boobs keep getting bigger

[janerunner83.livejournal.com]

Okay, this might not sound like a *bad* problem to have, but I'm feeling very confused. I've always been small. Well, not tiny but I've never really had curves or anything. I wear a 34B bra, and I used to always buy the pushup bras. Last year at this time (11/2005), I was wearing size 5 jeans and needed pushup bras. Now I am wearing size 7 in some jeans, size 10 in AE jeans, and size 10 in worthington (jcpenney misses) dress pants. My tshirts are fitting snugger (size medium) because my boobs are seemingly bigger. I'm also getting a more defined hourglass shape. I'm now starting to buy size large in my tops. I'm currently 23 (will turn 24 in January). I wore smaller clothes in college (I graduated 12/2005), so maybe it was all the bad campus food and the fact that my classes were so far away that I was skinnier. I weighed 120 lbs last year, and I'm at 140 lbs now. I've been on ortho tri cyclen for 3 years, sometimes I've been on the lo, and sometimes just the regular, depending on what my insurance would cover. (BTW, I am very careful with birth control and I am not pregnant) It's crazy that my body changed so much in a year. When I'm not wearing a bra, I'll lean forward and have the sensation of boobs against my rib cage, which is a crazy sensation. Now, my question is....am I just gaining weight, or is this something that happens to everyone around this age? I guess I'm just confused because I figured it would have all happened around 18/19 years old. Is it normal for boobs to grow in a 6 month time period? I swear, back in May/June 2006, they weren't this big. Aaaah, okay I'll stop now. TIA.

Comments

[brigittefires.livejournal.com]

Did everyone miss the memo that women continue to develope into their late 20's? I was surpised to read all the comment and not one person mentioned that. The only one who got close was someone saying changing "again," but that's just not the case.

Puberty continues until about age 25, sometimes as late as 30. Some of the changes may not be as apparent as others, but they happen.

If it makes you feel any better, in about 6 months I went from a large C cup to a DDD. When I started losing weight again though, I lost it all again before my weight changed (i.e. the scale still said the same number, but my pants and bra sizes were plummeting).

[souvenir.livejournal.com]

Bravo! I was baffled going through all the responses and would've posted something to this effect if you hadn't beaten me to it. Puberty most certainly *can* continue through the 20s, usually occuring as a subtle change in the earlier part of the decade. Like the OP, I grew a bit more curvy and gained 2 cup sizes (small B to a full D) at age 19 or so. Now, at age 23, I'm experiencing some body changes yet again! I've lost some weight around my thighs, which had grown quite a bit in college.