When to buy her first bra???

[~me~]

A training bra usually does up at the front rather than back are smaller in cup size than AA.

[Floweryfields]

My mum got my brother's girlfriend to buy my first bras - totally embarrassing!

[RhiChiChi]

Grade 6 I was wearing a training bra. My mum was very matter of a fact about it. I remember wearing a white t-shirt and my mum said you have to wear a bra because it was a little see through. I was still embarrassed and fairly sure nobody else was wearing bras plus the fact I went to a catholic school, that sort of thing wasnt really discussed.

I love the idea of making a day of it. I'll have to keep that one in my memory bank

[Amy_jellybean]

I was 11 when I got my first bra but I also got my period at 11. By the time I finished primary school I was in a C cup so bras were a must for me. I developed very quickly and young which was a spin out because I was the shortest and skinniest in my class!

[nothing2lose]

DD is one of the skinniest in her class too JB. I wouldn't be surprised if she gets her period pretty soon though because she is moody as all get out lately and she is getting a few pimples.

Eta - I like the idea of making a day of it H! Thanks for the suggestion

[~clover~]

I'm the sil who bought the first training bras. Being a Tom boy exs sister was in denial & looked up to me. It worked & she started wearing them.
Dd. 1 is 11 in April also & wears crop tops to stop the rubbing. She wears them religiously, so should be easy when needing a bra.

[~clover~]

Rhichichi - I think I might have been the first in my catholic year 6 class. It was the girl who developed way before anyone else who came up & asked me in shock if I was wearing one. I didn't even think they'd notice!

[BellyBelly]

I can remember changing schools in year 7 and overheard some girls say, 'Ooooh she's got some!' As if it were a status thing lol.

Highly recommend the book 'Puberty Girl' too - bought it for my daughter and she is excited about becoming a woman, loved the book. There is 'Puberty Boy' as well.

[MissM]

My DD has been wearing them for a few months now (she's 11 in feb) my plan was a MYER fitting however, the lack of service sent us to target where the lady in the change rooms was more than happy to fit her. We didn't need her measured as I figured what size she would need & just got the lady to double check her. Good luck finding a bra that's not heavily padded too!!! We had to scramble through the 'granny' section. Very bottom row, hidden from eye view. She's currently wearing a 10 AA.

Sometimes I want to hide her from the world. Physically shoes looking mature but tome a baby!

[Gigi]

i remember seeing "bras" for little girls (no shape, no wiring) when looking for undies for bilby when she was a toddler, not croptops, not a singlet with a bra-shelf, an actual bra with triangle shapes. Just in cotton. So they were being made in tiny sizes.

So unlike when i was young, and literally when from singlets to training bra (at 15, hand me downs from my cousin, embarrassment plus), today's young girls probably will be seeing helper bra type undies, from a very young age.

Plus there is so much "outerwear" that is just like a singlet, with spaghetti straps and a shelf bra built in - very popular with young girls (i mean teenagers).

i look at my dd6's primary school and the year 4/5/6/7 girls, so many of them look like they're in real bras already. Many are taller and bigger than me (i'm short, but not small).

Taking until 15 to even need a trainer bra, was pretty embarrassing. And the teasing that happened, once i DID have a trainer! the twanging of the strap by the boys, mortifying.

i will make it much nicer for my own DD.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Reading this thread just made me remember that i didnt have training bras etc. I remember my mum putting the pressure on about wearing singlets all the time and now i realise why. Wish she had been a bit more upfront about it tbh.

[BellyBelly]

I remember cringing reading the embarrassing stories when this thread began last year, and reading it again, I still cringe! The things our family do to us!

[Livinthedream]

I know what you mean Kelly, the whole bra, period, adult critique development thing was so traumatic for me.
My mum handled it so badly.
I am so happy I had a boy. Lol
I am sure it's not without it's own set of issues, but man, boobs and periods are such a minefield.

[forshelby]

Oh my. I had the opposite problem. I repeatedly badgered mum for a bra, after I started getting hassled at school about my 'boobs'. I was 11. In the end, my sister gave me her training bras and showed me how to put it on.

When I got my period 6 months later, I asked my sister for advice. She gave me tampons and explained what to do.

Ok so just realizing my sister is awesome sometimes... lol

[BellyBelly]

Livinthedream - If its not too traumatic for you to re-live, do you have any 'what not to do' tips?! I'm feeling bad for you already and I haven't even heard your story yet!!!

Interesting forshelby! Maybe she didn't have the confidence to tackle it? Was she stand-offish with all those sorts of issues? I'm going to have to put together a 'how to' document on BellyBelly, LOL!

[~clover~]

My friends & I all have girls just getting their period now. We do discuss it :/ (by discuss, we mention weather or not it's happened & if there are issues or advice needed). My dd is the only one we're waiting on... lol.

Never in front of them though...