Teen girls questions about breasts

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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 cuase your 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' thing is very common and normal, nothing to worry about. I'm guessing your nipples are flat. Go look at the pics on our gallery page and see the VARIETY. Maybe yours are the size of someone else there, and have nipples that look like somebody's nipples there. Don't worry. All it is, is the media images make us think that breasts are supposed to look 'this' way, whereas in reality there is a LOT of variation.

I'm thirteen and I was afraid my breasts were deformed.... I thought they were small, but besides that, well let's just say there was some hair there. Thanks to your site, I've learned that a few hairs were ok. I feel so much more confident about my breasts too. I mean, I'm not scared or afraid of them being small or my friends laughing at them. I'm not very tall (4'11") plus I'm not done growing yet, so I know my breasts will mature as I do. I can't thank you enough!

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 possitive 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 an nuture my children and i won't trade them.

Thanks a lot!!!! I'm 13 years old and I'm a 34A. My breasts are starting to get rounder but are still a bit pointy. I was really worried that the *pointyness* wasn't normal until I found your site and started reading. Now I know that it is normal and know that they will continue to get fuller and rounder!! Thx again!!!
Keep up the good work.

Jezz

Hi there!
I am a 21 year old female with 32D breasts (sounds big but they're not, really) and large areolas, I'm only 5'2" and I have an hourglass figure. I also have a strong upper body because I'm a glassblower (the amount of jokes I've heard about that. All from men. Funny that.). I went to the gym once to see what the fuss was about and HATED it so I never went back. I do not count calories and I do not do fad diets! I love curvy women and think that skinny women need a cheeseburger.

When I read some of the problems some girls - particularly young teenagers - have about their breasts it made me so sad I felt compelled to write you a story:

I had never been embarrassed about my body: I always believed the human body is a beautiful thing. After I split with my first love (because of distance) when I was 18 I went out with this guy as a rebound who turned out to be a complete punk. He put me down in anything I did and the most horrible thing he said to me was my breasts were ugly, that my nipples were too big and my actual breasts were a horrible shape. I won't even tell you what else he said about the rest of my body. Anyway after I got rid of that guy I met someone else, a friend I had known for a long time. I told him what that guy had said to me and he looked puzzled.What he said next made me cry:

He told me I was a goddess, that I had the most perfect body he had ever seen and my breasts were amazing. After that my confidence came back and I just soared. Now I have no inhibitions about nudity: I've got what I've got and I have a man I love that thinks I'm the most beautiful woman in the world.

What I'm trying to say is that as long as you have confidence, anything you do is beautiful. Never EVER think you're not beautiful and NEVER let anyone tell you otherwise. Anyone who tries to belittle the way you look are just taking their own insecurities out on you. Give them a slap and tell them to grow up and deal with it. That's what I did - literally! ;)

I hope this helps. Thank you for such a great site!

Kira x x
Scotland

hey, im 14 and my breasts are diffrernt 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!

I understand you can feel worried with your situation. I really don't know if they will grow to be the same or not. Only time will tell. They may end up being about how they are now - it just happens to some women. Or, the difference may even out somewhat but not completely.

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

help i'm 14 i'm only 8 stone and slim, i'm a dancer and very fit but i'm coming up with stretch marks all over my bum and thighs, i have put on a stone within the last year could this be why? what shall i do i'm so self concoius about it
anomonous

i just notieced stretch marks on my boobs... im a 34B.... 16 yrs old.... they have [not] "grown" suddenly, nor have i been pregnant/gained a great deal of weight suddenly..... great nutrition as well... so whats the deal!? how can i make them go away??? katie

Hi Katie, I'm not sure why the stretch marks have come. Please bear in mind that the tendency to get stretch marks is largely hereditary, though diet plays a role too. Also people with dry skin get them easier. Stretch marks typically appear if the skin stretches in short period of time, like during rapid growth. Once you get them, they don't go away but they do fade a lot over time and can become practically invisible in untanned skin. Please read also the page Picture of stretch marks on breasts & links to other resources.

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT PIMPLES OR LITTLE BUMPS ON YOUR BREASTS? ISN'T THERE A WAY TO GET RID OF THEM WUTHOUT SURGERY?

