I've got myself into a bit of a state, hope I'm worrying over nothing and someone can reassure me.
My middle dd is 12 (13 in January). She has always been very short for her age but I always thought that was just normal for her. She saw a paed on and off between the ages of 2-8 to investigate her slow growth. I can't remember the exact details but everything was found to be ok and she was discharged.
She has dyspraxia and sensory issues and finds eating a wide range of foods very difficult. She also has a small appetite. I was worried this was affecting her growth but was told it wasn't and her diet was sort of ok.
Paed did mention Turner's syndrome around this time but he thought it was unlikely so didn't investigate further.
What's worrying me now is that although she started puberty around 11 or so, it's been very slow and no periods yet. I was just less than 12 when I started mine and I thought girls generally start 6 months earlier than their mothers on average. Dd1 started at 11 years 4 months.
Dd started growing breast buds about 11 but they're still very small and doesn't wear a bra yet. She tells me she has a bit of pubic hair.
I've read up a bit on Turner's syndrome and apparently girls can lack sex hormone which means sexual development can start but doesn't proceed normally and ovaries can be non-functioning.
Dh thinks I'm jumping to conclusions but I can't help worrying. Of course I will take her back to the GP/paed if necessary but as she's a worrier herself I want to get a bit of perspective first.
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Does anyone know anything about Turner's syndrome?
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Dancergirl · 17/12/2015 12:33
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