Height

[hopelive]

I’m 16 years old and 178 cm tall, and I have a question. I’ve consistently grown about 4–5 cm a year—sometimes even as little as 3 cm. The thing is, teenagers usually experience a sudden growth spurt at some point, shooting up 8–12 cm or even more. Even though I’m already 8 cm taller than my parents, is it normal that I haven't had a spurt like that?

 

[FoidAnnihilator1]

You're probably not going to get that granted your parents' height. Doesn't matter anyway just fraud 180 or 6'

 

[Hess]

Yeah, not all growth spurts are entirely spontaneous and explosive, people can grow in a more controlled pace like that at times its not out of the norm I think, could possibly maybe get a few more cm but its highly unlikely esp since you are already taller than your parents

 

[hopelive]

Yeah, not all growth spurts are entirely spontaneous and explosive, people can grow in a more controlled pace like that at times its not out of the norm I think, could possibly maybe get a few more cm but its highly unlikely esp since you are already taller than your parents

I have an appointment with an endocrinologist on the 23rd; they’ll take an X-ray and tell me right away whether my growth plates are open or not. I’m hoping for the best.