|
My small chest
I'm a 13 year old boy so why is my chest so small?
[ ]
Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category?
Maybe give some free advice about: Fitness?
Hon, You are perfectly normal at this point. Just because some boys may seem to have a little more muscle at this point is also normal. I am adding a link to an article directed towards parents so they can know their child is normal. I can explain a lot to you. It goes over the stages of growth process during puberty and lists the years for it, different for girls than boys. The article mentions puberty for boys as generally being anywhere from 9 1/2 to 13 1/2 and girls from 9 to 11 although I as a female didnt start seeing change until 11-12 and no period until 14.
Here it is: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
And that same article has links to two more, one on what to expect changes in a boy:
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
and Concerns boys have during puberty:
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
The only thing mentioned about a boys breast/chest is that for some a lump may form for a few months under one or both nipples, making it look just like the way a girl starts the breast growth process. However in a few months it disappears. this is the only concern they mention as lack of muscles is a given if not in puberty yet or just starting. All these body changes occur over a long time period. And I can tell you as an older female that the way guys bodys look in their twenties even, make them appear to me as still looking like youngsters. From experience, men haven't really filled out into their fully mature adult male look until somewhere in their 30s. I have photos to prove it. Family, husband, brothers, cousins who in 20s looked like a fully developed male until compared later to himself at 36-38 and yes there is much more filling out that occured, shoulders broadened and muscles grew even more and facial or body hair increased beyond what there was before. My current husband had a hairless body until over his 30s it slowly increased until one day looking back he realized he was more hairy and still gaining more hair. No, the hair thing doesnt happen to all but body changes can still occur. You may be just barely starting puberty. The sexual changes come first and the rest of body later. I know it is bothersome to look younger than you want to at this age but believe me, late bloomers always catch up. Once we're adults, no one will ever know how long it took for you to get there and no one cares. However, a late bloomer is also very slow at the aging process too unless there is a medical concern that makes a person age faster. Even though I wasn't ugly as a teen, I was prettier in my 30s than all the girls who were prettier than me and more developed as a teen. Some of the boys who developed quickly and were the jocks in HS at my reunion were halfway balding and had extra weight and some even more wrinkles. I was very surprised at what 10 yrs could do. You may not like being a late bloomer right now but when you've got more experience in life, in sex too, you're going to enjoy the attention and looks you get when in your 40s and 50s and people don't think you are the age you say you are because you look younger. Ever notice how we assume some people are a certain age by how they look. Like a gal who said she was my age looked 15 yrs older cus of medical problems. I get more looks at my age from men e ven tho I have a husband I am devoted to, than ever before because I'm at the age bracket when most people begin to lose their looks due to age, and I am still gaining them. Yes, I dont look 30 anymore but for my year, I rule finally now in older years. I am sure you will too in time. You'll just have to have patience as most likely there is nothing wrong with you. If at 18, 19 you dont have a hint of any muscles starting and can't see a difference of photos of you as 13 compared to 18, then its time to see a Dr to see if you have some condition that can be corrected.
]
More Questions: |