Does your 8yo wear a training bra?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old has noticeable protrusions, but has not asked for a bra. I don't understand the purpose of a training bra. If her breasts are big enough to need support, she needs a real bra. If she doesn't need the support, she doesn't need anything.

Uh, if you can see breast buds through her shirt, she needs another layer.

This isn't going to be PC but the girls that age who need them (I only have boys) are the chubby ones.

Why do we need to tell girls that their bodies' changes are harmful and need to be hidden?

Sigh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old has noticeable protrusions, but has not asked for a bra. I don't understand the purpose of a training bra. If her breasts are big enough to need support, she needs a real bra. If she doesn't need the support, she doesn't need anything.

Uh, if you can see breast buds through her shirt, she needs another layer.

This isn't going to be PC but the girls that age who need them (I only have boys) are the chubby ones.

Nope. I’m the mom of the 9yr old. 50% for weight and 65% for height so tall but average or a bit below for her height.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old has noticeable protrusions, but has not asked for a bra. I don't understand the purpose of a training bra. If her breasts are big enough to need support, she needs a real bra. If she doesn't need the support, she doesn't need anything.

Uh, if you can see breast buds through her shirt, she needs another layer.

This isn't going to be PC but the girls that age who need them (I only have boys) are the chubby ones.

Why do we need to tell girls that their bodies' changes are harmful and need to be hidden?

And why do we need to make comments about girls' bodies that are unrelated to OP's question, and downright rude. "The chubby ones"? Really, PP? You're talking about 8 year old girls and calling them names. I hope your boys are being taught better than that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old has noticeable protrusions, but has not asked for a bra. I don't understand the purpose of a training bra. If her breasts are big enough to need support, she needs a real bra. If she doesn't need the support, she doesn't need anything.

Uh, if you can see breast buds through her shirt, she needs another layer.

This isn't going to be PC but the girls that age who need them (I only have boys) are the chubby ones.

Why do we need to tell girls that their bodies' changes are harmful and need to be hidden?

And why do we need to make comments about girls' bodies that are unrelated to OP's question, and downright rude. "The chubby ones"? Really, PP? You're talking about 8 year old girls and calling them names. I hope your boys are being taught better than that.

No one is calling anyone names. It's true that heavier girls are more likely to have breast buds at this age. Don't be so sensitive.
-not pp

[Anonymous]

OP here. My DD is actually in the 25th percentile, so she’s not at all chubby.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old has noticeable protrusions, but has not asked for a bra. I don't understand the purpose of a training bra. If her breasts are big enough to need support, she needs a real bra. If she doesn't need the support, she doesn't need anything.

Uh, if you can see breast buds through her shirt, she needs another layer.

This isn't going to be PC but the girls that age who need them (I only have boys) are the chubby ones.

Why do we need to tell girls that their bodies' changes are harmful and need to be hidden?

And why do we need to make comments about girls' bodies that are unrelated to OP's question, and downright rude. "The chubby ones"? Really, PP? You're talking about 8 year old girls and calling them names. I hope your boys are being taught better than that.

No one is calling anyone names. It's true that heavier girls are more likely to have breast buds at this age. Don't be so sensitive.
-not pp

"The girls that are who need them are the chubby ones." So, you'd be totally fine with someone walking up to you and saying "You're chubby." I mean, it's not calling anyone names. Don't be so sensitive.

PP didn't say heavier girls are more likely to have breast buds. S/he said the girls who need a training bra at 8 are chubby. Which is not true, a rude thing to say, and yes, name-calling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 12 year old has noticeable protrusions, but has not asked for a bra. I don't understand the purpose of a training bra. If her breasts are big enough to need support, she needs a real bra. If she doesn't need the support, she doesn't need anything.

Uh, if you can see breast buds through her shirt, she needs another layer.

This isn't going to be PC but the girls that age who need them (I only have boys) are the chubby ones.

Why do we need to tell girls that their bodies' changes are harmful and need to be hidden?

And why do we need to make comments about girls' bodies that are unrelated to OP's question, and downright rude. "The chubby ones"? Really, PP? You're talking about 8 year old girls and calling them names. I hope your boys are being taught better than that.

No one is calling anyone names. It's true that heavier girls are more likely to have breast buds at this age. Don't be so sensitive.
-not pp

"The girls that are who need them are the chubby ones." So, you'd be totally fine with someone walking up to you and saying "You're chubby." I mean, it's not calling anyone names. Don't be so sensitive.

PP didn't say heavier girls are more likely to have breast buds. S/he said the girls who need a training bra at 8 are chubby. Which is not true, a rude thing to say, and yes, name-calling.

Making an anonymous comment about a non-specific group of people is NOT the same as walking up to someone and insulting them. Are you for real?

[Anonymous]

My 11yo just started developing breast buds about 6 months ago. She has clear buds now and nothing more and while I did my part and introduced a sports bra she doesn’t like to wear them. I figure she’s still training. There is no need. So bumps show?

[Anonymous]

Not sure why people are jumping on PP. OP was asking if it's common and PP said more common in heavier girls. That's true.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-04-04-0704020202-story.html

Obese or overweight girls may be the exception to the rule, Kaplowitz warns. His caution is backed up by a recent study published in Pediatrics. It shows that by age 9, 80 percent of obese girls have begun to develop, versus 58 percent of overweight girls and 40 percent of girls in the normal weight range.

[Anonymous]

I commented that my 9 year old wears one and has for a year as have her friends,and she is not “chubby” at all. She is on a competitive gymnastics team and all of the 8-9 year olds on her team are wearing bras and none of them are “chubby”, they are training 12 hours a week.

[Anonymous]

No. We started in 5th grade (10).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why people are jumping on PP. OP was asking if it's common and PP said more common in heavier girls. That's true.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-04-04-0704020202-story.html

Obese or overweight girls may be the exception to the rule, Kaplowitz warns. His caution is backed up by a recent study published in Pediatrics. It shows that by age 9, 80 percent of obese girls have begun to develop, versus 58 percent of overweight girls and 40 percent of girls in the normal weight range.

PP may have been factually accurate, but it was irrelevant to OP’s question and was simply a snotty side comment with no reason other than to be unkind.

[Anonymous]

no such thing as a "training bra". Isn't. Never was.

[Anonymous]

No. There’s nothing at all there on my 8.5 year old. A few of her friends seem to be wearing camisoles or bralettes but having seen them in swim suits, I think it’s mostly by choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why people are jumping on PP. OP was asking if it's common and PP said more common in heavier girls. That's true.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-04-04-0704020202-story.html

Obese or overweight girls may be the exception to the rule, Kaplowitz warns. His caution is backed up by a recent study published in Pediatrics. It shows that by age 9, 80 percent of obese girls have begun to develop, versus 58 percent of overweight girls and 40 percent of girls in the normal weight range.

This says that 40% of 9 year olds in the normal weight range have begun to develop. It’s not at all unusual.