a baby and is currently the shortest kid in his 5th grade class! And, people often ask him if he is 6-7 years old. Eek.