i am 13 years old and i am quite small and 'petite'.
i really want to start my first period as all my friends have. i have had all the signs but it just doesnt seem to be coming. does anyone know anyways to make it come faster. now, i dont want any crap like 'it'll come when its ready' or 'your mad! why would you want it? its horrible!!' because i know i will probs regret it when it comes but i just want it now!!
please heeellppp meee...
thank you =)
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Sexual Health and Reproduction category? Maybe give some free advice about: Menstrual/Period Issues? sizzlinmandolin answered Saturday May 28 2011, 1:49 pm: I know what you're feeling and it sucks. People are telling you "you're lucky" and "why would you want it", but you just want it to happen already! It reminds me of a quote from a movie "I don't want to be in a battle, but waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse" (lol). In the movie they were talking about war, but it's almost like the same thing right? I didn't get mine until I was 14 and I was freaking out because it seemed like everyone else had theirs already. My mom told me that she didn't get hers until she was 16 and that helped me feel a little better. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do to speed it up. Try to be patient and at least know that when you get it, you know what it is. Girls that get it too early may not have been told about it yet and don't know what to do. Since you do have all the signs, it will probably come soon, don't stress. [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
adviceman49 answered Monday May 16 2011, 9:11 am: Julie75 has given you about the best answer. You cannot rush the stages of puberty. When your body is ready and the right hormones are in place what is suppose to happen will happen.
Your Breast start to grow on when signalled by certain genetics, the womanly curves start to form and baby fat reduces on Que and your period will start when your body is ready, not before.
If you are concerned then you should talk to your doctor. At 13 years old and not yet having your period is probably not high on your doctors list of things to be concerned about.
My sister was 15 before she blossomed as it was called back in our day. I remember racing home in a fire truck shortly after she did get her period because she was doubled over with cramps. We used the fire truck to race her to the hospital; we didn't want to wait for the ambulance and she was my sister after all.
To this day I don't know why she constantly harped to our mother about not having her period for once she got it she had the worst experience of her life. Until she had her first child her period would just about incapacitate her.
My advise: Enjoy your freedom from cramps and everything else that comes with a woman's period. Once you get your period you will have to deal with it, hopefully for the next 35 to 40 years. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
VoiceofReason answered Sunday May 15 2011, 10:13 pm: All the stress you're putting yourself under about this could perhaps delay the onset of menstruation. When you start having a period is going to be genetically determined anyway, so nothing you can do about it. Just relax, don't overthink everything and let everything happen in its own time.
julie75 answered Sunday May 15 2011, 8:33 pm: Doctors have discovered that girls typically start their period when they reach a certain weight and not by age. That's why the age range varies from 11 till 16 or so. Other than waiting, you can go to the doctor and talk to her about your concerns. I hope this helps and good luck. [ julie75's advice column | Ask julie75 A Question ]
walkonthefire answered Sunday May 15 2011, 7:10 pm: I'm sorry I know this probably isn't what you want to hear.. but there's no way to force it. I know some girls get it at 10, and others as late as 15 or 16. And YES that's true, because I know them personally. Sooo I hate to disappoint you, buuuut "it'll come when it's ready." [ walkonthefire's advice column | Ask walkonthefire A Question ]
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