Anonymous wrote:
She’ll be fine, really.

Yes its just a bit of hair and developing breasts. Totally normal.

I had a

Full

Bush

Be thankful it’s just a few hairs.

She’ll be fine, really.

Anonymous wrote:For the PPs who went and got the bone scans, were they within the normal range?

DD8 has premature adrenarche and no breast buds but her bone scan was age 11. Hopkins endo said there's nothing to do. Her height and weight is 50 percentile (with parents about average height).

I’m sure 3 years is more than 2 standard deviations. But because she’s 8, it’s early normal, not premature. Did she also have hormone levels tested and an ultrasound?

Mine at 8 had breast buds, but no body hair, but her bone age scan was a year younger (1.5 standard deviations). So she’s being monitored. If her bone age was advanced or had other signs, she would have gotten blood work to rule out thyroid issues, tumors, etc.

Our ped endo said isolated breast development can often be caused by a rogue ovarian cyst that spits out estrogen for a time until the cyst goes away. That can happen at any age, but the breast development only goes away when it happens in much younger kids (toddlers, etc.). Older kids usually keep the breast buds until puberty starts for real.

For the PPs who went and got the bone scans, were they within the normal range?

DD8 has premature adrenarche and no breast buds but her bone scan was age 11. Hopkins endo said there's nothing to do. Her height and weight is 50 percentile (with parents about average height).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a tanner scale of puberty stages.
Both are signs of puberty but may differ in what comes first/grows quicker.
My DD got breasts first but the pubic hair grew quicker

https://www.pubertytoosoon.com/content/dam/pubertytoosoon/pdf/tanner_stages_girls.pdf

Looking at this my oldest (12) is stage 4 for both and my youngest (9) is stage 2 breast and stage 3 hair. Ahhhh!

WHY are you policing and inspecting your daughter’s bodies? Puberty is a natural developmental. Chill tf out.

Anonymous wrote:If my kid was suicidal , then OK IQ drop of 5-10points better than potential suicide , but for a girl who will be over 5 feet to be 3-4 inches taller...I dont know.

Lupron is not to be played with unless the kid really needs it.

If your kid is suicidal at 8 because they have signs of puberty, there are MUCH bigger issues going on, and the last thing I’d do is start throwing in meds that mess with hormones. ffs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son was on the early side of puberty. My ped said it was normal. Someone is on the early side. It was a real shock. But I too have read 8 is normal.

What age did your son start?

DP. My son had pubic hair at I think his 9 year old well child visit? Ped was unfazed, just said he was maturing. People generally only freak out about this if it’s a girl.

Anonymous wrote:Here is a tanner scale of puberty stages.
Both are signs of puberty but may differ in what comes first/grows quicker.
My DD got breasts first but the pubic hair grew quicker

https://www.pubertytoosoon.com/content/dam/pubertytoosoon/pdf/tanner_stages_girls.pdf

Looking at this my oldest (12) is stage 4 for both and my youngest (9) is stage 2 breast and stage 3 hair. Ahhhh!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I coach 9-10yr old girls soccer, When getting changed I notice that most (not all) are showing signs of puberty, That I know of, 8 of the 10yr olds have started their periods. I keep a box of pads in the changing room so they can help their selves if needed.

(1) 8 of how many? (2) what demographics and races are these kids? There’s a big racial disparity in puberty onset.

(3) GET OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM WHILE THEY’RE CHANGING. This is safety policy 101. You should NEVER see - or set the example of having an outside adult see - them changing!

(1) 8 of 13 of them are 10. The mothers have each let me know.

(2) All the 10yr olds are white.

(3) My office is at the back and part of the changing room and am constantly going back and forth to get supplies from the store room so impossible not to notice.

Here is a tanner scale of puberty stages.
Both are signs of puberty but may differ in what comes first/grows quicker.
My DD got breasts first but the pubic hair grew quicker

https://www.pubertytoosoon.com/content/dam/pubertytoosoon/pdf/tanner_stages_girls.pdf

Anonymous wrote:Pubic hair seems to not being an accurate measure of the stage of puberty. My DD got her period at 12 1/2 and didn't get any hair til after. And we're a hairy family in general so I was surprised

Yes I too was hairless down there but had biggish boobs it was not until after my periods started did the hair start around 12.
My oldest is 10 no period, boobs have started, down there hair has gone from light fuzz to dark adult type. I only noticed this as she has started getting discharge and she asked if it was normal.

Pubic hair seems to not being an accurate measure of the stage of puberty. My DD got her period at 12 1/2 and didn't get any hair til after. And we're a hairy family in general so I was surprised

Anonymous wrote:I coach 9-10yr old girls soccer, When getting changed I notice that most (not all) are showing signs of puberty, That I know of, 8 of the 10yr olds have started their periods. I keep a box of pads in the changing room so they can help their selves if needed.

(1) 8 of how many? (2) what demographics and races are these kids? There’s a big racial disparity in puberty onset.

(3) GET OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM WHILE THEY’RE CHANGING. This is safety policy 101. You should NEVER see - or set the example of having an outside adult see - them changing!

I coach 9-10yr old girls soccer, When getting changed I notice that most (not all) are showing signs of puberty, That I know of, 8 of the 10yr olds have started their periods. I keep a box of pads in the changing room so they can help their selves if needed.

I had hair and breast buds in 3rd grade (age 8) and then didn't have my period until 7th grade. I was tall and skinny. if its the range of normal, then its normal. If you have a medical question, ask a doctor.