Looking for Moms of Daughters with Precocious Puberty

Hi, M...
My daughter will be 9 in late Sept. When we were having her Kindergarten orientation, I noticed that each time she ran up into my arms, I'd smell a distinct body odor! I thought I was mistaken, but sure enough, she had b.o. at 5 yrs. old!

I chalked it up to just the way her body works, and taught her how important a clean body and deodorant are. I don't have a name to give it, but I do know that no other girls her age (that we know) have this situation. Her breasts seem to be a little more evident than her counterparts, but nothing major yet. I just don't make a big deal out of the deodorant, and either does she. She remembers every morning before school and every evening after bath to apply it. She actually enjoys picking out the scent of her choice.

I'm not sure if this "helps" any, but it's nice to know that there are other moms who have these things going on!

L.

My 38-year daughter had some breast development and pubic hair at age 4. Fortunately, it went slowly and she did not start her period until age 10. The biggest problem was at camp and changing clothes in public. The other problem was she had underarm body odor and kids made fun of her for that. I love looking at her soccer pictures. At age eight, she was the tallest on the team, but once she started her period, her growth stopped and she is only 5'3" and became one of the short kids on her high school team. Did it affect her? Probably. But being different makes you sensitive to others and kinder. Overall, it's not the worst thing that can happen. If you would like to e-mail me: ____@____.com

One place to pay attention is your food. We feed our livestock hormones and those hormones are passed on to us when we consume beef and milk. The hormones wreak havoc with our bodies. THe studies so far are inconclusive, but I am old enough to remember when the studies on cigarette smoke was inconclusive. rBGH is a growth hormone given to dairy cows in order to boost their output of milk. It causes massive and painful infections in the udders, but it allowed to be used. There has been and continues to be a big fight about the labeling of dairy products by primarily smaller dairy outfits who want to put "rBGH free" on their products. The corporate dairy farmers cried foul because it implied that their product was unsafe. Gee, maybe they have something there... rBGH is outlawed in Japan and many European countries. Here's a link to start educating yourself.

http://fwwatch.org/food/foodsafety/dairy/starbucks-campaign

It is criminal how the corporate greed in this country gets to dictate how our food is labeled and processed. Beef is another source of hormones. Going organic with a heavy emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains is the best way to go.

M.,

Hello, I am so sorry that I can not help you or assist you with your precocious puberty issue but I wanted to ask you about your speciality of reading. I have an 2nd grade, eight year old whom does not like to read because she has such a hard time with it and comprehending what she reads. I can not afford right now to go to a speciality place like a SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER. Do you have any suggestions.

Thank you for your time and good luck with your situation.

K. K

Do you have any advice for me.

My daughter, at age 9 seems to be in sync with her peers. My similar experience is with my son. He needed deoderant at age 8 (very young for a boy) and started growing under arm & pubic at age 9. He is now 12, 5'10", 155 lbs and wears all mens clothes including a size 13 mens shoe. His voice is changing and he is in the third tallest in his grade of 200 kids (the taller ones are girls). I had him tested several years ago. The doctor said he's at the high end of normal and about 3 years older physically than he is chronologically and emotionally, for that matter. He's had some issues about being so tall, underarm and pubic hair and the peach fuzz on his upper lip but he's adjusting. He refuses to wear sleeveless shirts until his peers grow under arm hair. He drinks a lot of milk so maybe the hormones in it has something to do with it. There are tough moments but if you point out the possitives she will probably become comfortable with her body. I hope this helps a bit.