Is 30 inches tall for a 15 month old?

krissyh21

I didn't get the percentile, I got side tracked with talking about something else. But DS pedi said that he looked tall? Which kind of stunned me since he had been in the 50th% at past appointments. And well, H and I do not have height on my side... She also said that it is hard to get an accurate measurement with the things they lie on at this age since they do not lie still very long, so she would not doubt if he was closer to 32 inches. But Tall? I never pictured him as tall, but someone else said that to me once too.

So I was wondering how many inches was your LO at 15 months if you can remember?

wille2b

my barely 9 month old is 30 in tall!! i feel like that would be average for a 15 month old. my ds is wearing 18 month pants!

firsttogo

Lincoln was 30 1/2 inches and right at 20 lbs on Friday at his 15 month apt. Our pedi also said you could always stretch them another inch or so at this age!

xtencornfield

wille2b:

my barely 9 month old is 30 in tall!! i feel like that would be average for a 15 month old. my ds is wearing 18 month pants!

This is us too, 30.5" at 9 mos. Ethan has been off the charts for height since he was born but DH is 6'5". But 30" at 15 mos might still be considered tall given how far off the chart DS is.

GuitaristsGirl

My 11-month-er is 30 inches, and he's always in the low 90s for percentiles.  So, to answer your question, no - while I definitely don't think that's *short* for a 15 month old, I'm not immediately struck that it's "tall" either. 

krissyh21

I didn't think so either. That is why it kind of struck me as odd. She must have some really short patients, either that or she is remembering when he was really tiny in NICU (she was his NICU doctor)

na24

My girls were around 31.5 inches tall at 18 months, and I think that was somewhere in the 40-45th percentile for girls their age.  

NMW76

DD was 30" at her 1 yr appt and that was 90%. 

kimarino13

My girls were 29" at their 12 month, which was 40 something %.

mrsolsenk12

::I had to pull out the baby book for this one::

At 12 months Hayden was 30.25 inches which was the 64th percentile

At 15 months he was 31.5 inches which was the 65th percentile

At 18 months he was 32.5 inches which was the 54th percentile.

I don't think that it is all that tall. It seems about average height to me.

schmoodle

https://www.babycenter.com/baby-child-growth-percentile-calculator

Apparently it's not particularly tall based on this calculator. Toodle was almost 33 inches at his 15 month appointment (and we are regularly told both at the pediatrician's office and by people who ask how old he is that he is very tall for his age. I think at his last physical for his ear surgery he was 34.5 inches at just shy of 20 months).

leslie&brian

Matt was 33 inches at 15 months. He definitely looks tall compared to the other kids in his daycare class.

Spockles

DS was 34.5" tall at 15 months and 29 pounds. He has always been "off the chart" for height and weight.

tapgirl

Brady was 30" at his 12 month appt last week and was around the 70th percentile, I think.  I'd guess for a 15 month old it might be a little above average?

cheekyali

My 9 mo old is 30 inches but this is off the chart for his age