Baby has short arms

[Spanz10]

Hello,
I know this might sound odd but my daughter is 5 months and has short arms that only reach the top of her hips/thighs. Does anyone else's little one look like this?Her overall length is quite long and her body is really long. She is not in proportion. Her hands do not reach if I put them above her head. I also have to roll her sleeves up on all tops.

True @SarahAndQuack .. I was just thinking physically she couldn't stretch them round , not do it on her own .

I was worried that her arms are not growing at the same rate as the rest of her body. I am pleased to hear of an adult with shorter arms and no issues, thank you @Miljea. Husband and I both have hands that reach down our thighs. So does 2 year old son. Daughter's arms and hands stretched out just touch the very top of thigh but hip really.

I think I will go to the GP and get her looked at just to put my mind at ease and stop doing my husband's head in.

No clapping I think they comes later or did with my son. I am a bit lost on milestones, son was brilliant at fine motor but slightly slower at gross. E.g. walking but you wouldn't know now and I wasn't concerned. Daughter is 5 months tomorrow and is starting to roll, smiles, sits on our knee looks around and follows what everyone is doing. She grabs at things but arms are still all over and she doesn't last long during tummy time, but lots hate it.

@timeisnotaline I find myself comparing her to other babies because of the length of her arms so I need to check with GP that they are in range. I have Googled and the thing I am most concerned about is a form of dwarfism.

Hi @Spanz10

My 6 month old baby girl also has short arms similar to your experience. Her legs are normal. It was picked up on her baby check when she was born and we have been referred to a genetics doctor.

How is your little one developing now?

Thank you

Wondering as well.
My little girl also has short arms. We got lots of worries in pregnancy as her long bones were always off the charts and got tested for achondroplasia prenatally, which she doesn't have.
I am quite short (5.1) and at birth they said she looked normal. Her legs don't seem that disproportionate but her arms look shorter. She is 4 months.

Hello to @Polly334 & @Emi20,

Sorry I don't come on here often. I am no further forward. She still has shorter arms. Overall my concerns are that she might have a mild form of dwafism, possibly hypochondroplasia. I have looked at her stats today as she is 18 months. 79.5cm standing and 81 lying down. She is still classed as 50 percentile but when I look at her that doesn't seem right as she looks out of proportion. She has a big head, small arms and legs. No one has taken me seriously when I have mentioned it, but I have an older child so can see the difference. What are your daughter's stats. That can indicate things. As parents we are 5f7 and 5f10 so I would expect my daughter to be taller. If you wouldn't mind keeping me posted with how things go with your daughter I would really like to know what they screen your daughter for @Polly334. I would love to say don't worry, but I haven't been able to do that.
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Just re-read my original post. Her arms have grown as she can touch her hands on top of her head... So arms do grown even if there is an issue (which I think there is).

I am 5ft 7 inches and my daughter is only 5ft 4 so 3 inches shorter but she can reach higher shelves than me. Until I discovered this I had never previously thought of myself as having short arms but, proportionately, I must have. I suspect your daughter is well within normal range.

@NannyGythaOgg. I love your response and hope I am over thinking things. Everything you read is that the body is proportional yet you prove this not to be true x

Hey, just wondering if you could provide an update on how your little girl is doing after 4 years. I stumbled on your post when looking for reassurance about my baby boy's proportions - he's 5 months and I could have written your post word for word.

She is still off compared to my son in terms of proportions but overall she seems okay and I feel I worried so much for nothing. When she is with her friends in Y1 she is not the smallest and looks fine in her class. I still have a niggle that she might have Turners or something and it will show up at puberty. However, at 50 percentile no doctor would entertain me now. Only time will tell. She didn't speak until 3 and now I can't shut her up. She doesn't miss a trick! She is not sporty like my son, but shorter legs could explain this. I am pregnant with no 3 and I decided to test for chromosome issues like Turner as I am having a girl. I don't want these worries again. All came back fine. Hope this gives you some comfort, try not to worry they even out x

Thank you so much for your reply. I really appreciate it and it has helped to calm me somewhat. I know I need to obsess less about this... I'm wondering if I might have a bit of PPA, and this is just an outlet. Hope everything works out well with your new baby, and your 5 (?) yr old continues to thrive. Thanks again! 😊

You could well have PPA, I am under a consultant this time as I caught slapped cheek from my son and I am still not anxious like I was with my daughter. I wish I worried less and enjoyed my daughter more. She is a lovely girl, my worries really spoilt her baby years x