PRINCESS

If you mean bumps on the skin of your breasts, those are no different than bumps on skin in other parts of your body. Good diet with antioxidants and good fats and avoidance of junk food and trans fats might help. But if you mean 'bumps' on your areola, those are called Montgomery glands, and they produce a special oil that lubricates the nipple/areola complex. Montgomery glands will become even more visible during pregnancy. You certainly need them and wouldn't want to get rid of them!

I had my son at 18 and even though all the young moms I knew formula feed 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 nurishing your child, I wouldn't trade it for the world and I know for a fact any other children I have will always be breastfeed.

Tanya

is it alright to wear a bra to bed? I dont want to make my breasts smaller because there already small but what exercises should i avoid so my boobs dont 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

hi ! i'm 19 and i'm really worried about my breast size they are one cup and i don't know what to do! i really have lost my confidence in myself i'm a nervous person and always sad because of this!!! 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

These are just myths. Exercising or not should not make any difference in breast size or development. Of course it is good to exercise for your general health's sake. You can sleep whatever way is comfortable to you.

Bra wearing or not also should not affect breast development at all, or stuffing your bra or not. Now, it is good not to wear a bra to bed and at home so that your breasts will get some free time so the lymph can flow freely within the breasts. If you wear bras, they should not be tight anywhere, and you should preferaly get them fitted with a professional.

In general, you should eat a healthy diet and avoid junk foods so your body has all the building blocks it needs for its development, but otherwise normal foods or normal eating doesn't affect breast development. It is determined by your genes. See also the answer about milk and breast growth.

Cup size one (or size A) is just fine and normal! Your breasts are fine and there's NOTHING wrong with them. Some women have cup size A, some have B, some have C, some have D. Breasts come in all different sizes, just like some people are tall and some are short. The final breast size is determined by your genes and there's nothing you can do about it. And, breasts of all sizes produce milk!

Every girl can be attractive - regardless of breast size. Attractiveness has a lot to do about being happy and joyful, helpful, showing positive attitudes to others. It's that kind of persons that other people like to be around. And many men actually think small-breasted women are attractive. But if a man ONLY likes you because of your breast size (small or big), and doesn't really care about YOU, what you are inside, then he's not worth it - and is likely to dump you oh so soon when something changes about your breasts (like during pregnancy).

hi my name is kaitlyn and I have a question! 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 dont think that I will look a thing like my mom I am really skinny and short (4'6"). I get really embarassed about my breats and wearing a swimming suit because everyone makes fun of me. I really like this site!! Thank you!

Kaitlyn

It can be normal that you don't have any breasts yet. Breast growth can take 5 years or longer total, and the development continues for several years AFTER you start your period. You don't mention if you have any signs of puberty (pubic hair or breast buds). It sounds like you haven't yet started the puberty growth spurt though. It is recommended to see a doctor if a girl doesn't have ANY signs of puberty by 14 years. See also Puberty - What happens When?.

im 13 years old and my breasts are 38 inches. they are much bigger than my sisters and she is 16. im afraid they are going to get too big and are going to sag A LOT when im older.

jenna

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. Everytime one of my friends that I hanged out with last year, and on and off this year, they talk about that.
Ash

Girls vary a lot as to when their breasts develop. You are not behind in development because NOT everyone develops at the same time. There is a variation: some start early, some later, some in between and everyone is developing in their own time. It depends on your genes and you cannot change it. You may time your development somewhat by asking when your mom started breast development and when she had her first menstrual period. Typically girls develop in the same age range as their mom or a little earlier.

You didn't mention if you have pubic hair or if your breast development has already started. These are the first signs of puberty. Puberty in girls typically starts anywhere between 9 and 13 years of age.

The breast deveopment starts with a 'bud' stage, which is that your nipples are enlarged or 'swollen' and there is a small elevation of the breast from the surrounding skin. Breast development typically takes 4-5 years or even more. see also Budding Breasts in Females

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 BECUASE I THINK ITS BECUASE 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? BECASUE EVEN WHEN MY FRIEND WAS 70 SOMETHING POUNDS SHE HAD BIG BOOBS.ARE THERE ANY FOODS THAT YOUR BREAST LIKE?OH YEAH SOME TIMES MY BREAST ITCH AND MY MOM SAYS ITS BECUASE THE SKIN IS STRECHING IS THAT TRUE? THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS WILL TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO,

