more than the usual 1/2 inch?

Well, 1/2 inch per month is just the average. That means there are people
on either side. Lucky you, in the above average group!

I regularly get 3/4 to 1 inch per month. Granted, it is summer here, but everyone in my family has hair that grows REALLY fast. I think it's just genetic.

Congratulations KellyX, close to an inch is a lot!

Frankly I don't know how fast my hair grows. I don't measure, just had a trim, and my hair has gotten to the point where growth is not noticeable. but it's definitely not at your super rate!

As long as everyone keeps this in mind.

In order to have an average of something you need a number both higher and lower than the average. Hair is not using the calendar dates to time itself. So you could have 3/4 of an inch one month and a full inch another month then have a month of no growth and another month of 1/4 inch. This gives you an average of 1/2 inch.

I'm not trying to discourage anyone. Rather I want to point out that people can have months of little or no growth and still average a high number.

Plus even the most accurate measurements are not always accurate because of all the things that hair does. With it's stretching and shrinking.

So my point is stay positive about it even if the tape says zero growth. Those of you who may be shying away from posting to this thread because you think your hair isn't growing I wish you the best and I hope that you really are growing even if it is slowly.

this sounds weird, but one time my hair grew about half an inch in a few days... i had just got my hair cut and and the stylist cut my bangs wayyyy too short- they went only about halfway down my forehead, even when my hair was wet and combed straight down.  but then a few days later i just got out of the shower and was combing my hair and i noticed that my bangs now reached my eyebrows

I too am struggling with growing out my fine, thin poo poo hair! I'm so happy I found this site though, it's been rather encouraging! I just hope my hair hasn't reached it's max length. I also keep track of my growth by the roots of my hair! I do wonder though, I get my regular trims, but is that enough when starting to grow it out? I shouldn't chop it all off and start fresh, or should I? I would really hate to do that!

It seems as though my hair grows at different rates depending on the
length (once it gets below my shoulders it seems to take longer) But, I
have a theory that it only appears to grow slower because you don't have
as many body parts to draw comparison. Like when it's short you can say
"okay.., nose, chin, shoulders"

 
Thanks PurpleBubba, for that explanation.  That helps.

I have always thought my hair grows slower than average, but I never measure, so I'm not really sure.  Maybe it just feels that way because I've always wanted it long and could never really get there. I was in a cycle of processing, damaging and cutting my hair.