Re: Anita -How to boost height?

[Guest guest]

Anita,

Understood, but I was not responding to you. I was responding to the

first posting - a mom who did not describe her daughter in the terms you are

using at all. She expressed that she only wished her daughter could grow

another inch or two, which the child very well may do if her mom has some

patience. My dd's pediatrician said she was done growing during one yearly

checkup, and now she's grown 2 " more and is taller than me. :-)

I'm not a physician blog-ing for patients, so as mentioned earlier

we don't have to write a response that could cover every possible outcome of

every possible person who reads here. That's why we all post here freely,

so all the bases can be covered by everyone's different experiences. If

you actually look back at the original post, my answer was perfectly

reasonable applied to the person I was answering.

Now, I fear my answer at this point sounds a little bit irritated. In my

defense I can only point out that you personally called me out as though I

had a responsibility to be perfect if I post here - which I hope we both

know is unrealistic. ly, at this point I feel as though I've been

called out and called stupid and personally responsible for the wrongs that my

come to daughters of parents posting here.

If you had posted this alternate information without addressing it to me

personally, I would have found it interesting as I have found all the others

who've posted after me, and respected your information and had no problem

with it. I wasn't offended by any of the other postings here that

disagreed with me.

In future it will inhibit me from posting possibly useful and helpful

information when someone asks, if I fear someone is going to respond the way

you have. It was rather unpleasant for me, and I really don't want to

experience it again. This has happened to women here in the past, and they're

not here any more because of it. Please consider this when you decide to

respond to someone personally instead of responding to the idea.

Sandi

In a message dated 3/27/2011 11:50:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

kaalee61@... writes:

Sandi -

Fortunately, for us, what you say is wrong, to a degree. If you were right,

our daughter probably wouldn't have even grown to be 4 feet tall. You are

right saying that God has a height planned for her, but He also gave us the

knowledge and resources (foundations & doctors) to find out why she was

below the growth curve for her age.

She was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency (which I guess would fall

under your mention of disease), but to tell someone that it can't be

increased is not right. She was in a size 5 toddler shoe and the height of

a 2 year old at age 5. She began getting growth hormone shots nightly and

is now 5' 4 " at age 17.

Of course, there are guidelines in order for a child to be treated with

growth hormone. It is VERY expensive (over $50,000 a year by the time

treatment is finished) and insurance companies have strict requirements

before they will cover any of the cost.

So, if the mom feels that the child is smaller than her peers, not growing

out of clothes each year, dropping off the curve on the growth chart or not

growing about 2 inches a year, then it is something she may want to talk to

an endocrinologist about. There ARE ways to increase height. (If it is

purely cosmetic, then insurance won't touch it though.)

Anita

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:34 PM, <_D22@..._

(mailto:D22@...) > wrote:

>

>

> Marina,

>

> As long as your daughter is eating a healthy diet and not malnourished,

> there is no way to increase the height God has planned for her.

>

> Her body's genetic code dictates how tall she will ever be, and that can

> only be reduced by disease, or injury, or poor nutrition. It can not be

> increased.

>

> As my mother-in-law always said, children don't grow because they eat.

> They eat because they are growing. :-)

>

> Sandi

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Sandi,

I mostly lurk on the site but I am really sorry that you were made to feel

this way. Honestly, I could have chimed in and said something similar only

making it about my daughter who was dx'd with failure to thrive, quit

growing all together at about age three, didn't talk until she was about six

and two years later found out it was all because of undiagnosed celiac

disease and since her diet has been corrected she's normal height. The

thing is, I didn't because it wasn't relevant. Parents are always worried,

autism or not, that their kids don't weigh enough, that they are too short,

that they are too something or not enough something else when most of the

time the kids are normal for who they are and who they are going to be. The

original poster said nothing about anything being abnormal in their kids

growth or anything that would indicate that the concern over growth was

nothing more than parental wish. You said nothing wrong, Sandi. Honestly,

is how your comments were reacted to that prevents me from sharing

anything. I put so much time and energy into autism and other health issues

of my family that I really don't need the hassle of people being judgmental

because I have a different view or I said or shared something relevant to me

and my experiences that someone took personally because their world view is

different. Again, I am sorry that you were made to feel that way.

