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)

Sira’s Story

I was 12 when I got my period. I was at a party on the night of November 5. I was climbing some monkey bar thingy and decided to go to the campfire they had going on so that I could warm up a bit. As I was walking, I felt something just DROP out of my body. I thought I had peed or just had some discharge. (I didn’t know much about discharge back them and didn’t think much about it) I ignored it and continued going to the campfire. I sat down beside my mom and warmed up for a bit before telling her I needed to go to the loo because my underwear felt uncomfortably wet. I went with my mom and looked and saw a quarter sized bit of brownish red blood. She told me I probably got my period. I was kinda mad bc I didn’t want it 😂. Luckily I had some pads in my purse so I just slipped one in. It was kinda small and felt like I would bleed through it. Then I went back to the campfire and got a little emotional and shed a few tears 🥲. I also broke the zipper of my NEW PANTS. When we got home my mom gave me a box of GIANT pads. (I mean HUGE) They we’re size 4 and 5 and I had to use them for daytime 🥲. I used a fat size 5 and went to bed. My period was 5 days long and slightly medium to heavy flow. I spent like half an hour researching about periods that night. Sooooo. Moral of the story: always have some pads/tampons WHEREVER YOU GO!!

Book lover

I still haven't got my period yet and sometimes my friends tease me a bit about it because they've got theirs. I'm still waiting 🫤

Emily

Basically school had given all the girls a first period kit from lil-ets and I was dumb enough to leave mine at home! I wheat to school and asked to use the restroom as I felt..wet down there and had cramps. Even though I knew what it was I still completely began panicking but I went back in and asked my teacher fir a pad and it turned out ok! Still scary though.