Hi there, I'm a regular but I've namechanged for this because there are pics of my DD on my profile and it's a bit of a sensitive issue.
My daughter is 11 and has recently started to develop quite a chest, but only on one side. I've reassured her it's normal and will even out. However, my dilemma is how to make her feel less self conscious in the meantime.
It's Ok under normal clothes but under dance leotards, swimwear, etc, it's really very noticeable and she is finding it very embarrassing. I try to say people won't notice, but she's not silly, she knows it's noticeable. To make matters worse, she's still very small for her age, only about the height of an 8 year old and barely more than 4 stone - so it looks stranger than if she was bigger overall. Where her body is finding the means for puberty, I've no idea - I thought her small size would put it off a bit. I do feel sorry for her because it looks so wrong on such a tiny child's body - but then, she is 11, I guess, and time waits for noone
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I could get her a slightly padded bra, but I'm not sure if it will fit on the completely flat side, and also you can't wear bras easily under some of her dance/ swim stuff.
Has anyone else's DD had and coped with this or do we have to just suffer and wait? Any ideas to help her?