because mine's pretty heavy! is there something wrong with me?
2006-10-30 11:21:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Congratulations to womanhood. Every woman is different. I remember mine (42 years ago) and it came like gangbusters. I also was wearing white pants! I was totally unprepared! I took it easy for a couple hours. Make sure you drink lots of water and go easy on carbs (not too much sugary things); make sure you get enough iron since you are losing a little blood, but don't get scared or upset that you're abnormal unless this goes on for more than 5 days and profusely. I had that when I went through menopause. I eventually needed a pituitary supplement since my bleeding would not stop. My chiropractor figured that out. The internist and gynocologist couldn't help me!! I go to one who does muscle testing and treats with natural "Standard Process" supplements. God bless you. You're probably just fine. P>S> my daughter stopped having periods for awhile because of stress. The chiro also tested her and found out that it was stress related and she needed to rest a little more and have more water, and make sure she was getting enough iron supplements or red meat. Sometimes red raspberry leaves also helps and vitex or chasteberry herb which balances your hormones! I appreciate God's natural herbs!
2006-10-30 11:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by Cordelia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's not a lot of "supposed to" when it comes to your period. Some girls/women get really light ones, some get really heavy ones, some get terrible cramps and bloating, some get almost no side effects, some get theirs every 28 days like clockwork and some have theirs really irregularly. There's a very, very wide range of normal. Unless you're soaking through a pad every hour or two, yours is probably right there within the normal range.
2006-10-30 19:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is different. My first period was heavy (I think it lasted 8 or 9 days) and I had major cramping. But, I have friends who say they were really light and had no cramping. Lucky!
2006-10-30 19:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by AutumnLilly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine was light. it just depends on the type of girl. everyone is different. most likely, ur going to have heavy periods from now on. stock up on pads.
2006-10-30 19:34:52 · answer #4 · answered by pink crayons 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it depends some women have it heavy orthers are light buy the tampons that are for the right period and you should be allright
2006-10-30 19:37:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing is wrong with you. it is common for a girls first period to be very light. usually just spotting, but nothing is wrong with you.
2006-10-30 19:26:50 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