Is 10 early for signs of puberty in girls?

[Anonymous]

Not early.

My DD started with breast buds at age 9, which freaked me out. But her period didn't start until 11 1/2 (6th grade). I started at 13 so this still seemed really young to me, but it's normal timing these days. Right in the middle of her peer group.

She is not fat in the slightest. Very athletic and slender.

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old (who is a few months older than yours) has not started going through puberty but most of her friends have. Most of the girls in her class have started developing.

[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

+1. So many people have so little knowledge of history. It makes it much easier for corporations to deceive them (e.g., by flooding our food, cooking, furniture, and air supplies with hormones, toxins, and pollutants and stating all the biological and emotional changes we're seeing in people, plants, and animals have always been there in equal numbers).

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you for all of this helpful feedback.

[Anonymous]

For AA girls--who tend to hit puberty earlier than their white counterparts for some reason--10 is not early at all. I'm 38 now, and had breast development at 8, and got my period right after my 11th bday. At 8 I was slightly chubby, but by 11 I'd thinned out. I remember feeling slightly relieved since many of my friends had already gotten their periods.

[Anonymous]

My daughters (twins) started showing signs of the on-set of puberty around 10 (breast buds, pubic hair, underarm hair), etc. But they did not actually get their period until they were 12, so it was a very gradual process for them.

[Anonymous]

PP here. Which was by the way later (about 6-9 months) than when mine started.

[Anonymous]

my 13 year old got her period recently, she grew 4 inches last year..will she grow more..?
i heard girls grow for 2 more years after they get their period

[Anonymous]

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.

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.

[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.

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.

[Anonymous]

I'm 46 AA and I was 11 when I started and I was in the middle of the pack among my group of friends (which included white, black and asian girls). There is (as there was back then) a wide range of normal. Besides when I started I didnt start regularly for at least 2 years. Maybe I got my period every 3 months or so.

[Anonymous]

20 years ago I got mine when I was 11. I was right in the middle of my peers then. My sister never got one and my mom had to force her to go to the doctor at 16.

[Anonymous]

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.

Ah, the classic "my anecdotes negate peer reviewed, scientific studies" DCUM response. Love it.

[Anonymous]

The last time this came up on DCUM, I looked at the scientific research on this. Here's what I found.
-- The median age at which American girls get their period is 12 and a 1/2. It is about 12 for African-American girls.
-- That has not really changed in recent history (it was much older in pre-industrial history, when nutritional and exercise patterns were very different).
-- Less than 10% of girls get their period before age 10, and more than 90% of girls get it before age 15.
-- Signs of puberty can begin a year or two before age of first menstruation.
-- That HAS changed in recent history -- girls in recent years are showing signs of puberty earlier than they did in our generation, our parents generation, our grandparents generation. The best guess is that this is due to all the chemicals in the environment and our food, although the fact that we are generally larger also is thought to play some role.

[Anonymous]

Oh, and forgot to add one more point:

-- The best predictors for age of first onset of menstruation is the age at which her mother got her first period, and body fat. So if your daughter is about the same size that you were at her age, she'll probably get her period at about the same age. But she may show signs of puberty earlier, due to all the chemicals in the environment.