“As soon as the breasts start growing breast buds, small (sometimes very tender) bumps below the nipples, is typically when girls start wearing training bras,” said Dr. In this case, don’t let their age guide your decision but instead base it on the tell-tale signs, such as breast buds, and conversations you have with your daughter about her desire to start wearing one. This wide range in ages means girls will have varying stages of breast development. Puberty can start as early as age 8 in girls-sometimes even earlier-and can last well into their teen years. They make the protruding nipple less visible but do nothing to ‘train’ the breast.” At what age do girls typically start wearing a training bra? “Training bras are pretty much standard bras except for the trim as they don’t provide any support. “There is no medical or physiological reason to wear a training bra other than the social and psychological reasons,” said Brenda Kronborg, DO, a pediatrician with Banner Children's - Banner Health Clinic in Mesa, AZ. Really, training bras are meant to cover-up or act as a barrier between your daughter’s growing breast buds and nipples and her T-shirts. There is no boot camp or push-ups involved. What exactly is a training bra?Ĭontrary to its name, training bras aren’t doing any “training” per se. Before you go down an anxiety spiral, here are some helpful answers and tips to navigate this normal rite of passage. Your life may be flashing before your eyes. Is it really time for your daughter to get her very first over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder or training bra? What even is a “training” bra?Īt this point, your blood pressure may be slightly elevated sweat may or may not be forming. Somewhere along the way your daughter started going through puberty and now she has some little lumps under her nipples called ‘breast buds’ poking out from underneath her shirt.
It’s bra training … or rather, training bra season.ĭaddy and Mommy’s little girl is no longer your little girl-at least visibly. Over the years, you’ve done the sleep training and the potty training, but suddenly another training day is upon you.
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