question about periods?

Question

im 12 and im still waiting for my first little "friend" i know it comes when your body is ready but im just wondering. how can you tell that your body is about ready? i just want to prevent it from happening at school. any advice? is there really a way to prevent it at a certain time? what are the signs of it ready to come? please help.

Answer 1

You really can't do anything to prevent the "friend" from visiting. Before it came, I didn't really know anything about it. Heck, I didn't even have anything with me just in case.

My advice, just be prepared because the first time your "friend" comes to visit, you won't expect it, or be able to tell. Keep some things with you, pads, tampons, whatever you'd be comfortable with, in a backpack or a little pouch in your bag or something.

Answer 2

My first period was when I was 9. Lucky for me, I matured faster than most of the girls that were my age back then. The worst part was that it did happen at school, and my mum wasn't there to help me (horaay for school nurses!).

Anywho-sweety, there is no telling if your body is about ready. These things just happen on their own. Once you start going through puberty full on and you feel that your body is ready to start with the periods, talk to your mum if you feel comfortable enough to do so. To be on the safe side, always carry some feminine pad protection (preferably medium or large/heavy-the first period is always the heaviest for some). I advise not to hold on to a tampon when you do have your first flow. Using a tampon for the first time is not that great, and it takes some finess to get it just right so you don't majorly leak in your panties.

Don't freak out too much when it does arrive though. You'll be fine. Good luck!

Answer 3

About a week before your period starts, you'll get some symptoms. You'll crave salty and sweet foods. You'll gain a little bit of extra water weight. You'll have tender breasts. You'll be cranky. You'll be a little more tired than usual. You might have headaches, be a little dizzy from time to time, or start swelling in your feet and hands. You might feel like you haven't eaten for the past eight years, and try to eat everything in sight.

A day or so before your period starts, you may have cramping in your lower abdomen or lower back.

I always feel like I really, really have to go pee as my period is starting. It's quite convenient - I haven't stained any panties in the last 18 years because I know when I feel like to pee a LOT, chances are, it's my period starting!

You can't do anything to change the timing. But if you start to have the PMS symptoms listed in that first paragraph, just wear a panty liner that week. Then, if it starts at school (or wherever) but you can't make it to the bathroom until after class, your clothes will still be protected.

My first period started at a dance! And I was the first of my friends to get it. NONE of us had any pads or tampons with us. Oy. Don't get caught like I did! Be prepared! LOL

Answer 4

First of all... I wouldn't recommend referring it to your "little friend", as sometimes, you will find it is not.

However, There doesn't really seem to be a way to tell you how to tell when it is coming when you've never had to deal with it before. You may have some cramps, get headaches, your hands and feet could swell... or you could not feel anything until you are on a bus to a field trip when it happens and not know what to do (which, unfortunately, is what happened to me).

I do have a couple of suggestions: Don't wear white pants (which rarely happens these days, so it shouldn't be a problem)... and Don't panic- you will most likely notice it before it becomes a very visible problem.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 5

if there is a machine at school with pads always keep the correct change on you and don't let anyone know you have it i got mooched off of so easily when i did. Or carry around a pad in a zip lock bag if you are lucky it will start with a small amount which i believe is more normal than not and hopefully right after urinating mine started a month after i turned 13

Answer 6

My daughter was feeling the same fears you are having when she reached the age of 12 as well. I knew she was going to start her first period within a few weeks of her complaining of cramps near her pelvic area. I just had her carry a pad in her bookbag in case she started at school. Fortunately she was at home when her "friend" finally visited.

You can always wear panty-liners in the meantime if you have a feeling your time may be approaching. That may be your best bet.

Answer 7

The first signs indicating puberty are that your breasts grow and you get hair on your underarm and on your pubes.
I did not have any signs waring signs when my first period started: I wasn't aching or cramping...
Don't worry about the time it shows up: the first hours are not red blood, it's rather a light brownish discharge that won't make a mess with your cloths.

Answer 8

the whey to prevent it at school is to wear the every day use light pads!!

me i GATT mine at 12
and it came when i was at my hair coiffure school
i was terrified Cos the colour was brown
i had no symptoms that day.

so your only prevention is the light every day pads
plus e regular pad in your school locker or school backpack?? always even the days you don't have your period!!!

Answer 9

About a year after you start developing breasts, underarm hair, and start getting clear discharge is when your period comes. This age can range between 8-16 years old.

Answer 10

I dont know why people ask these questions... and why does it matter? When your body is ready to mature then it is ready. Dont worry about it. Before there was Yahoo Answers, people had to find out the hard way. Time is your answer.