Signs of First Period (almost-10-year old)

[Anonymous]

Don't be caught off guard. My fist sign of breasts came in a few weeks before my 10th birthday, then three months later I had my first period. My mother hadn't told me anything in advance. What an unhappy surprise.

[Anonymous]

It's such a shame you were not told about these things it must have came as a shock to you. Did you have pubic hair by then? How did you tell your mum? Did you know anything about periods at all or wonder why you were bleeding?.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mother hadn't told me anything in advance. What an unhappy surprise.

Are there still some mothers out there that do not talk to their daughters about these things? I started talking to my dd when she was eight. It's what mothers are supposed to do.

[Anonymous]

I was just told by the pediatrician the first period usually comes within 6 months after getting armpit hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was just told by the pediatrician the first period usually comes within 6 months after getting armpit hair.

I honestly think that there is no clear set of signs. My DD (10.5) has armpit hair and has had some for a year now. She has no pubic hair and her ped says that she doesn't expect anything just yet based on her last check up. Our ped said things like height gain and breast dev are better markers.

I have had several casual conversations with my DD about what to expect though.

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Anonymous wrote:My dd got her first period when she was just 10. I really hate how whenever someone posts a thread like this, some fool starts asking about organic diets, milk etc. There is no scientific evidence for this and you aren't smugly protecting your daughters from the horrors of menstruation by buying expensive beef.

OP, my dd hates pads and used tampons right away. You want to look for the brands that have "20% slimmer" or similar on the box. I think the one she likes is called something like "Tampax Pearl Active Lite". There are also "U by Kotex" which are designed for teenagers, but we haven't bought those since she liked the first ones.

Though it might be nice if it did work that way... Not that menstruation is a horror, but it is a complication and a nuisance.

Yes, everyone wants their daughter to be the kid who gets to 15 or 16 without the hassle, but some kids get stuck on the early side and I think even if you are bummed for your kid on the inside, you have to be positive and enthusiastic about it when it happens.

Most girls don't want to be the one who doesn't get her period until 15-16, after EVERYONE else has it.

My DD got hers recently a couple months before turning 11. About the same age I got it. She's tall and athletic, not overweight, always had organic dairy. She did grow about 2 inches in the few months prior to starting.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure why everyone is acting like getting your period is such a big deal. I had friends who were 10, 11, and 12 (when I got mine). My best friend didn't get it until 16...that was embarrassing for her! Just sit down w/ your DD and teach her how to put a tampon in! My mother did that (and my mother was a Catholic, virgin when she got married, etc.). This is part of life...just teach your DD and move on!

To the OP -- rather than obsessing over whether your DD should wear tampons, you might want to spend some time on the Internet (or w/ a doctor) figuring out the difference between pimples and coldsores since coldsores are contagious and your DD should be very careful if she has them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Artificial hormones in the typical diet. Does she do dairy, OP? That's the worst offender if it's not organic.

Agree'd.

Have you read research that supports this?

I am not the earlier PPs but agree. There is more than enough research on this. Lookup antibiotics in food and the impact of xenoestrogens.

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Anonymous wrote:Artificial hormones in the typical diet. Does she do dairy, OP? That's the worst offender if it's not organic.

Agree'd.

Have you read research that supports this?

I am not the earlier PPs but agree. There is more than enough research on this. Lookup antibiotics in food and the impact of xenoestrogens.

The general consensus appears to be we just dont know what is going on, but girls periods have been coming at an increasingly early age as a general trend. Environmental factors are suspected, including dairy, but really there are so may possible contaminants with estrogen receptive properties, we may never know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised someone so young PLUS so athletic would get her period at 10.

4 months after my ninth birthday and I was very athletic.

[Anonymous]

Kids get them earlier now than when we were kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Artificial hormones in the typical diet. Does she do dairy, OP? That's the worst offender if it's not organic.

My DD started her period before 10 as well, only organic meats and organic/antibiotic free milk, and mimimal soy products. Genetics as well as diet are a factor. That said, after her first period she did not have another for 6 months, and it monthly for almost a year after that.

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This thread is so old

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why everyone is acting like getting your period is such a big deal. I had friends who were 10, 11, and 12 (when I got mine). My best friend didn't get it until 16...that was embarrassing for her! Just sit down w/ your DD and teach her how to put a tampon in! My mother did that (and my mother was a Catholic, virgin when she got married, etc.). This is part of life...just teach your DD and move on!

To the OP -- rather than obsessing over whether your DD should wear tampons, you might want to spend some time on the Internet (or w/ a doctor) figuring out the difference between pimples and coldsores since coldsores are contagious and your DD should be very careful if she has them.

It was a big deal to me because my mother had not said a word and didn't provide much info afterwards and I was 10. I was not permitted to wear tampons and had to hide them the way the other kids were hiding cigarettes when I got older.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids get them earlier now than when we were kids.

This is so not true. Our pediatrician said that it its largely based on when the mother got her first period. I was 12, and my twin daughters each started theirs at 12.5. Its not early, its not late, and its really not based on diet alone--one twin eats meat and dairy and the other does not--yet they reached puberty within a month of each other. Relax!