My 12.5 year old dd texted me to say shed started her periods when she was away with her dad (typical). When she got home she told me she had 3 days of brown discharge with a bit of blood in it. The thing is that she under 5ft and only has breast buds at the moment. Although she has needed to wear deodorant for about 2 years at least. She doesn't really look like a child though and she has grown up noticeably in the last year.
My other daughter is 14 and hasn't started yet, despite having lots of pubic hair, well developed breasts and she's a good height. I also didn't start til I was 14. I hear everywhere that girls don't generally start until they weigh 7 stone. So is this a myth?
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Can girls start their periods when they only weigh 5 stone?
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Lottielou7 · 10/08/2016 21:39
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