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OWTs for predicting height

If the Old Wives Tale that you double the height at 2 holds true, Evie would be at least 6 feet tall!

I also found one that a little more "scientific."  Basically you take the average of the parents height in inches and then + 2.5 " for boys and -2.5" for girls.  That is the average, with the range being +/- 4"

Based on that calculation Evie will be 5'9" tall, plus or minus 4 inches, so somewhere between 5'5" - 6'1"

https://www.ivillage.com/predicting-how-tall-your-child-will-be/6-n-136625

ETA- I know that there isn't really a way to accurately predict heights, I just thought this would be fun.  Plus, I am procrastinating.  Can you tell?

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Re: OWTs for predicting height

  • Both of the girls are in the 90th percentile for height which is crazy because DH and I are nowhere near tall. When we took Faith on Monday for her 4 month check up, the doctor said that based on her height, she will be taller than us when she turns four..lol.

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  • LOL...  My sister's son is several inches taller than both his parents. 
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  • Based on the averages thing, DS will be 5'7". That seems reasonable since DH is 5'7" too.

    I remember a family friend calculating my height when I was little and declaring that I would be 5'7" but I'm only 5'2".

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  • For Annabelle she would be between 5'6-6'2 which I can seeing being true. I'm 5'9 and DH is 6'2.
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  • Using the averages method, DS would be about 6'1".  At his last appt, the pedi showed us the graph of his height/weight thus far and said if he continued as he has, he'd wind up around 6'2" - 6'3" and approximately 220 lbs.  Somewhere around/above 6' seems reasonable as DH is 6', my dad is 6'2", and FIL is 6'3".
  • Based on that, LO will be only 5'9-5'10 (I'm 5'2 and DH just at about 6'0)... hmm... not sure about that one yet. Haha... I know that their height in the first two years sometimes means nothing... but LO at 6 month is already 29 inches!!!
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  • Based on the averages method DD will be about 5'3.75". She's too young to tell I think, but she is in the 75th percentile for height and I never was as a baby (always around 25% or 30%). I am 5'2.5" and DH is 5'10".
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