LizzyLoo2 / Dec 21 2009 19.47

Im ur puberty guru lol. Hey im liz i started periods at 10 in frankie and bennys , 1st december. 2 days before my first period i got this pain in my stomach, and then that was how my mum ,knew. Also, discharge gets sltightly thicker, and a tip - Pads help and u dont need a tampon to go swimming, as long as its not EVERY day, swimming with a thick and layered pad on works fine bbz. I was devoloped for about a year with a full u know, chest and all but if u wanna know how it feels, im gonna be careful and honest about this. ITS UTTER AND SHEER PAIN , but only in ur stomach. I woke up screaming once (Dont worry good news is coming soon) And then the pain was just over-whelming. I hate walking around town when its painful, im just like "MUM CAN WE PLEASE SIT DOWN" and its just annoying. Good news- Lemsips and pain killers =  It really does help ok bbz? REMEMBER THT painkillers HELP SOOOOOO MUCH. And hot water bottles.... mm it makes me WANT to have a period sometimes because i have these pads that heat up on skin and i wear them during the day in winter when its really bad oh god , sooo nice mmm. The pain is hard, but so worth it because even though sometimes u feel usless and DOWN, it can make u feel over the moon smetimes and just grateful ur first ones over lolz, i was in shock wed just learnt about it in school im just so happ they started, u feel different even when its not ur period, like a bit more mature than the rest. Tell only closest friendsa and fmily, trust me i know. Word gets around. I was first in my class, a year past. Still first. How nice. One more thing, dont be scared if u ave like one of those "DREAMS" That make u think differently about tht guy next door. if u know what i mean. its natural.And one last note- Its not a huge worry periods i know its a hard thought but after tht, its all down-hill bby. the pain loosens after a while u get into a cycle it starts to not show u get used to it fast ok bbz?

 

We're all here with u x Need any more help ill check this post in a couple days x

Jen301 / Dec 21 2009 23.23

Ok, i just wanted to post here because the post above me is rather misleading.

First off, not every girl gets period pains. Lots do but most girls pains are perfectly manageable and stuff. If you take some painkillers, have a hot water bottle and do some gentle exersize then you should be fine. Now this isn't an official help for period pains but personally i find chocolate and ice cream helps lolz

You don't always know exactly when you first period will be but there are some signs. Quite a few girls start at around about the same age as their mum did so you might wanna ask her about that. Also, it should come about a year or so after your breasts have started developing. You might get stomach cramps or feel bloated or your boobs might feel a bit tender or you might get discharge.

My best tip is to get some exersize. Having a walk really does help a lot and you start to feel more comfortable. Swimming also helps a lot because its gentle and stuff. I know the other poster on this thread said that its fine ot wear a pad when you are swimming but it's really not. You need to wear a tampon if you are swimming because pads get wet and soggy, dont work properly and fall apart. Seriously, it is unhygenic so use a tampon if your gonna swim!

Anyways, hope all is well with you (:
Jen

PinkLaptop / Jan 02 2010 11.02

 Yes you do I started at 9 and I had stomach aches at night it was horrible and now I'm 10 once I was walking round school and like every hour it was like someone has kicked me in the stomach and most of the time I fell to the floor

PS:I have really bad period pain and by the sounds of you will be a lot better so don't worry if it happens it happens

lost-love / Jan 02 2010 13.17

Don't worry about it, i get period pains ALL the time, i find that the best cure is chocolate, ice cream, and biscuits lol PAINCILLERS. painkillers are the best and also when you get period pains i find that the best thing to do is sit on a sofa with blankets and watch tv adn warm up a nice teddy bear lol.

about the swimming thing- Wear tampons dont wear pads as they are uncormfortable and they get wet, and once i saw a girl in the pool in town and hers came out, (cringy)

Hope my advice helped x