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Can you still grow after 18? (I think I hit puberty late)
My dad is 5’11, mom 5’5 and me 5’8 after just turning 18. I think I hit puberty late because my voice started getting deeper close to 15 and my facial features look like I could be 16. I always get mistaken for a younger age. Going into highschool I was 5’ ft and was always shorter than my peers. Sophomore year I gained 4 inches, junior year I was 5’7 and 18 now at 5’8. So I just want to know if I could reach 5’10 at least and if it’s possible to grow after 18.
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I’m a guy btw and if it helps I still could barley grow facial hair, only a mustache and armpit hair didn’t fully grow out till I was 16 and 1/2 so I just think that’s odd
Take a deep breath - You are right near the average height for men it the US, which is somewhere between 5'8" and 5'9". That said, young men often gain another inch in height before age 20, especially if they were "slow starters" at puberty this happened with two of my brothers and my son-in-law.
Are you concerned for a particular reason, or would you just like to be as tall as your Dad?
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1 ReactionYes, some get their growth spurt later. Our youngest son was 5’4” in high school but graduated from college at 6’. My husband was the same. Graduating from high school he looked like a little boy but his growth spurt was four years later. 5’11” . Yes eat healthy and exercise.
Well I’m from California and I just feel like everyone is taller than me, all my friends are 6ft and the same age as me. And height inflation is crazy now, every girl wants a guy over 5’11.
Thank you for your answer! I workout and sprint 4 times a week and for the most part eat healthy. I’ll be back in 4 years to update you on my height
As a kid up until I was 14 I was growing steady and normal pace, comparable to my brother and father who are both 6’1. Then from 14-15 I only grew like .5 inch and now I am 18 at 5’7 still haven’t grown since. So I was wondering if there could be a pause then a resume in growth that is possible. Also I was diagnosed with chrons at 16 almost 17 years old so that could’ve maybe been active delaying growth. Please let me know, thanks!
Hey mate when did you start puberty? I started at around 11.5-12.5 then grew steadily up to 14 and then paused and grew maybe about .5 inch up to today. Im 15.4 rn and still stuck i think i might grow again. Im currently 5 9.5 my mom is 5 7 and dad is 6
@fuhrer99 not 100% sure but I think around 13-13.5 is when I started puberty
@jonmike319 so your spurt only lasted 1-1.5 years? You either mustve grown a lot or should get checked. Its likely you will see more growth
@fuhrer99 yes growth was pretty steady maybe a tiny bit delayed as a kid but then the spurt at 14-15 was very quick and seems to be cut short.