Questions and answers about breast development, page 2

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My breasts were really small untill this past year. I am 14 and I have 32c's. Last year I was a not even A, but you young girls need to know that just because you're small now doesn't mean you are always going to be that way. You have support from me and just so you know you are beautiful without big breasts!

salina

I am an 18-year old female with asymmetrical breasts. I don't mind that my breasts are small, and I don't mind that they are uneven. However, I have become very insecure with my body because my breasts do not look like fully developed breasts. My areola is very large and it protrudes away from my chest. It basically looks like I have small mounds. There is little or no breast development around my areola. I don't know if this makes sense. But I don't know how else to describe my breasts. Do you think I am a late bloomer? My breasts look like they just stopped developing before it ever got the chance to finish. They have looked like this for about 5 years and I also got my period when I was 12. Do you think my breasts will continue to develop or am I stuck with my little uneven nubs?

It sounds like all is well and normal.

Your breasts probably developed just fine and finished developing back years ago. This 'mound' look is common and normal, nothing to worry about. I'm guessing your nipples are flat. Please look at the pictures on our nipple gallery page and see the VARIETY. The media images make us think that nipples are supposed to look a certain way, whereas in reality there is a LOT of variation.

I'm an 18-year-old with small, sagging breasts and large areolas, and I always thought that there was something wrong with my breasts sagging so early in my life. I never seemed to match what the media told me was "normal" for girls my age and even women older than me. We girls get few chances to see what other girls' breasts look like (in normal settings), so we have to see what is normal for women with what is available - super-models and actresses, which can foster the belief that that there is something wrong with girls like me. So, thank you again for having your site, with pictures, so that I now know that there is nothing wrong with my breasts. This had greatly boosted my self-confidence, so, thanks again!

I was feeling really low about my breasts and my body image, I had lost a lot of weight and I was more miserable then ever because of my breasts. I had always had this vision growing up and having a perfect little body like my mother enjoyed in her youth or having perky breast like my friends, but when I looked at my own, I thought something had gone terribly wrong. Since the only breast I'd ever seen were those of my young friends, I had no idea, until I saw your web-site that I am perfectly normal. I have a much more positive body image now, and even though my breasts may be bigger and sagging for someone of a young age, they are mine, given to me to feed and nurture my children and I won't trade them.

Hey, I'm 14 and my breasts are different sizes. I would understand if they were not obvious but they are. One is like a 34B and the other a 32C. I am really worried. Will they grow to be the same? Shall I change my diet to help the other one grow? Please help me!

It is not that rare for women to have asymmetrical breasts where the difference is very noticeable (1 or 2 cup sizes). It is relatively uncommon, but not "super" uncommon.

Thank you for such a wonderful site! The pictures are good to see, but for me it was wonderful to read the comments, to know that there are so many other women like me with a deep, painful insecurity about their breasts but who are still strong enough not to go through surgery. I have always been a 34AA (training bra size) and am now 20 years old. I spent my entire teenage years waiting for my breasts to grow, wishing and crying and thinking I was ugly or unwomanly. To all you young girls out there who have gone through this or are going through it now, you are beautiful in so many ways, and no guy who wants a girl for her boobs, or who complains about your chest size, is EVER worth it. I am now going out with a wonderful, attractive man, and my small chest does not bother him. And once guys and girls get past their hormone driven immaturity, there are few people who judge you on the size of your chest, and those who do are still not worth your time.

Angela

I had my son at 18 and even though all the young moms I knew formula-fed, I was determined to never have a bottle touch my son's lips.
When my son was born he was small and didn't take to the breast that easily, everyone for the exception of my husband wanted me to give up and formula-feed. But it was my strong will that made it happen and now my son is 2 years old and loves his boo-boos as he so calls them.
I never once had complications with my breast and I must admit now that he is weaning away from them I begin to miss that comfortable feeling of having him on them.
It is amazing on the strong bond you feel when nourishing your child, I wouldn't trade it for the world and I know for a fact any other children I have will always be breastfed.

