My daughter is going to be 11 on Sept 21st, Both of her nipples are inverted does this mean she will always have them? At what age should the nipples be out? she is 52 in tall and is 87 lbs.
No one else in the family has had this problem so I am at a loss.
She doesn't seem to know that they are that way I guess it just bothers me. I want to be able to answer her question when the time comes.
Thanks
I had inverted nipples until I got pregnant the first time around. Apparently, Mother Nature knows when they're needed and has things end up where they need to be when they need to be. I wouldn't worry about it at all just yet.
I had inverted nipples (now I would describe them more as flat), but they were severely inverted until I breastfed my two children, and now they are MUCH better than they were. I didn't realize they were different until I was quite a bit older. For us, however, they seem to be genetic because my daughter has them too.
I can't really answer the question about your daughter, but I had inverted nipples and never knew it until I had my first child and had some issues with breastfeeding. I wouldn't worry too much about it. It really is no big deal and likely won't affect her until she has children. Even then, there were things I could do to overcome it and I succesfully breastfed both of my kids until they self weaned around 10 months old.
Mine were very flat and I had no idea that something was different (I was actually happy I didn't have to worry about my nipples sticking out of my shirt/dress like some of my friends) until I attempted to breastfeed and had some issues (it did all work out in the end). After breastfeeding, they became "normal".
Not a problem.
Even if they don't "pop" out, they'll still be functional.
Try not to worry.
Presuming you've already talked about the way her body
is changing / will be changing,
you might want to mention that some girls/women
have inverted nipples, as part of that (obvious) general topic
that we're all different in one way or another, dark hair, light hair,
skinny feet, wide feet, long earlobes, short earlobes, etc.
This is just one of those kinds of variations..
Good luck.
S.
I work as a mammography technologist, and I see this quite frequently when performing mammograms. Your daughter is still developing, so her nipples may eventually "come out". But then again, this may be permanent for her. If it is, it would make it more difficult to nurse a baby in the future. Please do not allow her to try to force them out by squeezing behind her nipple. (Believe me...I've pretty much heard it all from my patients with inverted nipples.) Do mention it to her pediatrician since your daughter is still developing. It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with her, but it would if she begins to question, it would give her some comfort to let her know that it is not uncommon. (In older women, if there the nipples become inverted when they have never been, then there is cause for concern.) Good luck!