LAURA

Yes, itching is usually a sign of skin streching, so sounds like your breasts are starting to develop. Just eat healthy foods (unless allergic) like whole grains, vegetables, some omega-3 fats, fish, low-fat meat, eggs, fruits, nuts, olive oil, and other natural foods, and avoid candy, pop, french fries and other junk food, and refined foods like sugar and white bread and margarine, and processed ready-made foods, so you will have plenty of good nutrients as the 'building blocks' for your body, and wait.
I cannot tell if your weight is a problem, but if you think so, you could see a nutritionist. But please do not try to increase your weight with junk food or sugary foods; those foods will lack minerals and vitamins, and have instead harmful substances in them.

i'm 16 and my breasts are really flat not even the size of 32 a.. can i use any method lk drinking papaya milk shake can make my breast bigger.. i heard ppl say 16 is the last stage...
evelyn

No, you can't make your breasts bigger with any specific foods. But it is important to eat a healthy, balanced diet, and avoid sugar and junk foods, so your body will have all the nutrients it needs when it's growing.

well i am 13 and i have a little breast and i want to know well they grow over the summer or during the summer
anita

Your breasts are probably still developing and will probably grow with time.

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.

Hi I'm 15 years old, my boobs are not very big at all and I was getting really worried, but when I came to this page I started feeling much better. I went to this one site that said that you should have your adult breast by 15, and it had me really freaked out cause mine ain't big right now. But it says on here that the normal age is between 16-17 and I really hope it's right. (but I think it is). I am just slow thats all. And all the things I have read on here about sagging, I am sort of glad I ain't getting them fast. So I am really just giving a thank you to this site
bye bye

Sarah

hi my name is steph and i've looked through your site and i haven't been able to find the information to stop me from worrying about my breasts. this is probably like most questions you get and i don't know if you'll be able to help me or not...

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 nd my breats 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.

If I understood you right, you said your breasts look a lot like the pic of tubular hypoplastic breasts. In other words you are not flat-chested but just would like your breasts to be rounder and fatter in shape, right?

Well, like mentioned many times on the site, many girls do get a 'rounder' and more feminine curvy look OVERALL, everywhere in their body, around their early 20s. So your breasts may round out at that time.

Clothing... Try dress up in clothing that de-emphasizes the chest area. That can still be stylish. You don't have to follow the latest trends in fashion to be stylish, do you? Find your own style! Like one woman commented on our page www.007b.com/flat-chested.php, she had found the flapper style from the 20s to suit her real well. And as you can imagine, flat-chested women can feel even more frustrated with bras and clothing in today's world. Not that it would need to be so- it is just that women feel pressured to dress as everybody else, or follow the same fashions everybody else instead of wearing what is comfortable and looks good on them. See Selecting fashions that present you at your best
SoYouWanna dress properly for your body type (for women)?

And if your breasts should stay that way.... Try to imagine what is the worst possible scenario for your life because of that. What would that cause? Is it going to keep you from college? Or from your favorite hobby? Or from getting a husband someday? Or from having children? Or from getting a job?

Your breasts per say won't do any of those things, but your mental attitude can have a devastating effect on your life. If the idea of plastic surgery soothes you, so to speak, go ahead and consider it as a (remote) possibility in your mind. You can't really get it done anyway till you're 18 or 20, depending on the surgeon's opinion. And in the meantime (you have three years till you hit 18, right?), try to live your life. You don't want to WASTE three full years of your life, right, thinking about your chest, when there are so many other, more important and more interesting things to do!

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

hi I just turned 17 3 months ago and I started my period when I was 13 and I have a big question about my breasts. I am a 34a and im not flat chested but my breasts grew pointy and I hate it. I really want to know why this happens. I noticed when I was 12 when all my friends started growning their breasts that their bud was really round and now when I see them topless they have nice size round breasts. Will my breast ever become round? I am never braless unless the top i am wearing is very tight and makes them look round. I also would like to know what exactly causes your breast to grow from round to pointy?? my mother has very big breasts and I am not asking for huge breasts but I would like nice ROUNDED breasts and I am looking into surgery but I do not like the risks. And I'm curious about the pill because it can make your breasts grow larger. But what I would just want to know why my breasts are like this and I am 17 now and will they grow into round breasts and hopefully bigger?? I really hope you can help because this has been bothering me for a very long time and I just really need some answers thank you

Hello, I don't have any real answers to you as to why such happens. However this shape is more common in teenagers than in adults - in other words, it very often happens that the breasts get a lot rounder when a woman is in her early 20s. Girls also get "curvier" at that time all around. So just wait maybe 4-5 years; this getting curvier and rounder may very well happen to you too.

