Areoli. it usually is darkened when your pregnant.
cos it covers the nipple and contain dark pigment and have sweat glands
something is wrong with your breast. you should tell the difference.
The dark area surrounding the nipple - is called the areola (pronounced ah-ree-oh-lah).
To remove the tissue and skin from the breasts to get reshape and reduce the breasts size. It can also make the area of dark skin surrounding the nipple (areola) smaller.
The dark pigmentation around the nipple. Will vary in color depending on the natural skin tone.
If it has always been like this it is normal for her and she should have no problems, either now or when tryiung to breastfeed a baby. The baby 'latches on' outside the areola (the dark bit) and its sucking will bring the nipple out. However if the nipple has only recently gone in then she should see a doctor as it can be a sign of a problem.
* Stage One: In preadolescence, the breasts are flat and only the tip of the nipple is raised. * Stage Two: Buds appear, breast and nipple are raised, fat tissue begins to form and the areola (dark area of skin that surrounds the nipple) enlarges. * Stage Three: Breasts are slightly larger with http://www.answers.com/topic/glandular breast tissue present. Initially this happens in a http://www.answers.com/topic/conical shape and later in a rounder shape. The areola begins to http://www.answers.com/topic/darken. * Stage Four: The nipple and areola become raised and form a second mound above the rest of the breast. Menstruation typically starts within two years of reaching this stage, and some girls skip this stage completely. * Stage Five: Mature adult breast is rounded and only the nipple is raised.
Were all have 'bumps' in the dark area around the nipple. As to the tenderness, he may be responding to new surges in hormones now.
These are Montgomery glands, also referred to as areolar glands. They are located in the areola area of the nipple. They vary in number and their function is to lubricate the nipple and the areola. The areola is the dark area around the nipple.
Until a girl begins to go through puberty, her breast tissue at 8 years old looks exactly like an 8 year old boy's breast tissue. It is flat or almost flat; both male and female have the darker circle around the nipple but in young children it is not very dark. On boys or girls of that age, the nipple is almost flat to the skin and often looks like only a dot on the chest. When girls enter puberty, many changes occur in the breast tissue but the actual breast may not grow for two to three years after beginning puberty.
areola : )
* Stage One: In preadolescence, the breasts are flat and only the tip of the nipple is raised. * Stage Two: Buds appear, breast and nipple are raised, fat tissue begins to form and the areola (dark area of skin that surrounds the nipple) enlarges. * Stage Three: Breasts are slightly larger with http://www.answers.com/topic/glandular breast tissue present. Initially this happens in a http://www.answers.com/topic/conical shape and later in a rounder shape. The areola begins to http://www.answers.com/topic/darken. * Stage Four: The nipple and areola become raised and form a second mound above the rest of the breast. Menstruation typically starts within two years of reaching this stage, and some girls skip this stage completely. * Stage Five: Mature adult breast is rounded and only the nipple is raised.