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If you are short and your DH is tall - are your dds average/short/tall?

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GoldfinchesHiccup · 21/03/2015 21:49

I'm just under 5 ft, Dh is over 6ft - dd is v short at the moment (aged 11yrs), just curious to see what has happened in other families!

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TeddTess · 21/03/2015 21:52

I am 5'2", dh is 6'3"
Dd (11) is tall, but only recently, she has had a massive growth spurt in the past year/18 months, she was always quite average before then. Dd2 (9) is fairly average height.

Pico2 · 21/03/2015 21:53

I'm 5'3" and DH is 6'3". DD1 is somewhere around 91st to 98th centile for height. DD2 is to young to tell, but despite being much bigger at birth is probably looking to be a bit shorter, perhaps 50th to 75th centile.

RandomMess · 21/03/2015 21:55

I'm 5', Dh 6'3"

All were very very tall babies/toddlers

12year old - very tall - 98th centile
11 year old - Hmm 30/40th centile
9 year old - 50/60th centile

Jury is out though as my family were all slow growers - I grew until my late teens, Dh family all fast growers - females all very tall by 11 and stopped, Dh stopped at 14 Shock

hugoagogo · 21/03/2015 21:58

We are roughly your size-
ds (16) is very tall about 6ft 3 - (he won't let me measure him and still growing.)
Ds (12) is nearly 5ft so shortish, but hopefully also still growing

rightsaidthread · 21/03/2015 21:59

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snozzlemaid · 21/03/2015 22:00

I'm 5'4 and DP is 6'3.
DS is 17 and 5'11
DD is 13 and 5'5.
So I think they're both going to be in between our heights.

bruffin · 21/03/2015 22:01

Im 5'2 dh 6'2
Dd 17 was small to average until she hit puberty then grew to 5'6

Ds 19 is 6ft

SteppeAwayFromTheKeyboard · 21/03/2015 22:03

my brother is very tall 6'5''
my SIL is tiny

my niece is really tall,
my nephew tales after his mum

but they are still early teens so anything is still possible

dottyaboutstripes · 21/03/2015 22:04

I'm 5ft1, he's 6ft1.5
Dd1 (20) 5ft4 after spinal surgery (she grew 2in Smile)
Dd2 (18) 5ft2
Dd3 (16) 5ft2
Ds1 (10), ds2 (8) and ds3 (5), are all a little shorter than their classmates, though dh claims he was diddy until approx age 12

KanyesVest · 21/03/2015 22:07

I'm 5ft2, DH is 6ft5. DC are both pretty much on 50th centile. Poor DH, my genes may be short, but they are obviously strong Grin

Flugdrachen · 21/03/2015 22:08

I'm 5"2 dh is 6"2 we have 4 dc ...
Dc1 - 91st centile for height
Dc2 - 98th
Dc3 - 50th
Dc4 - 60th

So two pretty talk & two very average!

Flugdrachen · 21/03/2015 22:08

Bloody phone 'tall' not talk

heymammy · 21/03/2015 22:11

I'm 5ft and dp is 6ft, our dc are: very short (9th centile), tall (75th) and average (50th), all bases covered really!

HammerOfTheGods · 21/03/2015 22:11

interesting

dh is 6 foot and I have two dc with him, and also another dc with my ex who is 6.4, I am five foot and a tiny bit so been wondering if my dcs will be average, would be great if they were a perfect combination of me and their dads

as I would like to be a little bit taller but not quite as tall as their dads Grin

whattheseithakasmean · 21/03/2015 22:11

I am 5'1" DH is 6 foot.

DD1 is tall and willowy (age 17), she was a long skinny baby & has always been tall & slim

DD2 is short & chunky (age 12). She was a butterball baby & has stayed stocky & one of the shortest in her year.

Bakeoffcake · 21/03/2015 22:12

I'm 5ft 2, DH is 6ft 2

Both DDs are 5ft 8 and in their early twenties.

I specifically married a tall man so I would hopefully have tall dc. I don't like being a shortarseGrin

Quiero · 21/03/2015 22:13

My dad is 6ft 2 and my mum was 5ft

I am 5ft 4 and my brother is 5ft 11

Grantaire · 21/03/2015 22:14

I am short, dh is tall.

DD is tall, DS is average.

RudyMentary · 21/03/2015 22:16

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5madthings · 21/03/2015 22:17

I am 5 2, dp is 6ft.

Ds1 is tall.

Ds2 is short bit has some health issues contributing to this at moment.

Ds3 is tall.

Ds4 is average to tall.

Dd is tall.

basketofshells · 21/03/2015 22:19

I'm 5'1" and dh 6'1".

Dd1 (16) has stopped growing at 5'3". Dd2 (13) is already taller at 5'4" and still growing.

ILoveOnionRings · 21/03/2015 22:23

My mum is 4ft 11 and dad 6ft 1 and I managed a reasonable 5ft 5.

DS is 5ft 11 and his dad was 5ft 10 - DS was always one of the smallest children in his year until he reached around Year 10 and then he had a growth spurt (he is still a beanpole though)

ILoveOnionRings · 21/03/2015 22:25

Meant to add my brothers are all taller than me by at least 3 inches

GoldfinchesHiccup · 21/03/2015 22:43

LOL! So no real patterns at all then!

Dh hasn't got any siblings, his mum is about 5ft5/5ft6 so pretty average.

My mum is 5ft 3, dad 5ft 7 and brother is 5ft 9/10 I reckon - we're a short family, Dh sticks out like a sore thumb Grin

Dd is on the 0.5 percentile Shock but DS is on 25th at the moment. Dh reckons he grew loads late on. I just steadily grew minute amounts Smile

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FatherHenderson · 21/03/2015 22:58

Has anyone worked out then where in a family DCs get their heights from?