Help! My 7 Year Old Has Pubic Hair!

There have been severals questions about precocious puberty and I believe that if it's confirmed there IS a way to stop it and it's important that you do. Try doing a search as there were other moms who have been thru the same thing and gotten really good treatment for their kids.

This sounds just like me about six months ago. My daughter is now eight but when she was around 7 1/2 she asked me what was going on because she had some hair growing there. I told her it was normal and ran out of the bathroom not trying to freak out in front of her. I have heard that girls are getting puberty sooner mainly from the foods they are eating. This is a study they believe to be true. Which makes since all the fast food and processed food we eat. Kinda scary! Maybe try changing her diet to more healthy foods. I don't know if this is the issue or if her eating is not healthy. I know that it made since for me since I know my daughters eating has not always been the healthiest. Although I think it's pretty balanced.

OMG I promise you I had this same experience with my 8 year old on Saturday morning. Yes, it freaked me out too. She was getting out of the shower and I was getting my 3 year old ready for a bath so I was stooped down, you know...eye level! Anyway, I said honey, I think you need to scrub a little harder, you look dirty. Duh! In my mind it must be dirt! Not pubic hair! Oh, I'm so feeling your shocking discovery right now! But I must say, I'm glad it's not just me.

I tried to talk to hubby about this. As soon as I said, something new is happening to our daughter's body, he was like, "I'm not having this conversation with you."

Thanks for your post! Sooooo glad it's not just me and my kid! ;-)

Relax...if she is a bit overweight..that has alot to do with it..a childs body..or should I say a girl childs body starts to kick in hormones due to body weight..if she is around 120 get ready for her period to start too...its a pituitary thing

I developed early, everything has turned out fine. Take her to your regular doctor and give her "the talk". Some girls just begin things early, especially if they are fuller. The amount of body fat is very key to female reproduction and puberty.

As some of the other mothers have said, it might be linked to the idea there is an increase of hormones in the foods we eat now.

Take her to a doctor, get her hormone levels checked. Be open and honest with your girl, how you treat this can affect how she sees herself as she grows up.

Here is a link that will help
http://www.livescience.com/health/070904_bad_puberty.html

Is she a big milk drinker? It is filled with synthetic hormones :(
Change your dairy to hormone free. (can buy at whole foods, trader joes, etc..)

Please also see a pediatrician for a checkup.

Hope this helps :)

Your daughter needs to see an endocrinologist. How long has your daughter had her L. boobs? My daughter is two and has had L. breast buds since she was born. Typically, the breast buds go away by age two, but I guess they can remain longer. My pediatrician recommended that she see an endocrinologist just to rule anything out. The endocrinologist wasn't concerned about precocious puberty since her breast buds haven't changed, she doesn't have any pubic hair, body odor or vaginal discharge. I do have to take her back in 3 months for another check up. Obviously, I am not a doctor I am only sharing my experience. I would definitly talk with your pediatrician.

It is called "precocious puberty."
Puberty which arrives before the normal age.
There are different kinds of precocious puberty.
Some get hair, some get breasts, some get their period already, some get body odor etc.

Main thing is, go to the Doctor. They may send you to a Pediatric Endocrinologist... to confirm or test for it. (they do what is called a "bone age" x-ray of the child's hand).... but ultimately, there is not much you can do about it to "stop" it... unless you give the child hormone treatment...but this is controversial and it can also cause other side effects and it has contraindications.

The "bone age" x-ray.... is what tells you how matured or how old your child's body is or rather how your child's skeleton is maturing.... only a Specialist can interpret and analyze the x-ray for it.

This is what I learned from a Pediatric Endocrinologist.... for my daughter but regarding something else.

All the best,
Susan

Avoid soy products and eat organic. Avoid all the artificial hormones so prevalent in our "food." Look into real food:
http://www.westonaprice.org

this does sound early, yet look into your own/families history. also i would check the food specifically the milk that you are giving her. organic without chemicals is really important, especially for girls. i would also get her out exercising every day, she should not be overweight at 7 years old.

Hello i'm in the same situation but my daughter is 6. It may have a lot to do with if your daughter or son are asthmatic. A lot of the meds for asthma have steriods in this can increase the puberty in a child. The peds had told me that as long as it does not get coarsey or very dark not to worry so much. If it does she may need hormone meds. Like all the other comments if you feel this is concerning take her to your family doctor, they will give you advice.

Girls that are overweight will generally start developing earlier since the fat produces more hormones. Keep those kids exercizing and eating healthy. Meanwhile, check with your Pediatrician. Most normal weight girls don't show signs of breast development until 5th -6th grade.

After seeing her doctor, I would definitely switch to organic, hormone free dairy and meat products! I'm NOT a 100% organic, everything-must-be natural person, but the amount of hormones in regular dairy and meat products is disgusting, and it DOES play a part in early puberty.

I know this is almost a year old but anyone reading this it is not that uncommon. I got all of my pubic hair by the time i was in 3rd grade. And I mean all of it. I was actually really thin, I ate very very healthy (lots of fresh veggies from my grandmas garden) I hated milk so I never drunk it. So what was the blame??? I honestly have no idea. The only thing I can think of is I have Cherokee in my blood maybe that had something to do with it because I have very thick dark hair. But either way I grew up healthy and I'm not hairy. The only thing you will need to be worried about is explaining it to your daughter and pray other kids dont find out and make fun of her. I had one girl that spent the night with me when I was little who saw me take a bath and told other girls at school.

I think you need to take her to see the doctor...I don't think this is normal.

Definitely discuss with her pediatrician. There is truth to the fact that there are WAY too many hormones in our food--especially milk and meat. Opt for organic milk and hormone-free natural meats.

Avoid soy, eat organics, and limit her exposure to plastics (some of which give off phyto-estrogens).

Also, find out from immediate family, if you can, at what age they started developing hair or got their periods. My mother started menstrating at age 9. So it's normal for my genetics to carry an early age for all that, but it will tell you more to know if either side of your family has really early bloomers, or if this is a singular case.

Talk to your doctor about it, especially if you find that no one else in the family developed this way. It could be that she has something going on with her glandular system.

Chances are it's just the high level exposures to estrogens in our modern world if you haven't been careful about those things I listed in the first paragraph. But it's good to check with the doctor.

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Avoid soy, eat organics, and limit her exposure to plastics (some of which give off phyto-estrogens).

Also, find out from immediate family, if you can, at what age they started developing hair or got their periods. My mother started menstrating at age 9. So it's normal for my genetics to carry an early age for all that, but it will tell you more to know if either side of your family has really early bloomers, or if this is a singular case.

Talk to your doctor about it, especially if you find that no one else in the family developed this way. It could be that she has something going on with her glandular system.

Chances are it's just the high level exposures to estrogens in our modern world if you haven't been careful about those things I listed in the first paragraph. But it's good to check with the doctor.

I was 9 when I started wearing a bra and 10 when I started my period and I was skinny. In my opinion if she drinks a lot of milk it will cause her body to mature faster because of the hormones in the milk. I would take her to the doctor just to make sure there is nothing else going on. I would also ask the doctor about changing her diet.

like other posts have said....watch her diet, avoid foods with hormones. THis is happening to too many girls because of the foods they are eating...it is not good for them. You need to do your own research and start taking these chemicals out of her diet.