Tanya

Is it alright to wear a bra to bed? I don't want to make my breasts smaller because they're already small, but what exercises should I avoid so my boobs don't get smaller? Oh yeah, does sleeping on your stomach or with a bra make your boobs bigger?
laura

My friend stuffs her bra, and I was wondering does that slow down or stop her breast from growing? Really important!
confused

Is it true if a girl doesn't wear a bra then the breasts grow better or bigger? Or when wearing bra while sleeping will increaze their size??? Is all that true? please help me! Do you think am normal so? Am I attractive this way?? And what kind of food will maybe increase their size or be good to breast??? There must be some food, please name some.
Mary

I was wondering if it is normal that I have basically no breasts (size AA34). I am 13 years old and have not started my period yet. I was wondering how long it would take for them to grow and how much time I have left! My mom is kinda overweight and I only weigh 70 pounds. I don't think that I will look a thing like my mom I am really skinny and short (4'6"). I get really embarrassed about my breasts and wearing a swimming suit because everyone makes fun of me. I really like this site!! Thank you!

Kaitlyn

Hi Kaitlyn
You don't mention if you have any signs of puberty yet (pubic hair or breast buds). It sounds like you haven't yet started the puberty growth spurt, either. So, maybe you are just in the beginning stages of puberty. In that case, your breasts are just getting started to develop. Now, if you DO not have ANY signs of puberty by 14 years, it is recommended to see a doctor.

I want to know about most girls my age. I am gonna be 12 in September... School is going to start, and I already know the girls are going to have breasts. Not me... I feel left out, I get asked out by boys, lol, but I get told ALL the time about breasts. Every time one of my friends that I hanged out with last year, and on and off this year, they talk about that.
Ash

So don't worry about your development as compared to others - it will happen in its time whether you worry or not.

Okay, I am about 5'1 and I only weigh about 84 pounds and I am wondering if I got to about a 100 pounds would I have bigger boobs because I think it's because that I am so skinny that I have not developed. I am 13 by the way. Is my weight causing me to have small boobs? Because even when my friend was 70 something pounds, she had big boobs. Oh yeah, sometimes my breast itches and my mom says it's because the skin is streching. Is that true? Thank you so much this will tell me what I should do,

Laura

You are a little bit on the skinny side but not necessarily underweight (I cannot tell). Being skinny can keep your breasts a little smaller than if you weighed more, because breasts are mostly fat. However, I do not see small breasts as being any problem - many girls and women have small breasts, and they are perfectly normal! Itching IS a sign of skin streching, so your breasts ARE indeed growing!

I know I'm only fourteen years old and all but are my breasts going to get any bigger? I wear a 34A but I also haven't started my period yet and I stopped growing in height as much as I used to. Is this normal? Have my breasts stopped grwoing for good?
Unsure

If you haven't started your period yet, then your breasts will still develop for several years from now.

Lately I have been worrying a lot about the rate of development of my breasts, I have very large swollen areola areas that have been this size for about a year. I am getting worried that no fat will start to build up around this area and my breasts will stay this shape, the picture of the tubular hypoplastic breats look a lot like mine. I am 15 years old and I have had my period for 2-3 years, as well as pubic hair, only my breasts haven't developed at all. It's stupid that I'm feeling quite depressed about this, I know, but seeing girls much younger than me with fully developed breasts makes me feel like a child, and I hate not being able to fill out any bra properly or not being able to wear certain clothing. I am too embarassed to ask my mum when she started develping, and I am not close enough to any other female family members to ask them. Please can you reassure me that my breasts will start to fill out soon, otherwise I will seriously consider plastic surgery.

You seem to describe a flat-chested condition (just the nipple/areola area is swollen and elevated, without visible breast "mound"). It is possible that you will be that way for life, BUT it is also possible that they will still grow and develop more - a few girls even get breast growth in their 20s. No one can tell at this point. Please read our page for flat-chested ladies for more information, tips, and encouragement.

Hi I'm 15, 5 foot 4 and a 30C. Is this a weird size because nobody else seems to be a 30C?? My mum is 38FF does this mean I will grow that big? I am a size 8 and I got my period when I was 13, is a 30C smaller than say a 38 C?? I dont really understand. Thanks, Emma

The following comments are from various visitors to www.007b.com. 007 Breasts is not necessarily endorsing everything written in the comments. The comments and opinions below belong to the commenters who made them. The comments are posted here because they might further help and encourage men and women who visit this website; however 007 Breasts is NOT responsible for the comments nor for any loss or damage caused by reading them.

