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AIBU?

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AIBU to be concerned about DS's feet, which have barely grown in 2 years?

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Portobellomushroom · 04/06/2018 21:09

He is 7, pretty small (height wise) for his age, but on the charts - but we are small - and DH was small until he was about 12, then went through growth spurt and is now a respectable height.

But DC's feet haven't grown much - and I mean incrementally - in about 2 years. No big jumps at all.

Should I be worried?

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RoryGillmoresEvilTwin · 04/06/2018 21:47

My ds is nearly 7 (August born) and he's quite small. His feet are size 11 and he's quite short compared to his classmates. His waist comfortably fits age 4-5. Sometimes 3-4!

Reading this back im actually a bit worried! I've worried a bit over the years but i think I'm going to get him checked out by the gp...if only for my peace of mind.

Maybe do the same op.

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Portobellomushroom · 04/06/2018 21:53

My issue with taking him to the doctor etc is that I don’t want him to feel self conscious or think that there’s an issue. He’s v sharp and if the height doesn’t tally with his rough wall marking - if it’s lower, for example - he will feel it

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BlueTrousers · 04/06/2018 21:57

He wasn’t always small no, he was 8lb 5oz born and was a chubby baby, then he went through a couple of years of illness and lost a lot of weight and never really regained it (he dropped from 75th centile to 1st and stayed there) I’m not sure whether this also affected his height aswell though
I keep hoping he’ll have a growth spurt but tbh I don’t think he will now, he does grow occasionally and he’s full of energy so I try not to worry too much

If it makes you feel better though he’s been regularly assessed and measured throughout his life by 100s of peads and no-ones ever been concerned about his non growing feet so I think it’s ok

spader1987 · 04/06/2018 21:57

Ds 8 has adult size 5 feet, by far the biggest in his class.

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Portobellomushroom · 04/06/2018 22:00

Thanks Pinkball. Sorry, you prob think I’m being ridiculous!

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M5tothesouthwest · 04/06/2018 22:02

DD (8) is a size 11. She's been that size for about a year. She was an 8.5 when she started school (nearly 4 years ago now!) so not much change really.

BlueTrousers · 04/06/2018 22:05

Noooo I don’t think you’re being ridiculous at all
It’s worrying having a tiny child, I feel like he’s so much more vulnerable and fragile than any of my others and I worry about him being around such bigger boys at school etc
Not ridiculous at all

RoryGillmoresEvilTwin · 04/06/2018 22:06

Op are you me?...or rather, is your ds my ds!

Ds is also very bright. I'm considering speaking to the doc alone first because he is very sensitive to being smaller than his friends.
A part of me thinks he's just small. Nothing else. When he was born he was on the 5th percentile and he stayed on that line.
When he started school he looked like a toddler comared to the other kids. He's now often mistaken for being 4-5 which upsets him.
I tell him his big brain more than makes up for it! 😂

RoryGillmoresEvilTwin · 04/06/2018 22:08

It doesnt help that i have friends who get their younger dc to stand next to him and exclaim loudly how much smaller my ds is!

SinkGirl · 04/06/2018 22:09

My twins are only 20 months, one was tiny at birth due to growth restriction (3.5lb, below the chart for height, 2nd centile head). He’s pretty much caught up to his twin (head went rapidly from 2nd to 97th centiles which caused concern, ultrasound was done and we were told he was within normal range).

Cut to now and due to other things they suspect he has a genetic condition which also affects growth hormone levels. I said surely this can’t be right or he wouldn’t have grown normally and they told me that’s not always the case.

If it is literally just his feet, I wouldn’t worry. If there are any other issues, even if they seem unrelated, it’s worth having a chat with your GP. I’m sure it’s totally normal :)

Didiplanthis · 04/06/2018 22:11

My dd's feet never grew much usually about half size a year. This year she has gone from 12.5 to 1. She is 8 1/2. Ds is 6 and is only a 9 having been an 8 nearly 2 years ago at 4 !

agnurse · 04/06/2018 22:12

Growth stabilizes during the school age years. If he has always been in the 10th percentile, that's likely normal for him. Usually providers only get excited when a child is below the 5th percentile or about the 95th, or if they "fall off" their curve by 2 percentile lines or more.

