Your 8 year old is developing breasts because they are simply going through puberty a bit earlier than others.
It's normal and does not mean your 8 year old is unhealthy.
Your 8 year old is developing breasts because your 8 year old is going through puberty earlier than others as a result of the brain sending signals earlier than it should.
It's normal and okay for a girl or boy to go through puberty sooner than others and is nothing to worry about.
It is normal for an 8 year old to start developing breasts.
Breast buds in an 8 year old are small disc shaped rubbery lumps that are felt under the 8 year olds nipple.
Breast buds in 8 year olds and other children are normal and occur normally in 8 to 12 year old girls but can also appear in boys as well.
Breast buds especially in girls are the first sign of puberty.
A breast bud in a boy is the presence of breast tissue in boys as well as men.
A lot of boys have the appearance of a small amount of breast tissue that occurs in early puberty.
And on occasion the amount of breast tissue can appear excessive and can cause tenderness and pain.
The breast buds in boys or presence of breast tissue in boys and men is called gynecomastia.
Sometimes, boys develop breasts during puberty.
The cause of the breasts during puberty is usually due to normal hormone changes during puberty, and almost always goes away on its own within a few months to a couple of years.
Breast buds are always normal in newborns.
Swollen breasts are present during the first week of life in many girl and boy babies.
The nipple area is always firm.
Cause is the passage of the mother's hormones across the placenta.
Breast buds are small disc-shaped rubbery lumps felt under the nipple.
The breast buds are always normal.
Nothing else looks like them.
Breast buds also have no risk of turning into cancer.
After the baby is born, the blood levels of estrogen (from the mother) fall, which gradually causes the breast buds to go away.
Generally, breast buds go away by the time the baby is 1 week to 6 months of age.
In some babies, however, the breast buds may last longer.