Five girls, five different questions about periods
Believe it or not, we received all five of these questions on the same day. It just goes to show that all girls have questions and concerns about periods. Some girls are early, others are late, but we all want to know we are N-O-R-M-A-L.
I can tell you that girls usually get their periods around 12 or 13, though you can be later or earlier and still be fine. Check with your parents or doctor if you have questions.
Who are you more like when it comes to periods - Baylee, Nadia, Emily, Wanna Know, or FPG?
And how sweet is Baylee for wanting to help her friend who hasn't got hers yet? Very, I say.
Hey,
My friend is really worried that she hasn't got her period yet. How can i make her feel better? (BTW i already have mine, so i dont know what to say.)
Baylee, 13
Dear PLS,
basically all my friends have had there period already and i have never had mine before. is there something wrong with me? am i goin to be ok? and how long is it usual for a girl to start her period?
Nadia, 13
Dear PLS,
I got my period before any of my friends and now I feel super weird because i'm like, more "mature." Help
Emily, 11
Dear PLS,
I'm flat as a pancake. Mot of my friends already have their period and I don't. I have hair down their and I wanna know what's going on in my body. Can you tell me?
Wanna Know, 11
Hey PLS!
I've got to ask you something SUPER important. How do I tell my BFF I got Aunt Flow? We are uberclose and nothing is weird between us but how should I tell her? Should I tell her? What if she already guessed? What if she gets hers and I didn't know? I feel totally clueless! What do I do, PLS?
FPG, 11
This article about periods can give you the basics, so you worry less.
Any advice for our five fabulous question-writers?
Think pink!
Jemma
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U can tell your bff u got ur period by just letting her know!!! Odds are, she'll be happy for you!!! You can also let her know by asking her to meet you in the bathroom at lunch, and if u have ur purse with your supplies she'll know!!!
heyy, id like to know if there is any possible way to make your period come sooner
Kat-K.R.D- There are no ways to make your period come sooner. Trust me, if there were ways then I would know because I am the only one of my friends who doesn't have her period and I have been waiting forever! I probably won't get my period till I am 14 though because I am as flat as a pancake. I wish you luck on getting your period soon though!
Kat-K.R.D- believe me i already have my period, u don't want ur period 2 come faster because it is the pits!!! i wish mine would go away!!!
Rachel- i just wanted to get mine to see what its like thanks
Anonymous- thanks for the info
nope can't make ur period come sooner, I'm sure you wouldn't want to anyway, I know I don't!
My friend got her period and im older than her and i haven't goten mine. Help!
ive been getting hair down their,but im developing kinda fast, but kinda slow. most of my friends are having periods even though they r 10/11/12, but ive been getting signs tht im gonna get my period soon.... im alittle scared but its gonna happen sooner or later. my friend says she justhad hers a few days ago.
Honestly my best friend got her period n I still don't have mine but shes had tested me after her school n I called her n she toled me to not tell Anybody so the best thing u can do is let u know u wont b rude about it
I got mine at the beginning of the year. and it sucks. Trust me you dont want to speed up your period. lol by the way im almost 12 (april 22) :)
hey fpg, i get your problem ! sometimes its hard to know exactly what to say but with your best friend i find it easier to just come right out and say it ! trust me i am a bit older and i have had lots of practice talking to my best friend about awkward subjects but once you start to talk about it its not bad at all!!! just get the conversation going !
~E.A.D
dunno
I read a puberty book, but i still don't know the signs of my first "Aunt Flo", and I just want to know when to be ready... I already have some "down there hair". and some while ago I realized I'm not flat chested anymore, I already outgrew my first Bra... If you have any answers, please tell me.
