Your first period..

Nevyn

Very irregular periods can be a sympthom of a heap of things, so ladies if it starts happening do tell your dr.

rainbow kirby

Thaedydal wrote: »

Very irregular periods can be a sympthom of a heap of things, so ladies if it starts happening do tell your dr.

*is currently sitting on a 12 day wait to see a doctor... bloody UCD student health*

Sincho

I was 10...it happened during the night and I toddled off to school the next day not having a clue, it was only when I came home that day that my mam told me, she's noticed the stains in my knickers!
At that stage I hadn't a clue what was going on, I just remember feeling like I was better than my older sister coz she hadn't had her first period at that stage but weirdly enough she started the next day!

Alessandra

I was about 17/18 think that's a lot older than most, oh well at least I escaped a few years of the curse. My Mom was going to bring me to the doctor so I faked it for a while:o

Bitz n Pieces

I had just turned 13. I got them, was too embarrassed to tell anyone, but of course Mammy copped it doing the washing, it was only then I got the talk.

I was vomiting in school, was sent home took nearly a week off. Then I had to go back and perform in the school's christmas panto. My first period lasted for nearly three weeks!!!!!

Then I was really irregular, and I used to be in bits in school. Rubbing my thighs, cos they were dead. Sweating, nearly crying.

I used to have to take at least a day off school every month. God bless the pill is all I can say.

girliegirl

I was 13... I remember Mum explaing the "28 day" cycle to me, so i got out my calender and marked it for the next year so i knew exactly when i was getting it... until my mother cracked up laughing and had to explain it again... ah the innocence, i thought i had it all cracked :rolleyes:

MizzLolly

Ugh... I don't like the idea of a daddy 'congratulating' his daughter or of celebratory dinners or the like.

It's a natural occurance, the less of a deal made about it the better imo.

Though one poster had a great idea about buying nice bath stuff like Lush things for their daughter. That's a nice, subtle little treat methinks!



I was 12 btw, in primary school. :rolleyes:

mud

believe it or not I went to my Dad when I got mine, he's a farmer and ma's a teacher so Dad was always around if any of us were ill or whatever, I was twelve and he was so sweet, told me to go to bed, then brought in a hot water bottle and a bar of cadbury's and told me to tell mam when she got home, mam then took me for a drive to have the talk but ended up getting really really flustered and telling me I'd grow balls on my chest! :pac::pac::pac: can only hope she meant boobs!

Did have the most awful experience a couple of months involving a pair of cream leggings and a neighbour's arm chair :eek: scarred for life after it! Only exacerbates the whole 'unclean' feeling