Girls, how did you react to your first period?

[liorax]

My first period came at 11. I was scared of the blood and did not know how to deal with it. My teacher helped me.

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3 mo

I even was suspecting if I was going to die of bleeding!

[ElenaSeluna]

I had it when I was around 13 years old. What happened was that I could feel it coming around the days I was about to get it. I’ve always been very curios cat 😸, so I had already asked my mom tons of questions about it, and she answered them in a very good way. And I even remember it was not a very clear blood, kinda of light red. So my reaction was very normal…nothing dramatic.

[katiesmuff]

It was a surprise and I cried and was scared. Happened right in the middle of a school day and I soiled my clothing before it being discovered and taken to the nurses office, cleaned up some and waited for my moms arrival to take me home.

[4ngelic]

i don't remember exactly how i felt but i think i was pretty calm. i was 12 1/2 and in the bathroom when i saw there was a little bit of blood. i knew exactly what it was. i think i stuffed my underwear with toilet paper until i could steal a pad from a female relative's purse. i kept it a secret, i was too embarrassed to tell my mom or another adult.

[IloveMacDemarco4]

Before having my first period, menstruation seemed like some kind of nightmare. I was scared of growing up and the societal belief that you become a woman after menarche is outrageous and only made me more terrified. When I finally had my first period, I kept it a secret until my mom found out 8 months later.

[femincodevotee]

I was like, no this can't happen to me, I am trans, but apparently I got everything apart from bleeding, which was replaced with the runs, every month since 10. Shocked the hell out of me that some trans people can experience menstrual sympoms.

[7Phoenix7]

I was honestly terrified at first… but I also already knew what it was. 😅

I remember yelling for my mom lol, and she was shocked that I had started so early.

[beenherebefore]

I told my mom my panties were dirty and didn't know what it was and then she helped me and handed me some pads.

[jazzy34]

I cried, lol. I mean, I knew what was happening, but I didn’t want it then. I was 12 years old and I just didn’t want to deal with it.

[FreyaRed]

My mother warned me and I was prepared. It felt very unhygienic

[Account]

I think I cried because I didn't want to feel like I was growing up.

[Nikki1989]

I was more annoyed than anything else.

[Agape93]

Confused. No idea what was going on and my mom was less than helpful.

[WhitneySnow]

About the same as you, but my mom helped me

[flowery_gurl]

I was so scared 😳