At what age do children develop breasts?

What women care about most is whether they have a slim figure and the size of their breasts, because many people want their breasts to be bigger, but they have a flat chest. Therefore, this problem also troubles many people. At what age does a child's breasts develop? According to medical experts, the earliest development occurs at around 10 years old, and the latest at around 12 years old. It depends on each individual's development. So how does a child's breasts develop? Let’s take a look together.

The breasts are located on the front chest and are the organs for feeding children.

Before puberty, there is no difference in appearance between boys' and girls' breasts. Starting from the age of 7-8, girls' body systems gradually develop.

About 2 years later, breasts begin to develop under the combined action of ovarian hormones, pituitary hormones and insulin.

The age of breast development also varies from individual to individual, with an average of 10.8-11.4 years old. If breasts have not developed after the age of 16, you should be alert to whether it is delayed sexual development or ovarian hypoplasia.

What are the phenomena of normal breast development?

Girls' breast development usually begins when their nipples start to grow, around the age of 9-10 years old.

When the age of 10-11 years old, the breast hyperplasia forms a breast nucleus, which feels like a nodule or a small lump and is painful when pressed.

At the age of 12-13, the mammary ducts and subcutaneous fat increase, the breasts gradually become firm and elastic, and the color of the areola and nipples becomes darker.

The mature breast is blue and spherical in shape and is located between the 3rd to 6th ribs. The nipples have an erectile function and become hard when touched, which is conducive to breastfeeding.

If girls develop sexual organs before the age of 8 and boys develop sexual organs before the age of 9, it is considered precocious puberty, and sex hormone, bone age, growth hormone and other tests can be done to rule it out.

For children with precocious puberty, in addition to timely sexual health education, we must also provide good psychological care and actively take effective treatment measures. The ideal treatment for precocious puberty is to treat the cause of the disease based on a confirmed diagnosis.

Girls' breast development usually begins when the nipples start to grow, at around 9-10 years old. At 10-11 years old, the breast glands proliferate and form a breast nucleus, which feels like a nodule or a small lump and is painful when pressed. At 12-13 years old, the mammary ducts and subcutaneous fat increase, and the breasts gradually become bulging and elastic.

The development of breasts is crucial. It not only affects people's physical health, but also plays an important role after women become mothers. Regarding the question of at what age children's breasts develop, there are some problems if it is too early or too late, so as a mother, you should pay more attention to the problems during your child's development period. In addition, during puberty, you should wear less or no tight clothes. This will not only be beneficial to the growth of the breasts, but also will not cause big trouble.