I'm 16 and just found your site. It's great, and has helped me out. I feel so liberated to get this off my chest, and that there is a place for me to do so. However, I feel like I want the reverse of everybody else. Thank you for providing this! Anyways, my friend is always saying she wishes she had bigger breasts, and says she's jealous of me. I'm a 34b. They look fine, don't sag, I'd say mine are pretty average but personally, I hate the size of my breasts. For a long time, I was really flat chested, but my breasts have gradually grown (to my dismay!). I've always been a tomboy, that's part of it, I play sports, and run. I'm about 5'8, and 140 pounds (I wish I weighed less.

I have another friend who has small breasts, 32a, and I'm so jealous of her. When we went swimming, she commented that small breasts are great for sports, and I whole-heartedly agreed (that was when I noticed my breasts weren't as small as I thought). Another friend once greeted me by saying "hey, you've got breasts now!". I was horrified when I found out I was a B. I always wanted to be A.

Sometimes I'll wear two sports bras at a time, to try to make my chest look flat, like it used to. I even ductaped my chest a few times. Still, the other day, as I was running around the lake near my house, some guy yelled out his car window as he drove past "big fat floppy tits!" and it made me so embarrassed and ashamed. Angry as well. I stopped running for a few minutes and didn't start again until I was sure they were gone. I was wearing a sports bra and a loose fitting soccer jersey, too! Also, my right breast is slightly larger than the other. I had my first period about two years ago, is there still time for that to even out? I don't want my breasts to grow any larger. Is there any way to prevent that (I suppose not). Is size B large or small? I'm worried that they'll get bigger, and then sag.

I don't want big breasts like the media shows. I'm an athlete, and the only thing I'll ever need breasts for is breast-feeding, and I don't intend to have children, not for a long time. You don't need breasts to play soccer, is what I always say. I always thought I'd have small breasts and was happy, even looking forward to that. But my mom has fairly large breasts (she's somewhat overweight, however). Is that what's in my future?

Since breast development is usually over about 2 years after the period comes, your breasts are probably about the size they are going to be and should not get any bigger. They might still grow just slightly and the unevenness may even out some. But most women have slightly different size breasts so it may not change at all.

I'm 21, and for the most part, I've been about a 34-36A since puberty (I got my period around 13). But suddenly it seems in the past couple months, my breasts seem to have grown more. They're tender/sore, and don't seem to be as fatty. I feel hard bits under them, which is probably the ducts, but there seem to be more of them, like they're larger. I'm definately not pregnant (in fact, I'm a virgin and proud of it), but I don't understand why they would've fairly suddenly grown. They do get swollen and tender near my period, but it generally decreases afterwards.

Now, I seem to be the runt of the family, being 125 and a 36A (My mom and sister and I are all about the same height, but they're about 30-50 lbs heavier than me and I think D and G or H cup respectively). I haven't gained significant weight, so I'm just confused as to why my breasts seem to have suddenly developed a bit more, after all these years of being one size that I was perfectly happy with!

Thanks for your help.

Hi, I'm 16 years old and I'm really really self-conscious about my breast size. I'm a 32D in one and a C in the other and I desperately want smaller boobs. I'm only a size 8 and I feel so top heavy. This problem really gets me down and I get very depressed. I know this might sound insane for some people but I would do anything for smaller breasts. Is there anything I can do? I know you'll tell me to wait till I'm older but this is a really serious problem for me. Please help.

Jemma

Hi Jemma,
I'm sorry you feel depressed about this. The only ways to reduce breast size are a) losing weight; b) breast reduction surgery. Then there are minimizer bras for special occasions, and with your dress style you can divert the attention away from breasts. Please see more information about these at our page for large-breasted ladies.

However, I'm not sure if your breasts are that drastically large. It sounds that your breasts are at least not giving your any physical trouble, like backaches or being on the way too much (you didn't say anyway). There are soooo many girls wanting bigger breasts; just think how they feel and how silly it is that most girls are unhappy with their breasts! So I hope someday you can work towards accepting your breasts as they are.

