Why am I not growing up?

[Anonymous]

i am 15 years old, I entered puberty 5 years ago, but I have never grown taller since I entered puberty. My face has not changed at all, and my weight has not increased. I mean, whatever my face and height were 5 years ago, it's still like that. I can tell this from old photos and by looking at my height. I think in 5 years only my voice has changed. My development will stop next year, but while my peers are much older than me, I still look tiny. my development stops at the age of 16, when I went to the doctor, he said there were no problems with my bones. i'm 16 years old after 7 months, but I've never changed

[SueShe]

There are a number of reasons why you think you have stopped growing. Some teens develop a lot earlier than their friends (called precocious puberty). Others can develop much later than other people of the same age. This is called delayed puberty.

Teens who have constitutional growth delay grow at a normal rate when they're younger, but they lag behind and don't start their pubertal development and their growth spurt until after most of their peers.

Teens might have slower growth if they:

- don’t get enough protein, calories, and other nutrients in their diet
- have a long-lasting (chronic) medical condition, such as problems with the kidneys, heart, lungs, and intestines
- have sickle cell anemia

You may also have what is called growth hormone deficiency (GH deficiency) is a growth disorder related to the hormones that control growth.

You should check with your doctor if you have any of those conditions. Good luck.

[Asker]

But I entered puberty early. I am the first among my peers to have a menstrual period. Under normal circumstances, I should have grown 10-15 cm, but as soon as I hit puberty, I stopped growing taller. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with my bones, so I should still be able to grow. But no matter how hard I try, I can't grow taller.

[SueShe]

You still have about 3 years to complete your growth. Usually, growth ends around the age of 18. I would not worry too much as long as you have no genetic disorder or another condition that would prevent you from ending your growth in a few years.

[CrimsonAngel09]

Everyone is different, I never grew taller. I can even wear boots I got several years ago because my foot size stayed the same. I also stayed the same height at 5'0".

My Dad jokingly says I could go into a middle or high school and no one would suspect a thing.

You may stay the same, or you might just be a late bloomer.

Time will tell.

[Asker]

But I never thought I'd be like this when I grew up. when I was 10, I always wanted to be 15, I couldn't wait to be 15. It was such a big thing for me, it's so frustrating to be 15 years old now and still be the way I was when I was 10. That's why it was a big disappointment from my point of view, for years people have been saying that one day I will grow up, but nothing changes. I'm looking at a friend of mine who was born on the same day as me, and she's 10 cm taller than me. Do you understand how it feels? we were born on the same day, but she looks older than me, I always look like an ant in front of people. This has always been an obsession for me, I've been obsessed with my height and appearance since I was 11 years old. Even looking at my photos from 2 years ago now, it's very frustrating to see that not even the slightest thing has changed on my face. And even though I'm healthy, there's no reason why I shouldn't improve.

[DannyUk2017]

Why the drama? You should be happy that your Youth just started but seems slow to develop. Many girls will give anything to be like you. Usually girls stop developing around the age of 25-26. So you still have time, now also depends of your parents built you could have take your mother side or father side, so just relax and enjoy the youth looking You! Stop worring, as later on you'll miss those Fresh, Young, Soft, Wrinkle free Looking...🤷‍♂️

[Levin]

Well, do you just mean you have a petite body type? And you're being overly critical with yourself?

[boggboss]

Maybe ha had a hormone imbalance or maybe u just didn't end up chamging that much through puberty

[Asker]

but even if I had a hormone imbalance, I should have changed at least a little, there are people with hormone disorders at my age, but I didn't even grow 5 cm when they were growing up

[boggboss]

What about your other parts did u start growing hair downstairs

[boggboss]

Or just over your body I'm not sure to the same level of changes in women so that wasn't asked to be weird 😅

[boggboss]

OK here we go did u have

A widening of hips
Periods
Body hair
Acne
Genital growth
Nipple changes
Voice changing
or wet dreams
Did u expirance any of these

[Asker]

Everything happened except the dream. In fact, everything that happens to a normal adolescent has happened (menstruation, acne, etc.), but the only problem is that my height has never grown. When I entered adolescence, my height was 150, now it's 153. So in 5 years I have grown only 3 cm and my face has never changed. One of my friends started consuming cigarettes and alcohol from the age of 12. And before that, I had entered adolescence, he had achieved the growth that I could not achieve in 3 years in 1 year. within 1 year, he had grown 15 cm tall and his face had become a completely different person. I have never consumed cigarettes and alcohol in my whole life, I took care of my health. But I hear the words "your face has never changed / your neck has never grown" from everyone around me. I should not be 153 right now, but at least 160 under normal circumstances. There are no problems with my hormones either, I don't understand why that is.

[boggboss]

Sounds like u had a normal purity u are just gonna be short do u have short parents

[Asker]

I mean, kind of. My relatives are short. My mother's height is 160, my father's height is 185.

[boggboss]

So you have most likely just spawn the short card mate dont think their is anything wrong with u

[Nifrayu]

I stopped growing at age 14

[In_Trance]

Everyone is different

[Anonymous]

Give it time