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Am I Normal: Breasts
Dr Dawn Harper discusses breast development amongst teenage girls, explaining what is and isn’t normal. She also visits a girls hockey team to talk to them about their breasts and gets the perspective of the cast of Hollyoaks.
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Hollyoaks
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hi im nearly 16, nd hadnt had a period yet. Also one of my boobs is bigger than the other. Theyre not that big in the first place, and i just dont feel very much like a girl rite now......
i am 13 years old and i have no boobs at all, but i havent started my period either?! My friend hasnt either but everyone else has, even people in the year below. Is there something wrong? HELP ME! thanks xx
Emily, there is nothing wrong with you. I started my periods when i was 15, im 17 now. Some people dont start them until when their 16. As for your boobs, everyone develops at different rates and just because friends may have, doesnt mean you will yet. Dont worry.
I'm 16 and one of my breasts is a size 38D and the other is a 36C is there anything I should be worried about is this normal ? :S
hey, i've just had my 19th birthday an i feel silly coming on here but i am a bit worried about my boobs, well one of them anyway. i've always been okay with my boobs, there not big but there not small, so i've never really had a worry, but recently i've noticed that one of my boobs well the left one is extremely veiny, like its coved in long stringy veins right from the top of my chest to my nipple, i dunno if its something to worry about an no-one else seems to know. so any of you got any advice, cause my brain is frazzled :) THANKS!
i'm 15 and my boobs are now currently at a size 34 H, they keep going up all the time and they get in the way of everything, my mum has suggested i get a reduction, but i dont know any information on it, also because they have grown so fast my skin has streached alot and i have alot of excess skin i can just sort of pull on, what should i do?
i'm 15 and my boobs are now currently at a size 34 H, they keep going up all the time and they get in the way of everything, my mum has suggested i get a reduction, but i dont know any information on it, also because they have grown so fast my skin has streached alot and i have alot of excess skin i can just sort of pull on, what should i do?
im 16 and im still completely flat chested, ive had my period for over 2 years now. im so uncomfortable about it, and i dont want a boyfriend because i dont want to have to tell him, and i make up excuses. there's no way i can go swimmin or gettin changed in front of anyone. i dont know what to do. please help
hey, im 14 and im a size A, all my other friends are now size Bs and Cs even Ds!!! i feel really left out if u get wot i mean?? Also wen im on my period mine get sore and tender and look kinda bigger but thn after my period they go back 2 how they were b4! does tht mean tht they will grow or what??? and is therre anyway i can help them??? :S
That is normal Jasmin. My boobs get sore and tender around my period, they can get bigger as well. It does not mean they will grow, although your 14, you will grow more yet, it means its your time of the month.
im 16 and my breast just keep growing sometimes within the space of 3 weeks i go up a size. im a 34f and they stop me from doing things i used to enjoy. i just want them to be smaller but there is no-way my parents would let me get a reduction. there just always in the way!
i know how you feel. i'm 16 this year and mine are a 36G they just get in the way, however my mam and dad have suggested a breast reduction to me. they just keep getting bigger, they have gone up a full cup size in around a month. they are constantly there, it stops me from doing things i like as they just get in the way. hope you get your's sorted out :)
hiya i am 14 and ever since i my boobs started getting bigger i started to develop stretch marks on them and i have them on my legs aswell they are horrible and i hate in p.e when people see them on my legs and they ask what they are any help???? xx
Hey, When I was your age I went though a growth spurt and developed stretch marks on my thighs, hips and breasts. Mine faded away and now they are invisible. Hang in there, it will get better.
hiya . im 14 aswell and ever since i started to get boobs and they were gettin bigger iv also had stretch marks on my legs and on my boobs its really embaresin and dont worry i'm just soo glad im not the only one iv told my mum about the ones on my legs buh i havnt about my boobs its embaresin at one point i stopped wearin bicinis and stopped goin swimin on holiday it was 40 degreese and i was wearin long tracksuit bottoms , i need help !