London <3

Hello, my first period was when I was 10, on Christmas Eve. What a early Christmas gift! p.s this was in 2021, I told my older sister who is now turning 20 this year said, "Is it gushing out" and I said Yeah, (It wasn't gushing out because I didn't feel it flow out.) I was just playing Roblox and I had to use that bathroom and I saw blood! And I was really shocked. It looked kinda like dischargy, but whatever! My other sister who is turning 17 this year was like "I got my period at 10 to it's ok" and she handed me a pad and said "do you know how to put on a pad" I said no, (but I knew how to put a pad on 😂) And I told my mom but I forgot what she said, and I told my dad and he said it's mother nature and he said I would get a whooping (All Jokes! All Jokes!) Well this is my story!

School

This wasn’t me but a girl in my class. We go to an all girls school , are in y7 and let’s call her P. P asked to go to the toilet the lesson before and was told no . She told someone in the class she has stomach ache but they didn’t think it was relevant. Next lesson she goes to the teacher (male) and asks to go to the bathroom. She comes back a bit later and talks to him then goes out again, multiple times. She couldn’t find the school nurse, receptionist head of year so after 20 mins had gone by he said idk what to do if you feel ok just ask the class to see if anyone has them. I had guessed it was a period and she said ‘does anyone have a thing’ . We all went silent and another girl realised what she meant and gave her a pad. Really awkward for everyone but good for her I would never have dared to ask the class I would have just stuck it out and hoped for the best.

Sparklez

Hi I'm Steph and I'm 10 at the moment (turning 11 in 3 months ) Do you have any advice on how 2 cope without a period BTW i have had discharge for up to 3 months Thanks

Victoria <3

So basically, I self-prepared myself for my period bc my mum didn't really teach me anything! So I watched stuff like 'and these shows saved my life and helped me so much. I had one PSHE lesson in year 4 ( 3rd grade) where I learnt a bit about this but they never really went into depth about it . My mum gave me a small period bag to keep in my bag but never told me what it was for or what to do with it . But thankfully I already knew. And then the day came where I got my first period! I woke up with some really crazy cramps and I had pretty much all the symptoms of a period and my mum had gone to work that morning ! I went to the bathroom to do my business and I got up and saw blood . Loads of it . I ofc tried to convince myself I had cut myself but there was no mistaking it! I was getting ready for school at the time and I was late! I was just going to get on the bus with my brothers when I decided , no . I’m in way too much pain and I can’t do this . I ran home and started crying. I called my mom and she asked ‘is it your period?’ I told her yes and about my cramps. She said ‘put a pad on and have some painkillers’ but I honestly couldn’t . So I didn’t . I stayed home . I had painkillers but they made me feel sick! I vomited it and lost my appetite. I stayed home from school which on a normal day I wouldn’t mind but that day , I had a science test and I had already missed a day that week because of a really bad cold and headache. So ye that’s it really . That’s my first period story!

A

I was 11 and half and I was cramps the night before but I had a school concert so I thought it was just nerves.Anywag fast forward to the morning I was getting dressed and I thought I was imagining it so I pulled my undies back up then back down and again I remember I was shaking so much I called my mum from downstairs and I said I think I'm dying even though I knew what a period was.

Angel

So, although I have technically had my first period, no one knows, and if anyone asks I just say no. So I was at school, and needed the toilet. I didn’t want to ask in one class as some people had got into trouble as so many had gone. I felt like I had slightly wet myself - unusual for me. I went to the loo with one of my friends at lunch, about an hour after. I sat down, pulled down my pants and there was blood. My heart started pounding, and when I wiped there was blood. I’m not scared of it but something about that was quite scary. I spent the whole lunch trying to psych myself up to ask a friend for a pad but didn’t get round to it. In the last lesson of the day I went to the toilet as it takes me about an hour to get home and there didn’t seem to be any new blood that had come out. So I decided that if anymore came out after I had got home and changed, I would tell my mum. No more did. My first period lasted less than a day. This has repeated once. I have only had 2 periods so far and am the same age as my mum. I now carry money in my bag incase I do get it and need a pad so I can get one from the vending machine in the bathroom instead of having to ask my friends - you shouldn’t be embarrassed, I’m just quite a private person. Hope you all have a great day , luv angel

ButterflyGirl

I got mine last month, in the middle of math class. I was going to the bathroom when I wiped I saw something brown. I was confused for a second then I realised it was my period. It was like 10 minutes until the end of class, so I didn’t bother getting one immediately. Afterwards I bolted to the nurses office. Luckily was quite light so no leaking (phew)