Do you stop growing a year after you get your period?

Question

My friends told me that a year after you get your period you stop growing. I got mine when I was 12 in september a year ago and right now I'm 5'7.

Will I stop growing soon?

Answer 1

everyone is different some girls stop growing at 13 some stop growing at 18, it has nothing to do with your period

Answer 2

Uh no, you do not. Your parents' height is a better predictor of when you'll stop growing. Sounds like you'll be a tall girl, nothing to worry about though.

Answer 3

well me personally, i'm 13, i started a year and a half ago, and i've grown 4 inches in that time. and my dr says i've got about 3 more to go.  so i say no.  :]

Answer 4

Hahhaha I remember my doctor telling me when I was 5'7 that I would stop growing.  Now 5 years later I'm 6'1 and still growing so it really just depends on the person

Answer 5

no, you should keep growing, even slowly, till your maybe 30-40, then you start to get older and eventually start to shrink, anyways, its probably not a year, and the site might have been wrong, googles not the best site for puberty, and some sites are just plain wrong

Answer 6

Your growing slows down a lot, but there is a chance you will get a tad taller.

Answer 7

Everyone's different. I got my period when I was 12 1/2 but I went through my last growth spurt when I was 16. Possibly 18. (I wasn't paying close attention, what with college and all.) Other people probably do stop growing within a year. As the other commenter said, your parents' height (and that of any older siblings you might have) is a better way to judge how tall you'll end up.

PS - I'm 5'11" by the way. Admittedly it can be hard to find pants that aren't high water, but otherwise being tall is great, so don't worry too much if you feel a little bit Amazonian now. The boys will catch up and you can wear all sorts of great clothes that short girls can't. ;)

Answer 8

no u dont