Breast buds in a 6yo :(

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My DD is 6 (Year 1) and will be 7 in September.

I've noticed a very slight change in her body recently, a sort of not quite flatness around her nipples. She spends a lot of time naked at home because she hates clothes 😂 so I see her chest a lot and I doubt anybody else would notice through clothes

Yesterday she complained to her dad about a lump under her nipple which she thought was a bone. DH had a quick check and we are pretty certain it's a breast bud.

She's 6. Six!!!

She is only average height for her age and very slim. We can clearly see her ribs even when she's not stretching, and she is slimmer than quite a lot of girls in her class. She just isn't an obvious candidate for early puberty.

A quick google suggests this is very early. Should I go to the GP? I don't want to alarm my daughter but I am alarmed :(

Any thoughts or experiences of this?

Early puberty is commencing before the age of 8, I think.

Yes, do go and have a chat with the doctor.

Oh bless her. Yes speak to the GP perhaps ask to speak with them over the phone first if you don't want your daughter to hear too much x

Thank you. I'll call our GP. She's just been dancing naked around the house with her 3yp brother. My heart is breaking a little bit :(

I would go to GP to double check BUT don't make a big deal out of it to her, to her it means pretty much nothing. Get her some sports type tops or little crop top vests they do them in most supermarkets if you are concerned about others seeing etc and just let nature takes its course. It is early if that is what it is but we are all different in different ways, he mind is still innocent so I would let her continue in ignorance and innocence.

@RD68 the problem with early puberty is that it can stunt growth amongst other things. So it really does need looking into, not just a shrug and 'ah well, we're all different'. It's not about her being 'innocent' but the fact it can cause medical issues!

That said, please don't panic, OP! Your DD is probably absolutely fine, but I'd take her to the GP to get her hormone levels checked out. It is quite a common thing, so don't make a big thing of it with her.

Had the same with my DD(7). Went to the GP and they said on its own it's not much to worry about but to keep an eye on it and go back if it gets worse or we notice any other changes (eg hair, periods - eek). A few months on and, if I ask her, she says the lumps are still there (she doesn't mention it otherwise so they appear not to bother her) but they have not got any bigger and nothing else has happened thankfully. She's prone to stroppy moods but I think that's just typical for her age although it seems like a hint of things to come... Definitely check with the GP though.

Thanks felyne- that's very reassuring

Hi op, I'm sure she'll be fine but please take her to the doctors!

I had similar at that age and duties to lack of awareness (90s) I never grew to my full height potential due to precocious puberty .

I'm always recommending them but the Child Growth Foundation cover precocious puberty and they have a great helpline. I guess the GP is the first port of call but just in case they brush you off. If it is precocious puberty and not just adrenarche (I always get confused about which is which) then they can give drugs to halt it and so protect growth. But that is miles away. I would go to docs first.