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Budding boobs, when to do the bra / crop top thing?

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Dommy · 03/05/2011 07:43

DD is 10 and has started to grow breasts. Couple of questions:

Should I go and get a few short vest tops soon? When I mentioned it to her she was totally unimpressed, did not want to think about it. In Sept she'll be at secondary and surely will have to then. School shirts are a bit transparent or when she's changing for games - she'll be a bit old for a normal vest wont' she?

Other questions are when do you move onto a bra? Presumably when they're a reasonable size, otherwise you're buying a new bra size every few months. And lastly, how long is it from starting developing to getting periods? I don't know when to get stuff in and DD not going to want to discuss THAT after the reaction I got to the crop top question?

Thanks

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kreecherlivesupstairs · 03/05/2011 07:54

No idea of the length of time twixt breast buds and periods I am afraid.
My DD has tiny, really tiny little breasts growing. She was always happy to wear a vest but is adamant she won't wear a crop top despite not wanting the boys in her class looking down the top of her dress/top.
The only thing she is remotely interested in is having an orange bra Hmm with proper hooks at the back. Dream on mini kreech.

HSMM · 03/05/2011 07:59

My DD started with crop tops at Primary School and now she's in Yr7 she has bras with hooks at the back. Since starting Secondary School in September she has had a spare 'pencil case' with a pair of pants and a pant liner in, in case she starts her periods at school. I was told they are normally about 6 stone when they start, but she is 6.5 stone now, with curves and hairs everywhere, but no sign of periods yet.

Dommy · 03/05/2011 10:58

Thanks ha ha to the orange bra dream and did not know the weight fact re periods - we've got a while yet then I reckon.

Think I'll just shove some crop tops / sports bras (as they seem to call them)on her bed and run! Basically DD thinks all this talk of growing-up's unnecessary and pointlessHmm and I'm just trying to be a good Mum

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