Thank you so much for replying to my message, you've helped alot !
x

I am okay with my breast now but im thinking about getting my nipple pierced when i get older. Is this a good idea and is it safe?
nicole

Nipple piercing is a form of body modification (or mutilation), because it changes your body permanently.

Today, piercings are becoming more popular among young people in Western cultures as a 'fashionable' thing. Yet, surveys prove a large number of people still do NOT find such things attractive. (According to Ink Me, Stud - survey data on consumer attitudes towards body decoration, 56 percent of people surveyed said they simply find tattoos and body art distasteful.) So you might end up liking a guy who does NOT like it.

I am 15 and the areola on my breasts are very large. I'm not overly self conscience about this, as it hasn't disgusted anyone as of yet, but I'm curious if this happens to a lot of girls my age?
Curious

You are not alone (see the next posts for example), but I do not know what percentage of girls have 'large' areola. It would also depend on what you call "large".

hi im a 14 year old girl and my size is 34b and i wanted to know what would be a normal size areola? i know there is no normal size but what would be not small but not large because mine is 7cm by 7cm and im really self-concious about it and cant have showers at school (after pe) mine are still puffed up so will then get un-puffed? and if they do will the size go down too? and do men mind if you have a big areola? will teenage boys tease me for it?
thank you, katie

My guess is that 7cm by 7cm is a little bigger than average for someone who hasn't been pregnant, but your areola is perfectly normal. Areola size varies a lot, as you know. Mine are about that size too (but I've been pregnant).

The size of areola will not go down. It may increase (usually will) during pregnancy.

I'm not sure what you mean by the puffiness. maybe you are referring to the 'stage 4' as shown in Breast development and pics.

I want to stress that your areola is perfectly normal. Teenage boys probably know next to nothing about normal areola sizes - they've only seen maybe a few pics in men's magazines or something of that sort. The models in those may have less than average size areola compared to most adult women. But obviously most teenage boys won't be seeing your areolas (unless you plan to show them publicly... : ) I wouldn't worry about teenage boys, or about men for that matter. If someone would make a remark about your areolas, that just shows THEIR immaturity and stupidity. I mean, if you have a boyfriend, are you planning on making some degrading remark on any of his body parts, for example, "You have funny bowed legs" or anything?? People with any manners wouldn't do that, and in case of areolas, yours are normal anyway.

Just go ahead and take showers after PE. There are probably other girls in your class who are self-conscious about some aspect of their breasts. So you can all just help each other by seeing a little bit of the normal variety.

Comments: I am 14 years old and just over a C cup (36C). My boobs sag slightly but I know that that is because of the weight of them. I am really worried though - I have really laurge areolas, flat nipples and my boobs are just plain ugly with stretch marks (they grew very quickly). What if guys expect perfect boobs and then see mine? When I get to an age where my boyfriend and I have sex, what's he going to say? Please help, I'm really self concious but I can't talk to any of my friends or family about it, I'm too embarrassed.

Nat

I can understand you're worried about this. But all those things you mentioned are normal and not that unusual. I would recommend that you talk with your boyfriend about your fears beforehand. If you feel he might not know how female breasts look like, you can invite him to see this website and he can learn.
And, he is likely to be self-conscious about something too. Most of us have some kind of physical 'defect' or a part that's not perfect in appearance.

Hello,
I'm a 16 year old female and I am a bit concerned with the size of my areola. My breasts don't seem to get any bigger, (34A) but my areola's do. I have grown feeling uncomfortable about them, and I was wondering if it was normal and if not, if surgery was well worth it. Help.
cloey

Hi Cloey, It's normal to have large areolas. It's normal to have small areolas too, and medium size. The media leaves the impression that the 'idea' or 'normal' areola size is this tiny tiny one. But if you have not seen a lot of other people's areolas that are not models, you can't tell what is normal or common or typical. So people believe that what they see in TV and ads is the norm when it is not.

Surgery - I would advice against. Why? Because any surgery around nipple can affect your future ability to breastfeed. Surgery will cut some of the nerves to the areola/nipple and it's those nerves that relay the message to brain from baby's suckling to tell the breast to release milk.

