To have been shocked at seeing a *padded* bra for a 6-7 year old?

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In matalan earlier look for swim shorts for ds1 when I walked past the kids underwear section and saw this little bra type top, thought it looked a bit stiff so touched it only to find padding, it was for a 6-7 year old.

Now I've seen little bras and knickers where the pattern would be more at home Kat Slater from Eastenders knicker drawer but padded? Come on!

Ouch! I remember that discomfort oh so well!

I think the design is more of a worry to be honest. I've seen animal prints, playboy bunny and lots of other things most definitely suitable only for later teens or older imo.

DD just turned 12 and is wearing padded bras because she was embarrassed that her breast buds were very noticeable under all of her clothes. They're not push up or under wire and they are very plain. She's much more comfortable going out now.

I suppose if the girls have started to develop breast buds need something to protect them then maybe IABU and it seems i have forgotton what i was like physically at that age,but if the girl is completely flat, usually aged around 5-6 maybe 7,but she want to wear a bra to put cotton wool down and feel to as though she has a pair of boobs then I don't think IABU.

As others have said the padding is comfortable.

I was at the idea of making my tall Y6 look older than she was. I only bought a padded bra because it was all they had. She immediately sent me to M&S for a couple more because they were comfortable to run about and do PE in.

The age thing is stupid and makes both thin girls and broader ones like DD1 feel silly, they should simply have chest measurements on any bra that has separate cups rather than being a cropped top. That way young girls wanting to cover up for changing for PE would not get confused and embarrass their Mothers.

padding is not the same as 'push up' you know OP ...padding just adds comfort and stops girls nips poking out on cold days - which would mortify my two

I don't know any 6-7 year olds who wear bras but that doesn't mean they don't exist or need them

dd 2 just turned 8 and has had pubes and bad skin for the past year

Wasn't it a huge outcry at padded bras for little girls which kicked off the Let Girls be Girls campaign? Didn't the store concerned withdraw them from sale?

I must go have a look. My nearly 11 year old is developing and experiencing pain in the emerging buds. Padding would help her. Unfortunately, the smallest bra I can find is a 28AA, but the swings round her skinny wee body. This sounds perfect.

starballbunny, what is wrong with a vest or crop top at 6yrs old.

Year 6 is not age 6 theEnthusiastictroll !

ha ha sorry. I totaly read that wrong.

YABU

people get hysterical over these they are Wonderbra's, plunge, push up they aren't gel bra's.
they are made with a bit of padding to protect breast buds. I wish they had been around when I needed them.

Nothing at all wrong with a vest or a cropped top at 6, DD2 wore both and at 11 still does.

What I was saying is that proper bras should not have ages on them because they should be worn when a child's development warrants it not their age.

A totally flat chested 7 year old still changing with the boys, is going to be puzzled they make bras her size and a slight 12 year old would probably prefer her bra not to say age 8.

I totaly agree with the no ages on bras, that is what I was saying earlier.

I just read 6 in your post not y6 appologies

I dont see why age matters on bras. a bra aged 6-7 may well fit a very slim 12 yera old who in fact does need a bra.
I dont see anything wrong with them being sold - i used to wear bras aimed at 12 years olds when i was 18 because i was so skinny. But it seems daft to put an age rather than a szie as its such an individual developmental thing.

That said i wish i could find a 28 back with a cup size like a C. Seems to be as rare as peacock eggs sadly for me.

Schrodinger have you tried m&s for your size? Here's a link to a 28 c bra. Hth.
m.marksandspencer.com/mt/www.marksandspencer.com/Pack-Angel-Cotton-Assorted-Underwired/dp/B007W8UM3I?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_1&nodeId=42966030&sr=1-1&qid=1342304295&pf_rd_r=0817D2RA4Q108DT7S1M8&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_i=0&pf_rd_p=215485807&pf_rd_s=center-3

It seems to me that I might have been a bit unreasonable and just never thought of the other side of the coin that light padding helps protect young breasts and give a bit more confidence about any slightly uneven sizes. I just hope my dd doesn't need bras so young.

I hadn't username ! Thank you those are quite nice and not obviously teenager bras :) I will have to go and have a look at those when I'm in town.

Padding to protect emerging breast buds? What are they? Tender plants that need to be nurtured to reach their full potential? How precious can you get?

Er, they are painful.... They hurt!

My middle DD developed young, by the time she was 12 she was a 34C.

She was very tender from the age of 6. These things should be available, it isn't sexualisation, it is comfort.

Did I miss this bit? I seriously don't remember any pain

I don't remember any pain either.

I imagine like everything it doesn't hurt for some. But I remember it.

It's an item of underwear, when dd asks for a bra she will have one.

Agree with Katherine

I don't remember them hurting, but DD1's did and so did her BFs. DD2 went careering into her in the and you could see the poor girl wince.