Would you say it's likely our child will be on the taller side?

[Anonymous]

I've always been interested in genetics. I'll provide both of our heights history and you can take a guess.

Myself: 5'7 and 145-149 Ibs when he met me; now I'm at 154 Ibs. Well I'm now pregnant.

My mom is 5'4 and dad used to be 5'11 (he skrunk to 5'10); brother is 5'11

Maternal grandma is 5'0, maternal great-grandma was my same height. My maternal grandfather is likely 5'8 but great-grandfather (mom met him several times) was said to be a tall European immigrant.

From my father's side, his parents were likely 5'9 and 5'3. His sisters 5'4 and 5'6 and older brother 5'9. Dad came out the tallest of the siblings. His grandfather and great-grandparents were slightly shorter.

My husband: Out of 7 siblings (6 brothers and 1 sister), him and a brother are the tallest ones at 6'2. The sister is my height, also 5'7.

His parents: Base on old pictures his mother looked 5'2 and dad is 6'0. The grandparents were likely average height.

Base on this information is our child (boy or girl) likely to be on the taller side, if both parents are above average?

[Staximus]

You can't say which parent the child will take after in height. My friend is 5'3", but his dad was 6'6" and mom was 5'0". He got the short end of the stick.

[Asker]

Genetics is so random and wild indeed. While my mom's paternal grandfather (great-grandfather) was said to be the only male over 6ft, only my mom's maternal grandma (my great-grandma) was my height. No other female ancestors were 5'7 or taller.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Perhaps, but the child may be taller or shorter than your ancestors' usual height.

[Asker]

True. Genetics can be unpredictable. From my female ancestors on both sides, only my mom's grandma (great-grandmom) was my height, then no one else. No other woman was 5'7 or taller. Most seem to be on the shorter side.
Meanwhile the male ancestors on my mother's side were taller than on my father's side. They vary more in sizes. The shortest one was likely 5'8 or 5'7.
I guess if we have a male child, he'll likely range anywhere from 5'8 to 6'2 or more. If we have a daughter, she can be anywhere from 5'2 to 5'9.

[WhitneySnow]

I think your child is likely to be taller than average but I’m not an expert in genetics

[Asker]

Yeah I think so too.

[Ms_Facesitter]

Oh no, I'm 6'1 :)

[Asker]

That's very tall for a woman. Were your parents tall too?

[Ms_Facesitter]

Mom isn't, dad is :)

[Asker]

Yeah a father's tall genes helps a lot. Since we're both above average, I guess it's likely our child will be on the taller side.