Growing Pains in Children

[Mozenwrathe]

Originally posted by Larry_OHF: I've learned something today. There is the thing that happens to a small percentage of kids between the ages of 3 and 12, but it mostly hits girls. My wife said she had it and so did all her sisters, where her legs would hurt bad enough to wake her up crying from sleep when she was a kid. Now my six year old (girl) wakes up sometimes with the same thing. I was thinking that it is a hereditory thing, but I have found no proof of that. Here are a couple references in the event that any of you have or will have a baby girl someday. http://www.pamf.org/preteen/parents/growingpains.html http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/ill_in...ing_pains.html

Was not a baby.

Was never a girl.

Still got them over the course of three to five years. More than likely between the ages of 7 and 11. In high school I only grew five inches, but gained fifty pounds. (5'10" and 135 lbs to 6'3" and 185 lbs. current total weight is 240 lbs for statement of example.)

And yes, I actually DO have stretchmarks on slight parts of my arms AND legs. None of that from weight gain.

If your kids get that, just let them know it should stop sometime. For "growing pains," mine were definitely sporadic at best, striking me at odd hours of the night but not more than three days running, and not more than twice in a twenty-eight day period. In some ways, I was very fortunate.

[Bithron]

I had growing pains under my feet, now I'm 15, have 12.5 size feet (US) and I'm 184 cm tall..

[Callum]

I had it too, and so did one of my brothers.

[Larry_OHF]

Originally posted by wellard: Great info in that first link Larry. Holly suffers from this a lot and because it always 'happened' at bedtime we suspected she was just playing up, now we know better. Cheers [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

I am very glad to have been of service then.

[vesselle]

Originally posted by johnny: They grew so fast in such a short amount of time, that up until today, their backs show signs like they have been whipped a couple of hundred times. It's almost like giant scars.

sounds like my bf.
during the summer when he was 12, he grew over 12". he's scarred along the entire length of his spine. i can only imagine how horrific the pain must've been. his spine still gives him trouble and hurts. it's been 13 years, but the scars look as fresh as ever.


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[Dragonshadow]

I got very bad growing pains, and still occasionally get very bad pains in my legs which I am told are growing pains.. at 16. Hmmm... But they could also be to do with the general pains I get in my knees.

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Originally posted by johnny:
They grew so fast in such a short amount of time, that up until today, their backs show signs like they have been whipped a couple of hundred times. It's almost like giant scars.
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Sounds like a guy I know. He's got weird whip like scars all down his back. He's also not much taller than me (around 5 foot).