Re: delaying puberty?

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Sorry. I think I sent this to Kathy. Trying again.

--- Kiersten <kiersten5560@...> wrote:

> . I agree, you are trying to do what is best for

> your child. The doctor jumped to conclusions and did not

> hear you out. You were stunned into silence. This still

> happens to me if I do not prepare myself.

>

> Try putting your thoughts, questions, and even your own

> pros/cons to a problem or concern on 3x5 or the larger

> 5x8

> cards. I keep these by my computer and as each

> appointment

> comes up I try to get refills needed, questions, concerns

> onto the card for each appointment. It helps a great

> deal.

> Especially when I take all 3 kids in for appointments, I

> do this. That way, if a doctor or an authority figure

> goes

> off on their own agenda, you can bring them right back to

> YOUR agenda.

>

> I am sorry this happened. I have gone so far as to tell

> a

> doctor that they made me feel " oh so small " and that I

> did

> not appreciate it. Things went VERY well after that.

>

> Take care, Kiersten

> --- K <b4alltoday@...> wrote:

>

> > HI

> >

> > I don't have any experience with this but I do know you

> > are a great mom .... I just wish that the dr would have

> > trusted that you would not have made this decision

> > without thinking it out .. not selfish reasons. Sara is

> > 16 and tells me all the time that she wishes she was

> > taller, she loves it when she finds someone her height

> or

> > shorter, she found 2 lol ....one of Kaite's friends and

> > her grandmother. I do know she has grown taller since

> her

> > onset of her period.

> >

> > Go with your heart, you know your child better than

> > anyone

> >

> > Kathy mom to Sara 16 ............... going to ask

> Sara's

> > Ped if we can find something to make her skip her

> periods

> > over the summer, she gets so sad when she can't swim

> > daily with her friends and family

> >

> >

> > From: Kerrigan

> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:28 AM

> >

> > Subject: delaying puberty?

> >

> >

> > I have a question about entering puberty. For those not

> > up on girls,

> > girls don't grow much more in height one their periods

> > start.. maybe an

> > inch or so. When was a baby, the genetecist

> > said that they

> > could delay puberty to let a girl gain additional

> height

> > (and also delay

> > periods, but it was primarily for grownth time.) When I

> > noticed some

> > early puberty signs on , I asked the

> > pediatrician and she said

> > that she felt that delaying puberty was appropriate to

> > allow a girl to

> > get to be 5 feet tall.... not only a social milestone,

> > but also that so

> > many things were sized for adults of at least 5', so

> she

> > thought we

> > should consider that.

> >

> > She referred us to an pediatric endocrinologist, who

> was

> > basically very

> > curt with me, and said " well, delaying puterty would be

> > for your

> > convenience, not for 's benefit. " Needless to

> > say, I was so

> > shocked I was speechless (which is not my norm, as you

> > might imagine,

> > LOL) and I said " OK, thanks. " Well, all the way home I

> > was fuming, as

> > we didn't even discuss what they did to delay puberty,

> > why, after

> > visitng with for about 2 minutes decided that

> > she was more

> > than capable to deal with having periods soon (she

> said,

> > " I have girls

> > not nearly as verbal as your daughter who handle this

> > just fine " ... like

> > verbal is the only consideration???) We didn't get to

> > discuss that

> > get's pretty wigged out at the sight of

> blood,

> > and the sticky

> > of a band-aid FREAKS her out (absolutely refuses

> > band-aids)... not sure

> > that they sticky of pads won't do the same, that she's

> > emotionally

> > already a wreck... cries daily over something or other,

> > AND, on the

> > growth chart curve isn't heading towards 5'.

> >

> > So, we are going back next month for a follow up, just

> to

> > make sure her

> > puberty isn't going too fast, and I'm going to need to

> > write my

> > questions down, as this doc is one of those who is so

> > quick in and out

> > of the room, and so " just listen and be honored by my

> > proclaimation "

> > rathen than being a communicative type doctor who

> > actually expects

> > questions from a parent. Does anyone have experience

> with

> > this, or

> > anyone who can enlighten me on the process so I at

> least

> > have good

> > questions to ask. I am concerned about her beginning

> > periods soon, but

> > know that we can deal with that in other ways too.

> > Mostly, I'm

> > irritated because I've had two different doctors tell

> me

> > this is

> > something we should consider for to attain a

> > reasonable adult

> > height, and then when I finally got to the specialists,

> > she acted like I

> > was nuts.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > , mom to (12, 5'8 " and no period in

> sight....

> > she's give

> > anything to stop growing, LOL), (10 DS), and

> > Sammy (8)

> >

> >