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A 32-year old asked:

Was at 99 percentile on the growth chart when little. How do I find out now?

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A 43-year old asked:

What to do if I'm 17 yrs old and my height and weight are 2nd percentile, does not it mean I have growth stunt ?

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A 27-year old female asked:

My baby is measuring in the 8th percentile at 15 weeks for growth. What are some complications? Could it mean, I will miscarry?

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A 29-year old female asked:

My nephew is in the 2nd percentile for height at one year but always been short.42nd percentile for weight.Could he have a growth issue?dwarfism?

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A 46-year old asked:

Which is the percentile for a child of 3 boy that is 35lbs and 32in long i can't really read the growth charts?

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A 36-year old asked:

My 4 year old is not on growth chart he was born 6 lb but 2 week later drop below 5 percentile and never recover. Should I be concern?

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A 16-year old male asked:

I had recently asked a question on growth charts and the chart which I refer shows growth till 18. Is it true as I have been growing in the 50th percentile from when I was about 12?

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A 50-year old female asked:

If a male child has always been in the 75th percentile for height, then went through early puberty (not precocious), then ended up in the 15th percentile for adult height, does this indicate that his growth was stunted?

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A 22-year old female asked about a male:

Babys head went from 13.5 in (15th percentile) at 2 weeks to 15.3 (28th percentile) at 10 weeks. Is this normal growth?

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A member asked:

My 3yo daughter's weight is around 60th percentile and her height is 30th. Will this always be the case, or can she have a growth spurt and even out?

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A 21-year old female asked about a female:

My baby was born with a head circumference at the 5th percentile, and now at 11 months its at the 95th percentile. Is this rapid growth considered normal or is it worth looking into?

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A 34-year old female asked:

My 2 month old dropped in both head circumference and weight percentiles at 9 week appointment. HC went from 38th to 13th and weight from 58th to 34th. Is this a sign of impaired growth or just leveling out?

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A 34-year old female asked:

My 2 month old dropped in both head circumference and weight percentiles at his appointment at 9 weeks old. Went from 38th to 13th percentile for HC and 58th to 34th in weight. Is this impaired growth or is my baby just leveling out?

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A 16-year old male asked:

I am 16 and have been following a growth chart lately and found that I am growing exactly in the 25 percentile chart for all these years as I have noted my growth since 12. Do you think I will end at 172cm when I am 18(according to the growth chart)?

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A 47-year old female asked about a female:

My 7 year old height is 48 inches, weight 20.0 kg, and head circumference 53 cm. what percentile does she fit in? is her growth on target?

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A 25-year old female asked:

I want to track my antenatal growth. Baby's 77mm tall at 13 wks, and 1lb at 20 wks. I want to make sure her percentile is ok. I've not gained lbs yet

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A member asked:

Should i be worried about my child's growth and what should I do? I am worried about my child's growth. When he was three, he was 39 inches (or about the 85th percentile). He is currently six and a half and only 45 inches (or below the 25th percentile).

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A 29-year old female asked:

What happens if baby drops from fetal growth percentile in 4 weeks but is still within the 10 and 90%? Is that a reason for concern?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Had my growth ultrasound at 29 weeks pregnant baby is measuring in the 13th percentile and is lbs 2 lbs 9 oz..they said she was fine.is this ok?

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A 27-year old female asked:

I am 15 weeks pregnant and my baby's growth is in the 8th percentile. The doctor says my baby is measuring a couple of days behind. Could this be why?

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A 37-year old female asked:

I'm 35.5 weeks pregnant. Baby's weight or growth rate is in the 22 percentile last Fri. At what percentile below the threshold 20 percentile is an indication that the baby needs to be induced earlier?

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A 37-year old female asked:

I'm almost 35 weeks pregnant. And I had a ultrasound done at my high risk Dr appt today. The baby's growth rate is at the 22 percentile, weight is 4 lbs and 14 oz. If the % goes below 20%, will the baby still be healthy at delivery?

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A 27-year old female asked:

Growth us at 39 wks- baby head is 17th Percentile-tech said hard to get a good read-head so low doc not worried/said baby is healthy. EFW 75th percentile at 8.4 lbs-head is 17th/ why? Microcephaly? What is the % to diagnose microcephaly? Im scared?

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A 19-year old male asked:

Is working out bad for growth?

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A 21-year old asked:

Can we stop my child's excessive growth?

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A 46-year old asked:

How will intense exercise affect my growth?

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A 19-year old male asked:

My growth is slow how can it be fast and tall?

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A 36-year old asked:

What does it mean for a baby to cross percentile lines?

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A 30-year old asked:

Can a person have multiple growth spurts while growing up?

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A member asked:

What can i do for growth of my body. Is there any medicines?

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