Well, Amanda the first sighns is brown sticky like stuff coming "out of you know where" It will happen for 2 days back to back. THEN you WILL start seeing a difference in the sticky substance. You will start seeing red on the 3rd day. Make sure you have pads, tampons, and pant liners. Pads: if you wear pads then make sure you have at lest 3 back ups. Change them through out the day. Tampons: Make sure you know how to properly insert them, never use them over night, or all day. AND make sure you have a panty liner on. You WILL feel the blood if it goes past your tampon, so be sure you have absorbing pads on hand. Panty liners: Use them every day until one day you see brown substance come out. Switch over to pads right away. Use them when you have tampons. (I recently started my period, 4 days ago I know everything that has happened.) Boobs: You cant make your breasts get bigger, suposedly they swell when you have your periods, but I havnt noticed a change in mine. Then again, mine are naturally big... GIRLS. BIG BOOBS SUCK. I had a boyfriend grab my breasts and butt because he said he "loved the shape and size". He is a friend still but I think our relationship being based on my breasts and butt. Not a good feeling.
What does discharge mean? I've had it since about Oct. 2010. Am I close to my period? Tell Me signs please!
-clueless
I think I got mine today, and I already have pads, but I haven't told my mom. How can I tell her, but not making it awkward? Please help!
@Jessica, just say something like, "Mom, I'm not sure but I think I got my period today." If you can't quite say it out loud, write her a note or text her.
@clueless, here is the link about vaginal discharge.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/girlstuff/discharge.html
thanks (to Anonymous that answered for me).
Girls, trust me. Being an "early bloomer" stinks.just be glad for every second that you don't have to worry about changing your pad or tampon. I always feel awkward because I got my period before my sister (she's three years older than me!) and all my friends have been great about it. When you tell someone, you'll feel like crawling into a hole, and we've all felt that way at some point in our lives. If they don't support you, then maybe they're not the best friend.
Dont feel wierd any of you. You cant change your body. Trust me periods may seem cool but the are a pain.
i just had my period yesterday i feel so wierd because im the first person in the class to have period and this one girl in class i trusted told peaple and even told her mom and her mom came in class and was talking to the teacher and her and the teacher kept looking at me when they were talking which upsets me so what should i do
Hi i just had my period this week it was my first period.I feel realy wierd because
my best friend told her mom and stuped mom told the teacher now im realy mad because thats my privice so what do you think i should jemma
hi im back so my two best friends in the whole enter world told me that the girl who told her mom told the whole enter class that i had my period i want to punch her so badly but im not im so glad that i have you girls to talk to if i didnt i would feel like i was in a black hole i just am having a hard time so what do i do now because i dont know
If you have a tampon in does it feel weird to pee?
Dear Jemma,
I have a question about tampons.
My mom isn't around, she is somewhere for work for 4 weeks, and I have my period. I learned how to use tampons, but it got stuck once, luckily my grandma was over and she was helping me, telling me how to stay calm and get it out. But now she left, and I am just with my dad, if my tampon gets stuck, I can't ask my dad for help, and I can't call my grandma and ask her for help because she lives 3 hours away! It got stuck once when my mom was here and I couldn't get it out on my own, I kept trying and trying, until finally my mom came in and helped me. So I know I can't get it out by myself! Please help!
Sincerley,
Kathleen
okay i have to queshtions i just got discharge today and i am scared because i have been having cramps and i am with the same MALE teacher for 6hours and now he said you have to ask to go to the bathroom what if someone is at the bathroom when i get my you know what im i sappos to tell the truth or just let the blood go threw by pants.... i know probly not but still i am so scared! =) and another thing is my nurse takes her lunch break and i dont keep tampns in my bag! HELLO! I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY OR DO I AM SPEECH LISS!. . . . . . ........... RESPOND FAST I NEED HALP! =(
If you JUST got discharge, don't worry! You probably won't get your period for 6 months. Tell your mom/mum about your cramps.
OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH BEACAUSE I NEEDED THE HELP........=)SO I AM SAFE FOR AWHILE THAT IS GOOD =0......
@Anonymous It is deffo just a discharge. You wont get your period for another 6-8 months and trust me you dont want to get it. It is THE most irratating thing out. Hope this helps.