Hi; I recently turned 15 years old and though I know you hear it a lot, am deeply unhappy with my breasts. I'm overweight and have D-cup breasts that are quite saggy with uneven areola (one is about twice the size of the other) and stretch marks. I get very distressed about them.... they are very uncomfortable and look ugly and unlike anyone's I know under the age of about 40. I'm terrified of ever having a sexual relationship because I'd be too ashamed to show them to anyone. I can't even wear sexy tops like my friends because my breasts sag too much to get a proper cleavage. Please help me!

-F

I'm a 19 year old female with a 36 A breast and a 36 B. I hit my period just 3 months before I turned 15, and my mother and fathers mother were both late-bloomers. I'm also 6'1" with an hourglass figure (minus the spare tire) and I have flaming red hair. I've always been self concious about the fact that my rib cage is larger than my breasts, I have suffered an abusive and neglectful childhood, was homeless at 16, and found myself depressed and bulimic. I have since recovered, but my breasts were a huge sore spot for me. I found your website and it helped me so much with accepting my body.

Unfourtanately I have now hit that period that my friends hit when they were much younger than me. For six months my hormones have been raging, strange mood swings, boy-crazy, change in body temperature, weight-fluctuation, and recently my breasts have been extremely sore. And I guess I just wanted to know if this is not only normal, but possible for my age. I don't have any women to talk to about these problems, and would appreciate any feedback. Is it possible that my breasts have just truly begun to grow at age 19? Or is the pain in my breasts something I should see my doctor about. I have no lumps, just constant soreness for the past month and the feeling that the skin around my nipples is stretching.

The soreness and the skin stretching are DEFINITELY signs of breast growth. And, there are other girls whose breasts take "growth spurts" at around your age so it's not unheard of.

Try to take good care of your body (your mind too!) by eating healthy diet and even taking supplements. Growing body needs good nutrition, and this might be even more important since your body has suffered from malnutrition in the past.

I am 17, 5'4'' and around 105-109 pounds, I got my period when I was 11, and my breasts started to develop when I was around 9. When I was 9 I went threw a "fat stage" for a few years and by the time I was 12-13 I became thin again, and my eating wasn't too good, I would eat here and there and binge and fast alot. I have small breasts. And one is smaller than the other. Could my eating habits have anything to do with my breast development? My mother always had B to C cup breasts, although she has D's now because she gained a little weight. My aunt has small B's, but her daughters have D and DD breasts, then my other Aunt has somewhere between B and C breasts and her daughter is a little smaller bodied and chested than I am. I am thinking of having plastic surgery when I turn 18, but I really wanted to be NATURAL, but I am so unhappy with the way they look, if they were more the same size, one is a full A (although in certain bras I'm a B) and the other is a bit smaller. Have I stopped growing? And is there anything I can do?
THANX
*ALYSSA*

You breast development is probably over for the most part. I'm not sure if the eating habits have affected the development of the milk ducts and glands inside breasts (probably not), but since a big part of breasts is fat, then of course breast size also depends on how slim/fat you are.

Your breasts may still even out a little, and they may get a fuller/rounder look since many girls do get exactly that in their early twenties, along with some 'feminine' curves. In other words girls often naturally gain a little weight at that point. You can continue eating very healthy to see if that would let you gain a little bit more weight.

Hi, my name is Toni. I am 13 years old, and I am very concerned about my breasts. I saw a picture of The Tubular breast deformity and mine look exactly like that. I started searching around the internet when I recently just watched a plastic surgery where a lady had the deformity. And I was wondering is it possible to have a girl as young as the age of 13 to have Tubular breast deformity? I am just very concerned.

Toni

The "tubular breast deformity" really means underdeveloped (also called hypoplastic) breasts. In other words, it has to do with breasts that don't develop enough glandular tissue (the milk-making tissue). That is why women with underdeveloped breasts cannot produce enough milk for their babies.

Just having small breasts or tubular-shaped breasts doesn't mean they are underdeveloped. You can only know for sure that your breasts are underdeveloped IF they don't grow during pregnancy, and don't produce enough milk for the baby. At your age, your breasts are probably still developing and it's impossible to tell at this point if you will be one of those women suffering from it. Please see Does breast size affect breastfeeding ability? - it talks more about this condition.

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