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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a little makeup bag with a couple pads and tampons, and a small ziplock storage bag with a spare pair of panties. If she leaks on what she's wearing she can change them out.

And FYI, you don't need to do this - she can figure this out herself, unless she's like 7 and getting her period. But 11 or 12? She can handle it.[/quote]

My DD started her period at 14 and felt much more comfortable with me putting stuff together that first time. My mother did the same thing for me at that age. Don't underestimate the value of lowering anxiety and making your child feel supported.[/quote]

Seriously. How would an 11 or 12 yo just magically “figure it out” if she has 0 experience with menstruation? Kids have parents for a reason. [/quote]

Agree! Why on earth would the daughter figure this out herself. DD's friend was like this, and DD (who at that point had not had her period) had to help the friend when hers started in school.

Anyway, we overpacked the kit, but it made DD comfortable. I think she imagined like dripping blood. I'm happy to do what made her comfortable. We included: 3 pads, a couple wet wipes, clean underwear in a ziplock, a cheap pair of black leggings from Target. Put it in a pencil pouch, and she had it for over a year before she got her period (not at school). [/quote]

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