First Bra?

wishingonastar_3

My dd is just starting to blossom shall we say, and i was wondering if anyone had any tips on first time bra buying? its hard to know how big she needs to be before she needs one properly, or how to go about it? any hints or tips gratefully recieved.

Thanks

woas.

lynzpower

Id go and get her measured. Theres nothing worse at that age wearing something ill fitting. I got mocked to death from wearing a bra that was too big, you know what kids are like :rolleyes:

I would have thought BHS might not be a bad place to start, or of course M&S, and then you could always get them online if they are cheaper once you know what size she is

culpepper

I measured my DD using the guide from a clothes catalogue then we went and looked around the shops at the different ones and she tried them on first. The sizing was spot on. She just had to find some she liked in every way (colour,feel,trendyness).

wishingonastar_3

thanks for that, i usually go to m&s to get measured every so often, then get them somewhere cheaper!! its just a bit daunting and i don't want her to feel embarressed about it. she hasn't mentioned anything yet, but i noticed this morning that maybe its time we got something sorted.

Thriftylady

I remember getting my first bra as being an embarassing nightmare, but I reckon it must be easier for girls now. Its the one and only positive aspect of all this 'growing up too quickly' thing that we see all round us - they can now see bras as just another fashion item, and they are proud of them, whereas 20 years ago my friends and I were all running round hunching our backs and wearing three layers of clothes hoping that no one could see we were wearing bras.....

BHS have some lovely ones for young girls, and not tarty, just nice cotton in pastel colours and stuff like that.

BrokeBrunette

my youngest DD is just 12. She is very small for her age and hasn't developed in any way yet, however she still wears a bra. They are just the soft first bras. I actually bought her a couple more last weekend, in size 30AA (cost £6 each). She became more self conscious when she started secondary school and it seems to be more normal to wear one than not. Most of her friends are the same, but they all wear them.

There are lots of shops which sell ideal first bras. M&S are good and not that expensive for first bras - I think about £8 each, which isn't bad value considering 14 yr old DD cost me a fortune recently. She is pretty developed and has adult bras, which cost me £16 each as they were the only ones that fitted properly. At £32 for two I felt like :eek:

BHS are also good, as stated earlier, and we also have a shop called 915, which is where I bought them for £6 each.

good luck. I'm sure you will find some suitable in any decent sized town.

Quackers

Thriftylady wrote:

I they can now see bras as just another fashion item, and they are proud of them, whereas 20 years ago my friends and I were all running round hunching our backs and wearing three layers of clothes hoping that no one could see we were wearing bras.....

:T This is so true.

My youngest has just started wearing a bra and is soooooo proud of the straps showing

Especially her purple straps

I have to admit though that there is more material than filling - I gave in too early as she was the only girl without one :rolleyes:

My eldest better stop growing - she's going to be bigger than me soon and she's only 14

inkie

I have just been through this with my eldest DD (who was 10 last wk). I was more embarrassed than her and didn't know how to handle it at all - did I buy them for her, or take her with me for her to chose.
In the end I chose not to get her measured, but guessed (which seemed to be right!) and approached it by saying something like 'i've been shopping today and bought you some bras'....and then she said something like that was OK and had a long conversation about them - seemed that she must have been ready to talk about it more than me!
I just got her a couple of packs from matalan (2.50 for a pack of 2), so at that price it didn't matter so much if they were the wrong size. The next thing is the dreaded period talk - eeek!
Good Luck!

divadee

ooo i remember my first bra experience it was horrible.

Everyone else had a bra and i wanted one but didnt have anything to put in one, so mum hadnt mentioned it to me. So i had to bring it up and i was bright red and stuttering for ages!!!!!!

I will be going through it in a couple of years soon little miss divadee will be 9 in dec!!!

One thing i have noticed is she is starting to get hips and a waist :eek: Is that normal? Up until now she has been straight up and down now curves are starting and its worrying me somthing rotton!!!

I am worried that because that is happening that her periods will start soon! She is still to young to really understand what is happening but I dont want it to suddenly happen and be frightened.

When did your girls start getting curves?

patchwork_cat

Divadee. My daughter is a couple of months older than yours, so in the same year. At sports day last year I was amazed that some of the girls looked more like 12 than 7 or 8.
Some girls start their periods at 10. I think that year 6 ish is the earliest likely age. A couple of the girls in my son's class in year 5 and 6 were quite developed for their age i felt. I think that perhaps the are a year or 2 ahead of average when we were young. Although having said that a friend of mine started her periods at 10, so maybe they are just more developed than I was!

ginvzt

I started my periods early. I was about 10. And in year 6 at school we had a doctor coming in and having a talk with the girls about how our bodies work. It was too late for me!!! I wish my mum told about these things earlier. I think it is not too early to talk with your daughter before she turns 10. Or maybe talk with mums in the class and ask some GP or nurse to talk with all girls?.. It was good for me.