Breast buds in nearly 8 year old

[Myslop]

Hi, all the information I've read online says this is normal in girls from ages 8-12. Dd is a couple of months away from turning 8 so I suppose I shouldn't be worried but I am. I think I was about 10/11 when it happened to me. I have a personal history of CSA which happened when I was a preteen, as well as some fairly bad experiences when I was in my late teens. I think that may be why I'm freaking out but I don't know. I was so scared of having a dd and I think I'm over reacting but I feel really scared that bad things will happen to her now. I think I'm being illogical. Then I'm thinking calm down she's not being abused but also she's not 8 yet, do I need to take her to the gp, but I know she's pretty much nearly 8 and I'm being stupid.

Puberty is linked to body fat, so it is a bit more complicated than just age. Children are increasingly more and more overweight, therefor it is now considered normal to have puberty earlier than a few decades ago.
I think you should book an appointment with the GP

I'd get her seen, just to be on the safe side. Even if it's nothing, then at least you can rest easy and put it out of your head.

8 isn't an age they'd be concerned about if she has hit properly. My ( a lot younger) sister started at 9.5.

Budding breast were the first sign.

I started my first flow just shy of my 9th birthday. My mum was 10.

My grandmother claims she didn't start until 13

Thank you everyone. She is a healthy weight but she is taller than most of her classmates so maybe that could be linked. I won't jump to take her to the gp, she hates going in general and I don't want her to develop any anxieties about her body if she doesn't have to, but I will keep an eye on things and take her if I feel it's needed. It was just such a shock to me yesterday and my thoughts started going a bit all over the place.