Breast buds or fat?

[Dancergirl]

Dd2 is 10.5. So far the only bit of puberty I can see is a bit of discharge in her knickers. She's got quite a round shape generally and a bit of excess fat (although I'd never tell her that). With a top on, it does look like she's starting to get boobs but is it just fat? Her nipples still look very flat. How do you tell the difference?

[MadeOfStarDust]

from experience with 2 DDs if the nipples are very flat then not boobs yet, they tend to get a bit pointy with breast buds - they may also ache.....

[MrsMongoose]

Yup. Pointy and painful - breast buds. If I remember rightly, you get a little hard nub inside that hurts to prod/squeeze - tenderness generally.

If she's still flat nipped and pain free, she's not there yet.

[insanityscratching]

Dd's the same age and really petite but has breast buds and as everyone has said her nipples are now pointy rather than flat and are slightly bigger than they were.