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How old were you when..

You got your period?! Lol
I was talking with a lady at the WIC office, she's 4wks pregnant with her 5th child, ages 12-6yrs. & her hubby wanted her to get an abortion because they couldnt afford another and on top of that both thier 12yr & 6yr old got thier periods this year. Wow. Anyway,  lol , I started to think about when I got my first period (15 yrs old) & I pray my daughters don't get it that early.  What about you guys?
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I was 10
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5781072 tn?1399601256
I started mine at 11 and I have a very good relationship with my mom but she was at work when I started so I told my older sister (she's 9 1/2 years older then me) and she told me what to do
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I started mine when I was 13 on a school over night trip thoutht my body was ejecting itself and didn't have a clue what was going on. My friend who was really skinny started hers at 8yrs old and my neighbour from years ago started hers when she was 5.
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I was ten, supposed to be spending the weekend fishing with my grandpa. Luckily, I spent that night with my grandma, lol. We woke up the next morning (April Fools Day) and I didn't realize it until I took my undies off to get into the shower. Never had a cramp or anything, but I remember thinking "That's got to be a lot", lol. I had a heavier set friend who had started hers a year or so before and had always had an open relationship with my mom (I think that's also the time they started introducing us to clinics about it at school) so I knew what was going on. That didn't stop me from being suspicious of my mother and grandmother though - I thought they had somehow pranked me!! Lol
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I was 8 and ended up in er because of it.. I lost to much blood and then its came every month after that.. It sucked.
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16
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8144347 tn?1398809614
Me and my sister got it around the same time. I actually got it a week after her. I was 12 and she was 9. I know a childhood friend who got it at 7.
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My aunt was 18 when hers started. But there was abuse in her life when she was a child so the doctor said it could have been from trauma or something.. and her body decided to wait? Idk but all the soy and stuff in foods these days is making it younger every year and making menapause sooner too :(
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We started getting the "talk" in school in 4th grade. Middle school is the common age. Girls who are very active produce more testosterone than those that aren't and it causes them to start later, bleed lighter and have less regular cycles.
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I wasn't active at all lol I did no sports. I was a virgin @ 15yrs old yea most ppl I know got it in middle school too
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7454812 tn?1391877431
I was 18
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7458937 tn?1391882099
I was 9. My mom started when she was 7 and her mom when she was 6. But we also come from a long line of PCOS and endometriosis.
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Most people that are active will start their periods late, my friend did gymnastics abd soccer and didn't start hers till about 9th grade. 9-13 is pretty young to start a period, you aren't even a teen and you're just becoming one.  Idk when those ages become the norm of starting. Everyone I ever knew started sometime I'm middle school.
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7721203 tn?1468443229
I was 9 years old.. sooo it was the summer before I started 5th grade.
I remember b/c me & my mama were on the way home from vacation bible school, which is always before the new school year starts, we stopped at the gas station, I used the bathroom & saw blood.. ahhhh!!! lol

I told my mama as soon as I got in the car & she said, "well, we need to go get you a pad then." lol - they always said I was mature for my age, but geez.. I could've gone a few more years before that had to come along.. so young!! lol ((:
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I was 13. Pretty average. 15 is on the later end of normal mommiKat. My sister didn't start hers until 15 and the doc said if she hit 16 with no period theywould have to start running tests to find out why. Average is different for different people, if your mmom started late than 15 probably isn't abnormal.
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I got mine at 15. Everytime it started off have bad cramps and it was super heavy do I'd fake sick,  I think my dad caught on but he still would pick me up. Ha
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6692462 tn?1409257870
I was 15, the summer going into my sophomore year, I knew what it was cause since 5th grade there was always once a year a sex ed. Class taught, but I felt very abnormal around all my friends cause they always got theirs way early than me.. Lol
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I was 9 in 5th grade had no clue what was going on since we hadn't had our little class on puberty yet.
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6588814 tn?1391015002
I was 12. I always kind of "knew" about periods because my mom wasnt shy or secretive about anything like that. There were always tampons and panty liners in the house.(my little brother thought they were underwear Haha) When sixth grade hit my mom told me it could happen at any time and we went to the store and picked out a few different pads for when i started. I kept them in a plastic container and when we went on trips or vacations i took it along. I actually started when we were on a camping trip, so thank god for that container!:) I will be doing EXACTLY the same with my daughters! My oldest is five and ive never hid my stuff from her. Shes asked what the are and i tell her the names of them(ie, tampons&panty liners) and that she'll know more about them when shes old enough!
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I was 9 and in 5th grade! It sucked. Lol
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6903444 tn?1385943346
7th grade-12 years old. If a six year old has already started, then they need to take her to the doctor because that's not normal at all. But then again,  with all the added hormones and whatnot that is put into food these days, girls are starting their periods at an earlier age than 11 or 12 which is textbook normal.
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I Was 9
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I was 9 in 3rd grade...i remember playing baseball in my new blue denim jeans the ones with the patches that were in style and i tried to run to 1st base and fell out lol...woke up in the nurses office and then my mama came and picked me up never said anything about it to me lol...luckily i had sisters who talked to me after they made fun of me...
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