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MichelleW
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Posted: March 25 2007 at 9:27pm \| IP Logged

I am not sure if this goes here, but I took my dd who just turned 8 last week to the doctor for her yearly check up on Friday. The doctor thinks she will begin her period this year. She would like to x-ray her bones to determine her bone age.

Can someone advise me. I really don't want to x-ray my dd for no good reason, but if there is a legitimate health reason then I will. The doctor insists that we need to know her bone age because this is extremely early to begin puberty.

I agree it is early, but I don't see us doing anything about it. If this is just to have information, is it worth doing? Does anyone know of a good health reason to do this?

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Posted: March 25 2007 at 10:00pm \| IP Logged

No advice, but DO think MANY young girls (and boys) are starting puberty earlier due to teh MANy hormones in food, ESPECIALLY DIARY and MEAT.
We are a 99% dairy free family and don;t eat much meat either. ALL my kids are 2-3 years later than their age-mates in physical development. Ds is 17 and JSUT wnet through teh adolescent growth spurt and beginnings (very beginnings) of a mustahce. Ds, 15 1/2, has yet to hit it. Dd, 12, is BEGINNING to develop, but I think the period will be quite a few years off yet.
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Posted: March 25 2007 at 11:47pm \| IP Logged

No advice, really, just thought I'd mention that I first started getting my period at age 9. No bone scans or anything of the sort were done. I was pretty naive at the time and was quite surprised and alarmed about the whole thing.

I guess I do have a small bit of advice... make sure your daughter is aware of what her body's going through and prepared as well as she can be.

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Posted: March 26 2007 at 8:26am \| IP Logged

Taffy wrote:

I guess I do have a small bit of advice... make sure your daughter is aware of what her body's going through and prepared as well as she can be.

Ditto here! I would have written the exact same thing. I was in public school and started before they had the movie (in fact more than a year before). I was 9 and about a month from starting 4th grade. I was so scared. My mom said she saw signs that I would be starting soon and did nothing to prepare me

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