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