Go With Your Flow
There ’ s no better excuse to eat chocolate , Whateva explains your first period …
Periods . I know , right ? By now you ' ve probably heard all about them from your mum , teachers at school and maybe even friends that have already started . But , just because you ' ve heard about them second hand doesn ' t mean you ' re always prepared for when the day comes . If you want to avoid the dreaded , and often tearful ( on your mums part ) " you ' re turning into a women " talk , keep reading , and Whateva will guide you through .
books at school you ' ll learn that a period should start between the ages of 11 and 13 . However ,
period starts at the age of 9 and until they ' re 16 .
So if you ' re sitting at home thinking ' Where ' s my period ?' don ' t worry !
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It will come , and when it does
thinking back to the good old days where you didn ' t have to worry about them . Beth Warren , 15 from Southend , Essex started her period when she was in year 5 " I was a lot younger than everyone else when I started my period , I was only 10 . All my friends didn ' t really know what a period was , and neither did I until I got it . It was weird though because I know you start puberty before getting your period but I didn ' t have any boobs or pubic hair or anything , just my period . Maybe because I was so young , it only lasted a few days at a time and I only really needed three pads during the day , so it wasn ' t too bad ."
We asked nurse Nicole Taylor , what to expect on the lead up to
things happening to your body will be things you ' re not used to , like pubic hair that will grow under your armpits and on your vagina . Things like spots , and mood changes aren ' t uncommon either so don ' t worry if you start seeing a few spots pop up ! The biggest changes will probably be the discharge ( a white , cottage cheese like substance ) in your knickers , and your boobs will start to grow in ."
It might seem like there ' s so much to think about when you
the choices of sanitary wear seems endless : Do you use a sanitary towel ? Do you use a tampon ? How do you even use a tampon ? Where does it go ? And what on earth is a panty liner ?!
Just take a deep breath . You ' ll blood will only be a brownish