Re: Growth Hormone- when did you start?

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Ginger

I complete agree with Pat. My daughter is 16 months but even smaller

than , her endocrinologist also said he plans to start GH after

2 years, and only because her weight gain is stable and although

small, she is not underweight for her height.

Sabina mother of Naomi almost 17 months 13 lbs 24 inches

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MY Endo Says To start between 2 and 3 years...Liam is 3 and we have not

started yet.. We are fighting for Insurance approval at the moment....

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hi ginger,

its jodie again, we just started christopher on ght this feb. we

wanted to start it when he was 2 but at the time it wasnt the

protocal for our kids so the insurance wouldnt cover it. that has

since changed. if it would have been the case we would have started

it back then. from what we were told the earlier you start the

better it is. i am not an expert though and i am only going by what

i was told by our endo. good luck on your desicion!!

jodie

(nicholas-6 nonrss, christopher-3 rss 23lbs 33 " ght genotropin .6,

johnathon-9m nonrss)

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Ginger,

We only just started our son at the age of 10 (bone age - 6 months). We

started later because his growth in height was OK (2 inches per year - following

his own curve). However, he never did any catch up growth. We also know our

son never would have dealt with the injections well when he was younger. I'm

very happy with our decision, but I think the decision has to be made based on

the size of your child and the current growth rate. Ultimately, I will say

gather all the info you can from everyone and then go with your instincts.