That would mean you would have to put your possible future babies to a higher risk of many many diseases like diabetes, heart disease, ear infectios, allergies etc. Formula-fed babies ARE sicker than breast-fed babies. I know it's far from your mind right now, but when the time comes (if it comes), it can be very important to you and your future husband.

I have always felt a bit odd about my large areolas... Now I feel a bit better. I have a question: I am a teenager and I want to know whether I should wear a bra at night or not.
Sam

Wearing a bra during night could be harmful in the long run. Tight clothes in general can hinder lymph flow, and sometimes blood circulation. In a study by Singer and Grismaijer, 3 out of 4 women who wore their bras 24 hours per day developed breast cancer. Now, breast cancer is NOT likely to strike you as a teenager; it takes years and years to develop. But over years and years of time, combined with other lifestyle factors, wearing a bra to bed could help the cancer to develop. Bras can hinder the lymph flow and drainage from the breast tissue, which would normally remove toxins from the breast. For this reason, if/when you wear bras, make sure they are fitted properly and are NOT tight anywhere, and it is best to remove the bra when you can, like at home and when sleeping.

im 16 and i have big boobs but the thing im worried about is my nipple is just flat it just looks like some red dot on my areola unless its cold then it sticks out when will it be fully developed into a regular nipple

fairy

Nipples just come in many different sizes and shapes, just like breasts. Your nipples are normal. Truly flat nipples are those that do not protrude or become erect when stimulated or cold. Truly flat nipples may be an issue in the future when breastfeeding your baby, because sometimes (not always) a baby can have difficulty latching on to them.

I am 19years old and I got my first period when I was 13. My breast size is only34C.But my mom, my sister, even my cosine (who is younger than me by 2years) have breast size of 36C. I am kind of embarrassed about my breast size. But I have a big hip (stomach) and a big butt. When ever I wear a dress by stomach is the one kind of stick out and my breast wont even show out. Sometime my cousins make fun of that (not in a bad way but just for fun). But I feel like something is wrong with my body. I am over weighted. My weight is 156 (height is 5' 1"). Most of the over weighted people I see, have a big breast. And in your site u stated that losing weight could make ur breast smaller as well. And I am kind of worried to lose my weight now.

Could u please tell me what other possible reasons for my small breast size? Is there any type of bra that would show my breast bigger? @@@@Also, (approximately) when (age) does ones breast size(I meant the fifth stage) stop increasing ?@@@@ I am already 19 and I am worried if my breast wont get any bigger than 34C.
Thank you very much.
Amutha

There is no specific reason a small breast size. It is mostly determined by one's genes. I do not know why some people sometimes have smaller breast size than their relatives. But, it happens and it happens quite often.

Hi,
Im a 15 and 1/2 year old girl. I got my periods when I was 14. The problem is my right breast is probably a 30A while my left breast is a 36A. I am very embaressed by this and wanted ot know if I have any hope of my right breasts growing? I stress alot over this and am very embaressed by it.

Diya

Hi Diya,

I'm sorry to tell you that if the asymmetry is substantial, it might stay that way. So you might have to live with it.

Maybe the right breast bud got damaged or hurt earlier in your life, and that has caused this.

Consider buying a breast form to put into a bra cup.

I am 20 years old, i was a late bloomer didnt start my period unill i was 16 or 17...by breast never even grew untill my 11th grade year of high school. i have always been called madonna.or vienie breast i am worried bout my size and my shape of breast..for one i have to wear sports bras cuz the average bra doesnt fit. i have firm breast there pointed but theres no base. are they ever going to be round. i still have pains in my breasts they come and go. so im guess there still growing...all i know is that im a 36,,a or b. depends on the bra...i never wanted breast in the first place. but if i have to grow. why wont my breast grow right..i dont know if you can say there saggy..just pointy and stay upward..please are my breast going to stay this was for the rest of my life.....every female on both sides of my family have tits saggy and wear triple d's..please i dont want to have breast that big. just want breast round.

