paulcindy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 your period? My 10 1/2 yo may have started her period.(We are not 100% sure, long story) That seems so young to me. My other daughter got hers at 11 1/2. I was 11. She already has a little underarm hair, and small breast buds. Should I be concerned if she did get it? Thanks:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 No, that's very much within the normal range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My friend growing up started at 10. And she got a lot of grief and teasing from other kids so I don't know how it would come up amongst friends but I would remind her to keep it to herself. 10 year olds are to young to deal intelligently with that kind of information about their friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcindy Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Uggggh, I hope it isn't her period. She is my baby. What is the "normal" age range? is it starting at age 9? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My cousin was 9 and was told this was within normal range. I only have boys so I don't know what is considered normal now. I was 13 (I guess by these posts, I should feel very, very lucky. LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella_gitana Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I was 13, and I thought my daughter would be about the same. Well, she was 9 1/2! One of my sisters had hers right after her 9th birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 your period? My 10 1/2 yo may have started her period.(We are not 100% sure, long story) That seems so young to me. My other daughter got hers at 11 1/2. I was 11. She already has a little underarm hair, and small breast buds. Should I be concerned if she did get it? Thanks:) No, it's not too young. I had mine a few months shy of 11. I have twin nieces who just turned 10 and both got their first periods a few weeks after, so 10 1/2 doesn't seem out of the ordinary at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I have one SIL who was 8. Sure hope my dd starts later than that (maybe more like me...at 12.75 or even later!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5sweeties Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I was just slightly over 11, and was beyond thrilled till dd's didn't start until nearly her 14th birthday, this month! Hoping the rest of my dds follow that pattern, rather than mine. It is so much easier if they are older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Dang. My dd was 11. I thought she would that year - but I thought I had a year.......like I thought she'd be closer to 12. 9 is so young. What a drag and a responsibility. I hate pads and tampons. Sea sponges are ok........ I am almost 37 and am over it. I am starting to get womyn who say, "Take it out!" Not that I will probably.... but I understand it. Good grief to have to deal with that at 9! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcindy Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Well, of course she was at the library at a tween advisory board meeting. She said she felt weird and went to the bathroom, and thought she got it. She went and asked a girl in the bathroom if she had a maxi pad. When she said no, the girl took her to the advisory board adult, and she gave her a pad. When I went to pick her up, she came out of the bathroom half crying and half laughing. And said "I think I just got my first period" so of course there were quite a few public school middle schoolers there, just kind of staring at her. I told her to calm down, and it was alright, and thanked the advisory board leader and took her home. I do not think she got it, but I am still watching, just in case. It just seems so young to me. And, for a child that age to deal with the responsibility of pads, and cramps, and swimming. It just seems kids are getting it younger and younger these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineinKS Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I got mine right on my 9th birthday, ugh. I sincerely hope dd (who will be 9 next week) has a bit longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnfun Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 your period? My 10 1/2 yo may have started her period.(We are not 100% sure, long story) That seems so young to me. My other daughter got hers at 11 1/2. I was 11. She already has a little underarm hair, and small breast buds. Should I be concerned if she did get it? Thanks:) yup, I'm in the "thats normal" category. My neighbors daughter started 1 week after her 9th birthday. My girl, like me started shortly after turning 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnfun Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 It just seems so young to me. And, for a child that age to deal with the responsibility of pads, and cramps, and swimming. It just seems kids are getting it younger and younger these days. Fyi, they have midol for teens (no caffeine). My daughter went 1 summer w/ pads & was in tampons in no time at all. My niece is a professioinal gymnast (shes 12) & had to use a tampon pretty much from day one. We got ones made for teens. They both said it was uncomfortable the first time but no problem the second month. Just an fyi-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 It was very traumatic for her (yes, we had already talked about it). It was hard for many, many months. She's finally kind of gotten used to it, a year later. I am so sorry DD's having to deal with this so young. :( I didn't start 'til I was 13, but I knew my mom started when she was 10, and DD developed early, so I knew it was a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I had well prepared her for the event so there was no trauma . . . it even happened while she was away from home at summer camp and still she was not traumatized because I had taken the time to talk and prepare her ahead of time. I will admit I thought she was young but I know it's well within the range of normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My MIL teaches 2nd grade and has an 8-yo in her class who is menstruating. :001_huh: Poor kid. I was 13, but I think my oldest dd will get her earlier. She's almost 9 and is growing fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Normal is 9-14yrs so your dd is fine :). I was 11. Dd was one week before she turned 10 (and she did have issues with precocious puberty so we were THRILLED it lasted into normal range). