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Talk to others about child development and behaviour stages here. You can find more information on our development calendar.

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When did your DD's start their periods?

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FernieB · 19/09/2009 08:03

Mine are 9 and seem to be developing fast. Periods may be imminent. It just seems very young (or maybe I'm just old).

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Tortington · 19/09/2009 08:05

12

its about 7 stone i think, unlike me dd is tall and lanky

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purepurple · 19/09/2009 08:06

DD was 11 and in Year 6. Some of her friends had started before then.

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bruffin · 19/09/2009 08:47

DD was 11 in year 6 as well

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duchesse · 19/09/2009 08:56

DD1 is 14.6, DD2 is 12.2 and neither has started yet. I don't think DD1 will be long, but who knows?

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GypsyMoth · 19/09/2009 09:22

My dd is 15 and 3 months. Nothing yet! I was a late starter tho, so maybe why? Should I take her to docs?

She is very envious of her friends,but we are starting to wonder what's happening

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teamcullen · 19/09/2009 09:31

dd is 13 and still waiting. she only started to develop about 6 mths ago so im not surprised.

thats interesting about 7 stone though, I think dd is about 6 stone, but maybe heavier now.. shes been in a grow bag over the summer.

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CybilLiberty · 19/09/2009 09:35

A week before her 14th birthday. She was the last in her class (but was totally not bothered) . She is very slim so I'm wondering about the weight thing too.

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bruffin · 19/09/2009 09:38

DD was only about 6.5stone but very tall thin and curvy. From what I can gather it's supposed to be a percentage of body fat rather than an actually weight.

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MamaG · 19/09/2009 09:39

Yes I read the 7 stone thing too (DD is 10 and I'm trying to be prepared!)

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cory · 19/09/2009 09:39

10 and in Yr 5. Highly embarrassing as she had been having lots of urine infections with bleeding and we were on a monitoring programme for possible blood disorders which involved taking her up to the hospital whenever she had an infection. So I took her up- and the nice handsome young male doctor pointed out what should have been pretty obvious, that she was rather well developed

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BrigitBigKnickers · 19/09/2009 10:05

DD1 was 12.2

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snorkie · 19/09/2009 10:09

ILoveTiffany - I think 15 is the last age before you need to see a doctor, ie: go at 16 if nothing by then.

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GypsyMoth · 19/09/2009 10:55

thanks snorkie. we were wondering but didn't want to make it a problem. she's very tall and slim too. her sister is 13 and alot chunkier at the same height,so think she'll be first,which won't go well!

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Docbunches · 19/09/2009 11:23

My DD, is 12.8 and weighs 7.5 stone but has not started yet. It seems to be about 50/50 amongst her Y8 friends (some have, some haven't but it tends to be the skinny, flat-chested girls who haven't), so I think my DD will definitely start soon - I remember being in the equivalent of Y7 when I started.

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MaDuggar · 19/09/2009 14:17

my DD is 9 and has "buds" and fine under arm hair, though no periods yet. I fully expect its imminent though and she soooo isnt ready for it

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TsarChasm · 19/09/2009 14:21

Is 7stone a reliable benchmark? I've heard about that but wasn't sure if it was the deciding factor.

Such a shame little girls seems to be getting to this stage younger nowadays. Is that to do with a better nourished therefore maybe heavier generation?

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EvilEdnasTwinSister · 19/09/2009 15:33

DD was 11 and in Yr 6 (she started 3 months ago), although she had started to develop the year before.

The weight thing rings a bell too.

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snorkie · 19/09/2009 20:17

should add that it's not always a problem at 16 either (I think up to 18 can be normal), but 16 is when they like to start looking in case there's an underlying reason.

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mathanxiety · 19/09/2009 20:25

Very slim, tall (and over 7 stone) DD was 1 month shy of 16. They were going to do some tests if she got to 16.5. I think the BMI may come into play here too.

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FiFi74 · 19/09/2009 22:06

My DD started on Boxing Day when she 11.5. Too young I think, but you can't change natures course. I was surprised because I was later than that by at least a year.

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Caz10 · 19/09/2009 22:09

I teach Yr6 and always have at least 2 who have started before they leave to go to secondary. It has always been the tallest girls, but not necessarily the heaviest.

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brimfull · 19/09/2009 22:13

my dd was 13

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bruces · 19/09/2009 23:41

DD was 11 and in yr6, very slim but developed every where else and her periods have been every month since then.

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EverySingleStar · 20/09/2009 23:31

My mum was nearly 17 and I was just barely 11, so I don't think it's genetic.

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Clary · 20/09/2009 23:38

This is interesting.

I had an alarming (for me) chat to a pal the other day about her DD who has pubic hair and most of her pals do too.

Friend was surprised that DS1 has nothing but I said, oh, errr boys are later aren't they?

Both kids are in yr 6 btw, so 10.

Alarmed at idea of DD who is 8 starting with it all before she leaves primary. I realise that some do of course, but I was 13. I think the age yr mother starts has sthg to do with it.

DD weights about 3.5 stone so if 7 stone thin gis true we could be a while