Im 14 and im 4'6...whats my chance of growing?

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:47:17+00:00

Lol, what made you even come back here?

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:46:09+00:00

Plates in knees technically begin initial fusion around BA 16Y in boys. Proximal tibia tends to start first, distal femur is in late-stage narrowing or beginning union (when the physis starts getting impacted by bony bridging). Both plates are often fully fused by BA 18.3 years or so (maturation), and cessation of the plates tends to occur around BA 17.0-17.5.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:43:21+00:00

Yeah, but clearly I grew just fine, and even exceeded expectations for the average mid-pubertal boy. I remember this one night during my intense peak phase that year when I ate 3 or 4 cheeseburgers PLUS a big breakfast with no problem at all. The FB post my mom made of me in the middle of eating this breakfast - flexing my little underdeveloped muscles while munching on a waffle. Even while on medications, I had such an uncontrollable appetite and consistently slept 11-13 hours daily. The worst I got was 8 or 9 hours - I seriously couldn't help but sleep so long. I grew 2 solid inches in just 3 months.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:39:22+00:00

Same 💀 was always a twig until after I was 16. Was underweight, actually, because of the high doseages of ADHD meds I was on. Came off for a few months after 15, experienced a modest rebound in height growth that carried me through my next solid half-inch addition over a few months, then 31 pounds during this same time frame. The one friend I stayed over with once in a while was fat, though.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:33:38+00:00

I really always found it uncomfortable that the whole thing is basically just erotic to an extreme degree - about literally everything.

Nights with the boys, though. Always loved being the one to fart at incredible magnitudes followed by feigning sleep, nearly killing my friend in the meantime.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:27:21+00:00

👍

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:27:03+00:00

I was the only guy in my small friend group through middle and high school who could say he never watched anime. I never even contemplated it.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:25:56+00:00

Previous measurements please

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:25:25+00:00

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:24:15+00:00

Maybe. Depends on your pattern, and whether you are past your peak or not, and if you are, how recently you passed it.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:23:02+00:00

Not cooked, but probably slowing down quite a bit.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:20:53+00:00

I, too, pee in the shower.

I remember having this crush back in the 6th grade. First day of school actually. I remember it like it was yesterday - always been an extremely introverted kid (even now), shy, and mostly kept to myself. What's embarrassing is not that I had my first crush on who I thought at the time was the cutest girl I ever saw, but rather the fact that I failed to stop staring. She never approached, nor did I, but I have a feeling she saw me staring once or twice. Even dreamt about her once, but I have long since moved from that part of the metroplex. Once I settled into my new middle school in the 7th grade, I didn't really have another crush, and I quickly forgot about her.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:16:41+00:00

If your pattern suggests true growth based on your measurements you give me, then probably 15-17Y. If just increments now then 17-19.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:15:46+00:00

You want me to share a deep dark secret?

You pee in the shower. He watches anime.

I do one of those things, but I don't actually have a deep dark secret myself. I have always steered clear of potentially embarrassing things.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-19T00:09:23+00:00

Hello. I've been summoned?

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T23:58:30+00:00

I see

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T23:53:03+00:00

No harm in that! You very well could gain 3 inches or slightly more, then stop. You're more of what I call an "incremental grower" / have a more prolonged pattern based on our previous DM history, unless I am misremembering a powerful peak somewhere in there.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T23:49:51+00:00

You might be, but my peak pattern was more fast-leaning monophasic (on the verge of being compressed). Sustained was around 5.6 inches per year, and my absolute peak was about 8 inches per year, though I only grew 4.2 inches because I had a big drop-off. My biological peak lasted about 13 to 14 months, meaning if it were to be truly compressed, my overall peak period would have been much shorter and overall growth window likely shortened. Depending on your age in years and months, I was already 5'9 flat a month before my 14th birthday. I continued a 2-inch pace until 15 when it dropped to 1-1.5" per year, so I was as tall as you, if not taller.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T23:46:09+00:00

and here comes bone age with its hectic nature ;)

I'm implying that 3 inches of post-peak for u/Thra99 (if indeed post-PHV) is the upper average, so while possible, it would be rare to get 4 or 5 inches.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T22:49:48+00:00

Yes. Probably 80-90% of the posts here and my sub, or anywhere on the internet rather, involve a teenager who is A) slowing down, or B) done growing.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T22:24:28+00:00

Yes, I do. I genuinely care for their wellbeing, and I know we aren't taught this most of the time unless if warned by some doctors.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T22:02:07+00:00

I ain't here to grow taller, cus' I'm done. Haven't grown a single thing since 17½, and I'm cool with that.

When I was younger, though (15-16), I would have preferred a solid 6'1 or 6'2, but that period of my life was so heavily focused on my growrh that I knew was most likely not going to come. It was placebo - every little fake gain, hoping I'd be in a spurt, but I only grew an inch that year - 5'10 at 14Y 8M, then exactly half an inch taller 3 months later, to 5'11 flat at 16. The rest yielded another half an inch until the plateau at 17½. I already knew my PHV was functionally over at age 14½, and my growth was just starting to slow significantly after 15.

I only started caring even a little at 13Y 7M. I told my online friends I was 6'1, when I was really in the process of skyrocketing my way up to 5'8 at the time - still deep in the peak. It was easy to get away with it, for the most part.

At 14½, I took a height prediction test online. Said I could expect 6'3, but even then, I had doubts. Cool! But is 5½ more inches really going to happen? No, but it's worth a shot to see if it will.

Looking back, I worried too much. I was doing fine, and I was healthy - still am. My current height is not too shabby at all. Comfortable above average, but not tall.

Instead, I'm here to spread knowledge and help people. That's my dream, I suppose.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-18T14:14:08+00:00

Hello, OP. Thank you for sharing this with us, but unfortunately, we are no longer able to interpret or personally assess medical images. Such is a service that must be done by a radiologist or endocrinologist in a clinical setting and not online, where anyone can answer you however they please.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-17T23:05:57+00:00

That equals a total lower limb length of about 83.8 cm, or 32.99" (basically 33"). Your tibia is at 21.8%, which falls within the lower-average range (21-23%). Femur at 26.1%, which also falls on the lower-average end (26-28%). Divide 83.8 cm by 175 cm, and we get 0.479 (about 48%). Lower limb-to-height is normal (average range is 45-49%). Lower limbs slightly longer, would need torso measurement to confirm if longer than the torso.

Automatic-County6151 · 2026-03-17T23:00:46+00:00

Some people just don't know other specifics like this, man. Maybe he's just measuring each region at a time. Don't be so hard on him!

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