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I got my first period on the morning of my 10th birthday:glare:, what a present. I already had large breasts(34 C0 ( I skipped the trianing bra size) and was already teased endlessly by all of the boys since 2nd grade. However, once the girls started getting their periods they all came to me for "help". I dealt with the boys in the wrong way but I felt better at the time form it.:tongue_smilie: My mother was 15 when she got her first period and the women on my fathers side were around 12-14. I have no idea when my daughter might get hers but she already has severe moodiness when i get mine(that is not just my hormones saying that either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My dd started her period a few weeks after her 11th birthday. The doctor told us the normal range these days is 9-14. It seemed young to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Has the average age of first menses gotten younger over the years? It just seems like when I was a kid my group of friends go theirs later-- 12 or more. I wonder if it's the hormones in our meat and dairy... I look at my daughter and one of her good friends who still looks like little girls at 9 (they both only eat hormone-free meat and dairy) compared to the other girls in our group, who have conventional diets and are already starting the signs of puberty--one actually got her period several months ago-- and it just makes me wonder. Or is just a natural shift? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I think it also has to do with better nutrition, and fat levels. Undernourished girls get their periods later, I think. But one thing jumped out at me that no one else seems to have said so I will just ask -- if she only used one pad, that's not exactly getting your period.... ? It sort of sounds like she's not sure if she got her period. Maybe she just had a bit of spotting or bleeding of some sort (possibly even rectal bleeding?)? I am sorry if this sounds like a weird question, but it's something to discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I got mine in 5th grade. I don't remember how old I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindyinTexas Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) I think it also has to do with better nutrition, and fat levels. Undernourished girls get their periods later, I think. I did not get mine till I was a few weeks from being 17. By far, I was not undernourished in any way, but wasn't fat either. :D I look at my 3rd grade picture and was taller and sturdier built than most of the girls in my class. I often wonder if it was because a lot of our produce and meat was grown buy us, or maybe it is a genetic factor.;) My 15 year old son is first starting to show signs of puberty, when most his age seem to have developed into men. Genetic factor??? His dad said he didn't develop til 15-16ish. I have often heard the later you start, the later you go through menopause. I guess I will have to wait and see. Ok, I am just thinking aloud and pondering why girls/guys are going through puberty so early.:confused: Edited March 28, 2009 by cindyinTexas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I have often heard the later you start, the later you go through menopause. This is good news for me! I didn't start until just before my freshman year in high school, I was 14. I have an 8.5 yo dd and I am getting ready to have some discussions with her. She seems to me more on the immature side to have to know these things, but when I look at her I am already seeing some changes in skin and breasts, etc. She is one of those EXTREMELY modest kids so I have to make sure she knows she can be open with me about all this stuff. i got the American Girl book "Care and Keeping of You" to help with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I was 9 and am now 46, so it isn't a recent phenomenon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I was 9 when I started...so no, not too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I agree - normal. I was 11, but many of my friends started before I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frelle Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) I have read a book called Early Puberty in Girls, and there is not much more than about 6 months difference in the decrease in age for puberty as compared to decades before. I think maybe more are getting it earlier, that could be why you hear about it more I guess. I think environment and toxins and preservatives and hormones CAN affect things, but the early puberty book actaully called out the interesting fact that girls brought up in single mom homes with no dad present tend to mature earlier than girls brought up in homes with two parents. Thought that was pretty interesting. Clearly, there are all manner of things that come into play in early maturation. http://www.amazon.com/Early-Puberty-Girls-Essential-Problem/dp/0345463889 My 9 1/2 yr old has had breast buds (now small breasts with clearly defined areloas and nipples about to pop out), underarm hair, and body odor for a year. My mother in law got her period at age 10 back in 1952. Grace has almost always had organic dairy, and is not much on eating meat. I will be happy if she makes it to 10 knowing that my mother in law was that old. Our doctor said that she is on the leading edge of normal, but not precocious. Edited March 28, 2009 by Frelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I am shocked that a 9yo would get their period..... I really wonder what 'causes' the onset of your period so YOUNG. I was 12....and my daughter was also 12...but even at 12, her period wasn't regular....she would skip a few months at a time..... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcindy Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Well, looks like she did not get anything. So that is good news. But I think her body is certainly getting prepared. I am SO SO glad we had the talk about all of this a few years ago, otherwise she would have panicked. :grouphug:Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Our dd12 hasn't yet - and I hope it's not for quite some time, because she hates the idea of it, wants nothing to do with it, etc... yes, she knows all about it and how normal and natural it is, what to do, yada yada, but she still thinks it's (quote) "the dumbest grossest thing ever". (end quote) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 My dd is 10 and has not started yet. However, I wouldn't be surprised if she does within the next year or so. We have promised her that when she does, she can get her ears pierced if she wants. Woohoo! She is now really looking forward to the process and has picked out where she wants to get her ears done and which earrings she wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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