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DD body shape

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eggchipsbeans · 18/10/2025 19:12

DD is 15, she’s struggling with body image and feels she is fat/has no shape. She started periods 1 year ago and upset her body isn’t like her peers.
she’s desperate for a waist and feels like a ‘block’

Ive tried to reassure that her body has still got lots of changing to do but realistically it may just be her shape.

Has any anyone got experiences of changes after this age? A lot of her friends started periods at 11 so more developed and appear how she wants to look.

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CharlotteFlax · 18/10/2025 19:49

I started my period a week before my 14th birthday and felt quite "blocky" for a couple of years afterwards. I was never skinny or slim and I didn't have amazing boobs.

Im a fairly normal looking adult now and know I can look as nice as my peers!

eggchipsbeans · 18/10/2025 21:45

Thanks, reassuring!
some of her friends seem to have avoided puberty weight gain and have tiny waists.

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