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How tall will LO be? (predictor)

amber_tynanamber_tynan member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

At B's friends birthday party a mom said this is how to figure out how tall they will be:

Take the average of your height and DH/SO's height and add 2 inches for a boy or subtract 2 inches for a girl.

B is supposed to be 5'6".  If we have a girl she's supposed to be 5'2". 

 

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  • NDwife07NDwife07
    DD would be my height - 5' 5 1/2" (that extra 1/2" counts!)
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  • ChrysallysChrysallys member
    6'3, one inch shorter than daddy
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  • ShleiShlei
    So our LO will be 5'1" and if we have a son he will be 5'5"....I hope we have another girl.
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  • cabo_katecabo_kate
    Interesting! DS would be 5'11.
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  • rebus82rebus82

    B is apparently going to be 5'7. 

    Of course it makes no sense. There are plenty of families out there with multiples of the same sex who are different heights and have the same parents. 

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  • Lesley0228Lesley0228 member
    DD would be about 5'3". I've read this in Parenting Magazine before and they said it should be 2 inches more or less then the calculated height.
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  • twoasone1twoasone1 member
    They had this in one of my american baby mags.  It was put out by the mayo clinic and pretty accurate apparently.  I can't remember the exact percentage though.  Their formula was slightly different though.  I don't remember it now and I wish I did.
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  • Nicole WilliamsNicole Williams
    DD would be 5'6" 1/2 and DS if we have one would be 5'10" 1/2.  Neat!
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  • penguingrrlpenguingrrl member

    I don't think I buy that.  DH's parents are average height.  DH is way taller than his dad, his one sister is taller than their mom and one sister is barely 5' tall.  My sister and I are both a few inches shorter than our mom.

    I have heard that if you double a child's height at two that's a way to estimate how tall they'll be.  DD1` would be 5'8" by that estimate, which makes sense since she's on the tall side for her age but not huge.  I was always tiny and am just over 5' as an adult.

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  • electricdoctor83electricdoctor83 member
    DS would be 6 foot even.  That sounds about right.
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