fairfarmhand Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My dd started at age 11 and she;s now 13. She's definitely continued growing taller. I don't know that that is always a true thing. First of all, chicken isn't permitted to have hormones in the US, as far as I understand, and my dd has always eaten grass-fed beef that WE raised ourselves, and drank milk that I milked from MY OWN cow. So....the dietary stuff just doesn't hold up IMO. And as far as the unkind *fat kid* comments....my dd was the scrawniest, skinniest little thing and my dd's friends' moms were all stunned that she started so early, earlier than her heavier friends. So that's not true either. Thankfully, her cycles were VERY irregular (like less than 4 a year) until the last 3-4 months. So with your 9 yo, this is likely to not be a huge change in her life for awhile. BTW, tell her that it;s ok if things are irregular for a bit. Just to reassure her that it is normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It does hurt my feelings when I hear other moms with children who are slower to develop laughing about 9 year olds with breasts and how horrible their diet must be. I usually just walk away from those conversations. I am trying to help her embrace it all as the strong and beautiful girl she is! You also have our permission to slap them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Thank you, All. Your comments and experiences have been very helpful. I am no longer concerned. We'll just wait and see what happens. Maybe she won't have another for awhile. She handled it all beautifully, and it's over for now. I'll keep some pads in my purse, just in case. We're almost always together, so that should be adequate for awhile. She did have a huge growth spurt recently, but she's still well under 5 feet. I will count on her growing more in the years to come. I'm 5'6'' and her sister is 5'9''. I didn't know that hormones are forbidden in US poultry. That's good. One less thing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseInABook Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I started at 10 and only grew for another year but I was also that 5'11" 11 year old who looked like she was 18. It was slightly uncomfortable to have to rebuff grown men who are hitting on you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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