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First Period: Don’t Panic! |
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Every girl gets “it.” Sometimes it will happen at school, sometimes it will happen while you are asleep, and sometimes it will happen at a pool party (yikes!). Regardless of when you get your period, it will be a big day that you’ll probably remember for a long time. Some girls feel shy or embarrassed when they get their first period. This may happen if you get your period before your other friends. It’s okay to feel private about your period. However, some girls who get their first period are very proud and talk about it a lot. Whatever you think about your first period, by the time you grow to be an adult, you’ll probably feel comfortable enough to talk about it anytime. Remember, everybody’s different and everybody deals with their first period in a different way. However you feel about it is okay!
When you get your period, you can expect to feel a little trickle of liquid between your legs, which is the blood leaving your vagina. If you aren’t wearing a maxi-pad or panty-liner, your underwear will become stained with blood. There could be a lot of blood, or just a few drops—it all depends on your body. When you get your first period, you will want to talk to somebody about what to do. Find an older woman you trust, such as your mom or an aunt, to talk about how you feel and what you should do to take care of yourself now that you have your period. Your period will usually last for 3-5 days, which means that you will experience bleeding from your vagina during this time. Some days it will be a “heavy flow,” with more blood leaving your body. Other days will be a “lighter flow,” when less blood will trickle out. After you get your period for 3-5 days, it will stop for a while. Depending on your own cycle, you might get your period again in 28 days, in 35 days or in three months! At first, your cycle will be irregular, so don’t worry. Eventually, you will even out and how long you wait between periods will generally be the same. |
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