Is 10 early for signs of puberty in girls?

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old has started getting breasts and pubic hair so I asked her about this question and she said all the girls in her class have started puberty, some are more developed than others and there are five that have started their periods.

[Anonymous]

It seems like nutrition would have an impact. We are taller and chubbier than women from 150 years ago too.

[Anonymous]

We also give our kids growth hormones via all the milk and dairy products they consume.

[Anonymous]

FWIW (I'm almost 40), I started getting boobs at about 8.5 or 9 years old. I didn't get my period until nearly 13. I ended up pretty average, with a lot of T&A. My mom was both malnourished and has a completely different body type-- she got her period at 15 and ended up a B cup.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be concerned if my DD got her period at 10. That is too early in my mind. But, things are changing and girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. Just love your daughter and tell her it is normal.

I'm 40, started my period just before I turned 11 (ie. I was still 10) and was hardly the first girl in my group to get it. This is nit an example of "earlier and earlier". This is an example of normal.

Sorry to tell you, but it was not normal. Maybe in your town it was normal, but not around the world. My sister got hers when she was 12 and it was a major concern for Dr. and she probably got it because she had immune disorder and additional issues. I got it when I was 15, and that was considered normal. I am 46.

15 years old is on the late end of the spectrum.

Yes, 15 is older. I was 12 when I got mine. My sister was 12 and she got hers. However she was very, very private about it and did not tell our mother. And she was 14 I remember my mom asking the doctor about it because she thought my sister still do not have her period And I told her at that time that oh yeah, she's had her period for a couple of years now. And the doctor and my mother were relieved

[Anonymous]

I'm 43. Most of my friends got it by 12 or 13 though my best friend was 15. That was considered late. No one was concerned about the 12 year olds.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be concerned if my DD got her period at 10. That is too early in my mind. But, things are changing and girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. Just love your daughter and tell her it is normal.

I'm 40, started my period just before I turned 11 (ie. I was still 10) and was hardly the first girl in my group to get it. This is nit an example of "earlier and earlier". This is an example of normal.

Nothing like DCUM to illustrate ignorance.

It was NOT normal. back when you were 11. Puberty is coming earlier and earlier for girls now. And it's worrisome to scientists.

http://www.sciencealert.com/girls-are-going-through-puberty-earlier-than-ever-before-with-long-term-effects
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http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/puberty-comes-earlier-and-earlier-girls-301920.html

np, yes, 11 was in the range of normal.30 years ago. That is when both my mother and I got our periods. There is always a range. Perhaps you should check your condescending tone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be concerned if my DD got her period at 10. That is too early in my mind. But, things are changing and girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. Just love your daughter and tell her it is normal.

I'm 40, started my period just before I turned 11 (ie. I was still 10) and was hardly the first girl in my group to get it. This is nit an example of "earlier and earlier". This is an example of normal.

Nothing like DCUM to illustrate ignorance.

It was NOT normal. back when you were 11. Puberty is coming earlier and earlier for girls now. And it's worrisome to scientists.

http://www.sciencealert.com/girls-are-going-through-puberty-earlier-than-ever-before-with-long-term-effects
O
http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/puberty-comes-earlier-and-earlier-girls-301920.html

np, yes, 11 was in the range of normal.30 years ago. That is when both my mother and I got our periods. There is always a range. Perhaps you should check your condescending tone.

My mother was 11 in 1960 , reaised that sounded strange. Most of my friends had their period by 13, 15 definitely seems extremely old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was 11 when I started my period so I'm expecting about the same or earlier for my DD. My niece is 9 and she already had her first period a month ago.

11 for me too, that was 17 years ago. They say it keeps getting younger and younger, so I wouldn't be surprised a 10 year old is showing the physical changes.

[Anonymous]

I was 10 when i started puberty. My daughter was 9 when she needed a bra and she started her periods two months after turning 11. She's now 12 and all the girls in her circle of friends have periods.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was 11 when I started my period so I'm expecting about the same or earlier for my DD. My niece is 9 and she already had her first period a month ago.

11 for me too, that was 17 years ago. They say it keeps getting younger and younger, so I wouldn't be surprised a 10 year old is showing the physical changes.

I agree. By the age of 11 I was well developed .
I would be more surprised if a 10 year old had not started puberty.

[Anonymous]

I remember I had armpit hair around age 10.5 but didn't get my period for another 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be concerned if my DD got her period at 10. That is too early in my mind. But, things are changing and girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. Just love your daughter and tell her it is normal.

I'm 40, started my period just before I turned 11 (ie. I was still 10) and was hardly the first girl in my group to get it. This is nit an example of "earlier and earlier". This is an example of normal.

Nothing like DCUM to illustrate ignorance.

It was NOT normal back when you were 11. Puberty is coming earlier and earlier for girls now. And it's worrisome to scientists.

http://www.sciencealert.com/girls-are-going-through-puberty-earlier-than-ever-before-with-long-term-effects

http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/puberty-comes-earlier-and-earlier-girls-301920.html

Its YOU who is ignorant. Normal and The Norm are different things. But yes, girls are menstruating earlier and its a trend that has been going on some time now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be concerned if my DD got her period at 10. That is too early in my mind. But, things are changing and girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. Just love your daughter and tell her it is normal.

I'm 40, started my period just before I turned 11 (ie. I was still 10) and was hardly the first girl in my group to get it. This is nit an example of "earlier and earlier". This is an example of normal.

Nothing like DCUM to illustrate ignorance.

It was NOT normal. back when you were 11. Puberty is coming earlier and earlier for girls now. And it's worrisome to scientists.

http://www.sciencealert.com/girls-are-going-through-puberty-earlier-than-ever-before-with-long-term-effects
O
http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/puberty-comes-earlier-and-earlier-girls-301920.html

np, yes, 11 was in the range of normal.30 years ago. That is when both my mother and I got our periods. There is always a range. Perhaps you should check your condescending tone.

Check your facts.

The idea that girls are reaching sexual adolescence earlier than ever before is nothing new - for years, researchers have noticed that women are getting their periods earlier and earlier - the average age for menstruation to start is now 13, compared to 16 or 17 at the turn of the last century.

It's hormones and obesity, unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be concerned if my DD got her period at 10. That is too early in my mind. But, things are changing and girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier. Just love your daughter and tell her it is normal.

I'm 40, started my period just before I turned 11 (ie. I was still 10) and was hardly the first girl in my group to get it. This is nit an example of "earlier and earlier". This is an example of normal.

Nothing like DCUM to illustrate ignorance.

It was NOT normal. back when you were 11. Puberty is coming earlier and earlier for girls now. And it's worrisome to scientists.

http://www.sciencealert.com/girls-are-going-through-puberty-earlier-than-ever-before-with-long-term-effects
O
http://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/06/puberty-comes-earlier-and-earlier-girls-301920.html

np, yes, 11 was in the range of normal.30 years ago. That is when both my mother and I got our periods. There is always a range. Perhaps you should check your condescending tone.

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There is a difference between average & normal. 11 was not the average age for a first oeriod a generation of more ago but it was (& is) well within the range of normal.