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Scared about starting my period
hi there im only a thirteen year old girl who is scared about starting my period, i started getting back aches and belly pains a couple days ago and today when i went to the bathroom i was scared that "it" was going to happen right then and there. but it didn't instead i got just a small amount of what looked like blood in my clit area and it made me scared. Can i have advice about what to do? is this normal?
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Every girl has to go through this phase and we all get terrified because we start bleeding from our vagina and we don't know what's going on. What your going through is all normal. When a girl is about to start their period they get painful cramps, backaches and sometimes your hormones start heightening up.Some girls get nauseas and they start getting headaches. It all depends on what kind of pain level you are with your period. At first you will spot blood and then you will start bleeding your first time getting your period it will be light because you just started it. Then when you get your period again it will either be heavy or light but it's a good thing it means your going into womanhood good luck.
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Every girl goes through this when she is at age, cramps and a little blood are normal, so don't worry. You will get cramps but the rest of it should not hurt, there is really nothing to be scared of. Also you can try to reduce your cramps by getting enough daily exercise.
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When a girl is about to start or it's the first couple years of having a period, her body is still getting used to the hormones bringing about this change in her and its not instant. The process takes time so she can have just spotting, twice a month, or go the opposite extreme of not seeing a period for 2 months even if she's had a monthly one at first. All this is normal and by time you graduate HS you'll be on a regular schedule.
Yes, a girl can get back ache and cramps. The cramps can get quite severe so that she regularly misses school, laid up in bed unable to do anything cus of the pain. I had that experience even up til into early 20's. Little did we know then that Drs. can treat that for you, with medication, same goes for if you consisently get such heavy flows that you've having to change pads or tampons every 30 min. Ask mom what she has used for regular cramps and aches from period. Some of the pain meds for periods have something to take care of swelling too. Using a heating pad on any extreme pain has always helped me but then everyone is a little different. Maybe even you doing a self massage of the tummy area may help it to relax some. There are lots of things to learn, like about different types of period products. Even I, long past having a period, didn't know of some of the products until I heard of them on a you tube video clip by Laci Green. Shes a gal who started in her teens to self educate about anything sexual, now 25. Laci Green is an American YouTube video-blogger, public sex educator, and feminist. She has hosted online sex education content on behalf of Planned Parenthood and Discovery News.
I will list her main youtube site and some of her period or vagina related video's.
(Alternative menstrual products besides pads and tampons)
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