UrgentScurryfunge · 04/06/2018 22:49

DS (7) has size 10 feet. So does his 5yo sibling! It's like having to keep twins shod.

He's gone up pretty much one size per year since the start. He was around 2 yo before I could even get him walkers shoes rather than cruisers and he wasn't an early walker but was size 2 at 18m.

His feet are the same shape and behaving the same way as mine did. Mine gave up on their pathetic attempts at growth at 13 and size 2 (well, nearly!)

DH on the other hand is size 11, and DS2 seems to be taking after him more. Sadly DS2 was too big to ever use the extortionate size 2 wellies I had to buy to allow DS1 to play in the swampy garden during a very soggy summer. Sigh.

With genes that diverse, anything is likely!

kitkatsky · 04/06/2018 22:53

My DD always does this. Feet don't grow for at least 18 months, then as soon as they grow half a size and I get her new shoes she jumps up another whole size within another month! I think it's kids shoes version of Sod's law!

Pressuredrip · 04/06/2018 22:57

I feel your concern. My nearly 5 year old is an infant size 7, and on the third centile for height. We are both on the 50th and our other daughter is on the 95th centile for height. It something that worries me but I remember having size 9 feet when I was 6, so mine must have been the same at her age.

enterthedragon · 04/06/2018 23:00

Dd was a size 11 when she started at secondary school, 11 years on and she is still only a size 3, ds was a size 10 in year 6, now a size 7 in yr 12 they were small for their age though, dd is still small for her age and ds is within average height for his age.

Fruitcorner123 · 04/06/2018 23:00

Has his weight been following a pattern?

if he is 10th percentile for height now then you just need to look back and see if that's roughly the right line for him. If when he was 6 he was on the 90th percentile then see a GP. I think weight is important too.

AjasLipstick · 04/06/2018 23:01

My elder DD was like this and still is at 13. She is only 5 foot tall though and her feet simply grew in line with her height. Most of her mates are as tall or taller than me and I am 5.6.

Ummmmgogo · 04/06/2018 23:02

I think being a parent is just worrying. I worry about my big footed children too if he's happy and has energy hes probably fine xx

AjasLipstick · 04/06/2018 23:03

Pressure maybe your girls are just on the petite side. It was odd to me to see my DD with all her mates recently....they all look like young women and while she is more grown up looking lately, she's just so short bless her! But my Mum is short and so is DH's....so can't expect an Amazonian!

gower4 · 04/06/2018 23:05

Agree with those who say check with GP re height. Most probably fine though.

Tiptoethroughtheroses · 04/06/2018 23:06

I bought my 10yr old DD size 8 adult sandals this week and then worried a bit about her massive feet but I know deep down she's fine and just has very long toes. We all sweat the small stuff sometimes

UterusUterusGhali · 04/06/2018 23:10

Both my boys have had periods of no foot growth for 2 years, then gone up two bloody sizes in 6 months.

I don't remember dd doing the same at that age.

Reaa · 04/06/2018 23:41

Portobellomushroom

Could he have Leri Weill dyschondrosteosis?

Is a genitic condition that can run in family's, my sisters DS has recently been confirmed as having it, from her husband/his dads side of the family.

TruJay · 04/06/2018 23:50

I wouldn’t worry, my ds wore the same size shoes (10.5) for almost 3 years! He just wore them until they wore out and needed replacing and every time he was measured he was always the same size, I did worry at some points as I just couldn’t understand why his feet weren’t growing. He’s 8 now and has just measured at a 13 after being a 12 for well over another whole year. He just has very slow growing feet!
My friend’s ds is a couple of months younger and already a size 4! But he is bigger than ds is every other way too, my ds is a petite little thing, height wise he’s very similar to his classmates but so tiny weight wise. He eats loads but just doesn’t put on. I’m quite petite myself though as is all my family, we’re a decent height and slim. His dad isn’t huge either so I’m guessing it’s just genes??

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