April

There is a lot of variation in breast development, and also in breast sized, among women, so I can't predict exactly how yours will end up. But it sounds like they are still developing, and won't grow that much in size anymore. I think it's a good chance they will get rounder in a few years. That's usually the last thing that happens with breast development. Many girls get rounder and a little fuller breasts in their early twenties.

hello i'm 13 years old and I started menstruating a bit more than a year ago, but before i had gotten my period my breasts never started to develop too noticeably. my mother is a C or D cup but me and my sister, (who is 17 and has on and off periods) both have very small breasts(AA). my mom thinks we will develop but looking at my sister, I don't think it will ever happen. My mom also thinks it has to do with my weight (i'm about 5 foot 4 and 95 pounds) but I look around and everyone my age has boobs and some are even skinnier than me. I've been taking dance since I was 4 and I was wondering if that has to do with it.

You may just have small breasts - BUT your weight and being skinny does definitely affect it too. When there is not much fat in your body, there cannot be much fat in the breasts either. Dance I guess provides you with lots of exercise which makes your body fit, with not much fat. So if you gain weight, your breasts will get somewhat bigger. Your sister, if she doesn't have a regular period, is she underweight?

Remember also that not eating enough food makes you vulnerable to mineral and vitamin deficiencies. This not also affects your breast size but also your brain. For example, it has been proven in a scientific study that dieting girls who were anemic (iron deficiency) also had a lower intelligence: Researchers in Britain discovered that a drop in iron corresponded to a significant drop in I.Q..

i'm 15 years old and i'm still a 32A and i got my period when i was 12 but almost 13, i've read somewhere that your breasts stop developing around two years after you got your period, is this true? so i'm a little worried and i also heard from somewhere that milk and other dairy products, nuts, and Cheerios will *help* your breasts grow bigger! is this true?

anonymous

Breast development can continue more than two years after the period starts. But I cannot tell if yours will continue to grow.

Hey.. Well I am 15 years old.. My bra size is 34B.. My breasts (both of them) are covered in stretch marks.. I look at them and feel disgusted.. I hate my boobs !!! I also have extremely puffy nipples.. I mean they are just huge !! My nipples look normal when they are hard, but for some reason they dont get hard unless I like play with them or something.. I feel ashamed.. Is there anyway I could get my nipples not to be sooo puffy ? And is there anything I can do for the stretch marks ? If I were to have surgery to make my breasts bigger when I am older is there anyway they could fix my nipples ? Please give me any advice possible.. thanks !
LeAnna

Hello LeAnna,

Stretch marks on breasts most commonly appear during puberty, pregnancy, or weight gain. Tendency to get stretch marks is somewhat hereditary, but diet also plays a role.

Try to accept yourself as you are. Also, we hope you will find a husband in future that will like YOU for what YOU ARE, and not some 'hollywood image'. If a guy likes you for your outward appearance ONLY, he'll most likely dump you as soon as that changes.

why is it that one of my breast is always one size bigger than the other and sometimes i feel like im the only one with is problem can you tell me why that is please
thank you candis sanchez

I have a problem!!! I know certain teens have a boob smaller than the other and people always answer them, 'Oh honey thats normal on women'! Well in my case I'm 16 years old I'm 5'8 I'm 138lb. And I have a boob smaller but way smaller than the other is like my left bob is a 36b and my right one is a 34b... When I buy a bra 36b it fits perfect on the left boob but loose on the right one. When I buy a 34b bra it fits perfect on the right one but really tigth on my left one.. Please Help!! / without a boob job sergury.. thanks

I found this site very helpful, but I can't seem to stop worrying about my breasts. I was hoping you could help me. I have one breast that is way bigger than the other, and the bigger one sags. Both are pointy and not rounded. I am 16 years old. Will my breasts continue to develop and possibly change, or will I be stuck with my ugly breasts forever? Hope you can help. Thanks for your time.
Taylor

At 16, your breasts might still grow and develop, and the size difference might even out. But even if it doesn't, actually most women have asymmetrical breasts, usually only very slightly, but sometimes the size difference is more - even a cup size difference. All that is determined by your genes. You probably notice the lopsidedness more than others do. See also Lopsided breasts at TeenHealthFX.

The page Breast Development has some more info on breast development. In the final stage of breast development, the areola is not anymore elevated from the contour of the breast.

You're not alone in this. There are many others with lopsided breasts. I personally got lopsided breasts while breastfeeding - I don't know how that happened, the baby must have sucked more on one side somehow so that side is making more milk and is more filled with milk.

• Breast questions & answers, page 3.
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• Breast questions & answers, page 5.