At what age to double height?

Meggiemuggins

HI ladies,

There's an old wives' tale about doubling your child's height at a certain age to predict their adult height.  Total BS, I know, but fun.  I can't remember at what age you measure your child.  Does anyone here know?  TIA!

Puck1182

I've heard double height at age two fr adult height.

DublinMama

I'm 5'6. DH is 5'5. Short for a guy + relatively short for a girl=short baby/adult lol. He has dropped in percentile for height at every well baby visit since 6 months. Our pediatrician told me at the 15 month that he's probably just always going to be "petite."
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Yeah, he's going to be short.

wifeofadam

They say age 2.  I was supposed to be over 6', but I'm only 5'9".  That makes me feel better that it was wrong for me, because my kids are super short and if we double their heights at age 2 they'll all be lucky to be 5'5", boys included. 

Gftf7

I thought it was different for boys and girls? Like girls is age 2, and boys is age 2.5, or maybe 3? Can't remember where I heard that and too lazy to find it on my phone right now, sorry.

Poppy523

Ohh that is interesting, I should look and see what I was at 2.  I am 5'2  now and DD looks to be following my in foot steps...

Rynleigh

https://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_htcalc.htm

tamarar5

Lol! It's at 2, but according to that, I should have been 5'10" and I'm only 5'2". But I think it's probably good. My brother would have only been 5'1" and he's 5'11" so...