@Jessica I had my period for 4 months without telling my mum (mom if you're american) and it was hard. Don't follow my example! Just say 'mum, i think i have my period. im not sure though.' or something like that. Hope this helps.
good advice vicki
I have had a disscharge 4 a while + hair down there + under my arms sometimes a get a weird feeling down there plz help quick
"wanna know" i have the same problem. one thing though is that i've been getting the clear discharge a couple of months and dont no when itll come
@anonymous, ur period comes 6 months to a year after ur first vaginal disharge. I had it in August last year so I am hoping it will come!
i am so like nadia. my best friend is a little bigger then me but hasent got her thing yet (she said) but when i look at her sometimes i think she does. she goes to the bathroom at school like 10 in a day. should i take her word or just go with what i think
i get discharge alot and once it went threw my pants..... i have had cramps so bad and now i am goign to a camp soon i wont know anybody so if i get my period there what do i do? p.s idk if they have nurses their????????/!!!!!!! gosh i am so scared =)
How do I go 2 the broom with a pad at camp or school or whatever without looking like a perv or the mean girls saying stuff??? im pretty sure will get period soon, no sign that i dont have
Omg I got the brown stuff 4 days ago but no sign of red stuff I so hope that I do not get my period ( btw my 1st ) in my brand new dress;(
i have my period already donot worry just wear pantiliners if u have discharge thats wat i did.
is dry white yellow stuff discharge? please! I need to know!
I am 13, 14 in 5 months...
i've had discharge for 2 years but still nothing. I am still really flat too but i have hair down there.
Oh well, i'll just have to wait a little longer i guess.
but are periods really that bad, cause i am excited to get mine.
I am flat and i REALLT wabt boobs. I dont even thonk im close to my period:-( my mom says she only got BOOBS when she was 16 what am i gonna do??????!:-(
emily i am so with ya. I just didnt say anything about it till some of my friends started gettin theirs.
sophieL, they r really not all that amazing. not a big deal like AT ALL :)most ppl say that make u feel really gross and crampy/bloated, but i really dont feel that different on mine...
For whoever said: Hey PLS!
I've got to ask you something SUPER important. How do I tell my BFF I got Aunt Flow? We are uberclose and nothing is weird between us but how should I tell her? Should I tell her? What if she already guessed? What if she gets hers and I didn't know? I feel totally clueless! What do I do, PLS?
FPG, 11
just say hey hav u had ur period yet? and seee what she says. she'll answer and then pbly ask you the same question so just say yes
IM WANT IT BUT DONT I DONT HAVE IT BUT IM WORRIED!!!!!
Aunt Flo hasn't come yet, but she's not late. I want my period but not enough that I can't wait. My advice is to hang in there and if you have a worried friend that hasn't got her period, tell her you have yours and tell her what you did when you got it!
I have had cramps 4 2 days now I have had hair down there for a long time, I have had discharge for 7 months my boobs started developing two years ago (lumps) then it stopped I am now flat as a pacake. I began to get small tiny drops of blood on my liner too small to call a period. What is going on?
Dear Anonymous who said 'I have small drops of blood on my liner to small to be called a period!',
Of course I don't know because I have not had my period yet, but maybe you are just having light flow? If you don't think so you should tell your mom/other woman relative.
Hope it turns out ok!
Hey girls! For those of you who got your periods and don't know how to tell your Mom, i am here to help! First, get your mom to come into your room before you go to bed. Sut on your bed and when she comes in, say "Mom, i think i got my period today." My mom said "Really? Ok." She gave me some of her pads and answered all of my questions and then i felt much closer with her. Good luck!!!!!!!!!
hey Wanna know, u dont need 2 worry
even im quite flat for my age, but as Jemma says - it'll b alright someday
my whole class has the period and i am obsessed with things that are explict plus my mom doesnt know that i know about explict stuff and i think in my religion im not supposed to know that stuff until im 18 or somthing . i have i guess what u call boobs and a little hair down there and when i get it how do i tell my mom that i got it ? i told all the people i know at school that i have it but in reality i dont . is this normal and can you give a good website that will help me know more about periods ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! PLEASE HELP ME , IM BEGGING YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!
~ Worried
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