>

>

> Anita,

>

> Understood, but I was not responding to you. I was responding to the

> first posting - a mom who did not describe her daughter in the terms you

> are

> using at all. She expressed that she only wished her daughter could grow

> another inch or two, which the child very well may do if her mom has some

> patience. My dd's pediatrician said she was done growing during one yearly

> checkup, and now she's grown 2 " more and is taller than me. :-)

>

> I'm not a physician blog-ing for patients, so as mentioned earlier

> we don't have to write a response that could cover every possible outcome

> of

> every possible person who reads here. That's why we all post here freely,

> so all the bases can be covered by everyone's different experiences. If

> you actually look back at the original post, my answer was perfectly

> reasonable applied to the person I was answering.

>

> Now, I fear my answer at this point sounds a little bit irritated. In my

> defense I can only point out that you personally called me out as though I

> had a responsibility to be perfect if I post here - which I hope we both

> know is unrealistic. ly, at this point I feel as though I've been

> called out and called stupid and personally responsible for the wrongs that

> my

> come to daughters of parents posting here.

>

> If you had posted this alternate information without addressing it to me

> personally, I would have found it interesting as I have found all the

> others

> who've posted after me, and respected your information and had no problem

> with it. I wasn't offended by any of the other postings here that

> disagreed with me.

>

> In future it will inhibit me from posting possibly useful and helpful

> information when someone asks, if I fear someone is going to respond the

> way

> you have. It was rather unpleasant for me, and I really don't want to

> experience it again. This has happened to women here in the past, and

> they're

> not here any more because of it. Please consider this when you decide to

> respond to someone personally instead of responding to the idea.

>

> Sandi

>

>

> In a message dated 3/27/2011 11:50:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

> kaalee61@... writes:

>

> Sandi -

>

> Fortunately, for us, what you say is wrong, to a degree. If you were right,

> our daughter probably wouldn't have even grown to be 4 feet tall. You are

> right saying that God has a height planned for her, but He also gave us the

> knowledge and resources (foundations & doctors) to find out why she was

> below the growth curve for her age.

>

> She was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency (which I guess would fall

> under your mention of disease), but to tell someone that it can't be

> increased is not right. She was in a size 5 toddler shoe and the height of

> a 2 year old at age 5. She began getting growth hormone shots nightly and

> is now 5' 4 " at age 17.

>

> Of course, there are guidelines in order for a child to be treated with

> growth hormone. It is VERY expensive (over $50,000 a year by the time

> treatment is finished) and insurance companies have strict requirements

> before they will cover any of the cost.

>

> So, if the mom feels that the child is smaller than her peers, not growing

> out of clothes each year, dropping off the curve on the growth chart or not

> growing about 2 inches a year, then it is something she may want to talk to

> an endocrinologist about. There ARE ways to increase height. (If it is

> purely cosmetic, then insurance won't touch it though.)

>

> Anita

>

> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:34 PM, <_D22@..._

> (mailto:D22@...) > wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > Marina,

> >

> > As long as your daughter is eating a healthy diet and not malnourished,

> > there is no way to increase the height God has planned for her.

> >

> > Her body's genetic code dictates how tall she will ever be, and that can

> > only be reduced by disease, or injury, or poor nutrition. It can not be

> > increased.

> >

> > As my mother-in-law always said, children don't grow because they eat.

> > They eat because they are growing. :-)

> >

> > Sandi

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good grief. There is nothing in any of these posts that should cause anyone to

feel bad. Make a decision up front that you are not going to read

ill-intentions into any of the posts, and you will be much better off.

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Marina,

> > >

> > > As long as your daughter is eating a healthy diet and not malnourished,

> > > there is no way to increase the height God has planned for her.

> > >

> > > Her body's genetic code dictates how tall she will ever be, and that can

> > > only be reduced by disease, or injury, or poor nutrition. It can not be

> > > increased.

> > >

> > > As my mother-in-law always said, children don't grow because they eat.

> > > They eat because they are growing. :-)

> > >

> > > Sandi

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >