Subscribe to our newsletter. Our first Boob Week had us talking more about boobs in the office than usual — and we all seem to have a story to tell, whether that's overcoming an issue with size, breastfeeding joys and trials , and shopping for the perfect bra. That's why we asked three of our writers to share their boob story. Got a boob story of your own to share?

Phoebe Ellis, from Hertfordshire, grew up thinking she was a 'freak' and went to great lengths to hide her condition which doctors deemed "cosmetic". A young woman who developed four breasts in her teens has finally had the extra two removed after being refused surgery four times on the NHS. She noticed she had the first of the two tennis ball-sized breasts hanging from her left armpit when she was She had no idea what the strange and painful protrusions were and it took a decade to finally get answers.

These stages will be different as well for those undergoing gender transition. The size of the breasts will also vary a lot from one person to another. Yes, breasts can hurt when they grow. Breasts grow in response to the hormones estrogen and progesterone.