Baby/Toddler Girl Growing Breasts

I don't have experience with this, but I would highly recommend that if the endo says they need to do some sort of hormone treatment, you need to get a second opinion. And not just any second opinion. Because this could literally affect her entire life (if they want to do hormone treatment) do your research and PAY OUT OF POCKET if you have to, to see the best endo you can find. And on top of that, I would try alternative treatments first, like making sure she is not on soy formula (too much estrogen) or reacting to something in her diet, try chiropractic, etc., anything besides synthetic drug/hormone treatments unless absolutely necessary.
(Do not go to Holtorf Clinics though. I have heard they will put everyone on something and they are totally shady. They prescribe outrageously expensive concotions that you can ONLY buy from them. I know too many people who have been totally scammed by this group of doctors. They prey on desperate people. I write this just because it is very possible if you do research you will come across this group.)
At any rate, I hope it's nothing, just baby fat :)

Beth Z, when I was in my late 20s I was prescribed Lupron for a few months to alleviate endometriosis. Those were the worst months of my entire life! I despised myself, and I hated every person I ever encountered, including my family. I can't imagine a child having to feel that way for a dozen years. Are the side effects milder in young children?

My 26 month old daughter is going through this same issue right now, however, she only has breast buds and no other symptoms. She has had the buds since she was born and there has never been any change in them. We had our endocrinologist appointment a few weeks ago and he wasn't concerned. I do have to take her back in 3 months for a follow-up and if her buds haven't gone away, he is going to x-ray her hand to check her bone growth and maybe do blood work. I think my pediatrician said if she is found to have precocious puberty she'll have to go on hormone meds. Maybe the office can get her in quicker if there is a cancellation.

Hello,

My daughter (now 19) was diagnosed at age 15 months with precocious puberty. We had taken her to the pediatrician for a ear infection recheck and she noticed that she was growing breasts. Thank God she did because I sure didn't. My daughter's doctor looked at it as an emergency situation. We were at the doctor on Friday and on Monday she called us and wanted us back in to do some tests. I don't mean to scare you, but for us they ruled out the worst things first. She had an MRI, pap, bone scans, blood work, etc. We were at the endocrinologist that same week with all the test results. She was his youngest patient ever to be diagnosed with precocious puberty. She was started on Lupron shots (originally used for men's prostrate cancer) every four weeks. We went every three months to the endo. for further follow up tests, bone scans, etc. It was scary and the outlook was uncertain but she is now just fine. The shots were at the time, experimental. She stopped the shots at age 12 - 13 and is doing great. To me the bone age, which is a xray of the wrist and tells you what age the child's bones thinks they are, was the very most important thing. My daughter's bones thought she was seven at 15 months old. Not a good thing because when your bones close, probably about age 12 or 13 for a girl, you no longer grow. So she would have been the size of maybe a 3 or 4 year old at the rate her bones were aging and now she is 5' 7", her projected normal height. We did consider growth hormones at some point and decided against it. Good luck and hopefully you can get your little granddaughter into the endo sooner or maybe talk to you doctor and see if they can at least start some testing. With good medical care my daughter is now a perfectly normal college student with a very normal life. If you have more questions I would be happy to answer them. I know how scary it is.

Yes, my grandbaby is going thru the same thing, the endocrinologist did every test there is and they were all negative. I've been an RN for almost 30 years and I've never seen or heard of this before, they also need to give this condition another name , these are NOT GIRL 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD THIS THING IS AFFECTING BABIES. I believe in my heart it's the hormones they feed our livestock affecting the milk (growth hormones) it might not affect us grown people but it definately can affect our babies. I took my grandbaby off the milk (she just turned 4) no McDonolds, I only go to Braums, they don't use anything with growth hormones, something needs to be done, think about the long term affect. After I took her off this stuff, the pubic hair disappeared, her uterus shrinked but her breast are still large although the breast bud can't be felt anymore.

I have no experience with this problem. However, after reading other responses, I would suggest calling the endocrinologist and ask to be put on a waiting list for an earlier appointment. A lot of doctor's offices do this and will call you if they have a cancellation. Also, be careful if you google this. There is a lot of information out there that may not be accurate. I don't want you to panic or be upset about something you read online. Hopefully she will be able to see the doctor sooner. Best of luck to your family!

Maybe it's in her genes, I mean, my daughter is 4 and already has long, dark hair on her legs, the way I did when I was 10 and had to start shaving, except she got hers earlier. She also has tiny breasts, but they stick out mildly (I had breast growth starting at age 5, so I am not worried, I am just big chested and it's in my genes), and her back is dark and hairy. Also, because her dad and I are hairy being Mediterranean, we don't worry about it and chalk it up to our genes. We both have a tendency to grow more hair than most people out there, and I also have high testosterone. My daughter probably has high testosterone as well, but I don't worry about it. She has been hairy since birth, but the doctors said (or assumed) it was "peach fuzz" and it would fall out, but instead it grew more and more over the months. The pediatricians have never shown any sort of alarm about it either, so why worry. She's fine and we're not so vain as to start hair removal at this age just because other little girls have no hair. Hope this helps in getting you out of panic mode...

Just a quick question. What kind of formula was she on? Research has shown that soy formula can cause the early development of breast and pubic hair. Soy formula is equivalent to giving your child 5 birth control pills a day.

I had a friend whose daughter was diagnosed with precocious puberty. I don't think she was that young though. Google it and see what you can find out. It also could be a pituitary gland issue of some sort (which precocious puberty originates there, also).

The daughter of a good friend started to grow pubic hair when she was 1 1/2. In her case it turned out to be because they were using a steroidal diaper cream. I'd definitely see an endocrinologist, but I'd also try to make sure that any external hormones/ steroids were removed from her environment.
Good luck.

Definitely take her to the endocrinologist, even though it'll take awhile to get in to see her. I don't know anything about this problem, so I can't offer any insight. Maybe look it up on WebMD, but remember that a website can't actually diagnose a problem. It can only give you information on possible diagnoses. You need to go to the doctor to find out for sure.