Period starter kit for DD

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My DD is nearly 10 and I want to get a period starter kit ready for her for when she starts her period.

So I'm looking for recommendations of what to put in it.

Thanks.

This is worse than Christmas eve boxes.

What's wrong with a talk and a packet of always?

I was just looking for these yesterday but then stumbled across period pants and wondered if they would be better for younger girls?

Pads, hot water bottle, bar of chocolate, painkillers?

@ohfunz thank you for being the one to say that out loud

Lillets do a starter set which comes in a zippy bag. The bag could be used for school for a spare pad, pants, etc. A selection of towels (You get teen and normal sizes). Black pants, pain killers

I'd put sanpro in, personally.

I don't think I would've thanked my mum for one of these! Even though I kbee what was happening I still cried and just needed a hug and reassurance more than anything. She might not start for a bit yet, is there a reason why you're so eager?

*knew

I would have hated this.

Cringe

What’s a period starter kit? I made sure DD understood the process and put a pack of Always in her bathroom. When she started she kept supplies in her school bag.

My dd had a nice wee zipped purse clipped at the bottom of her bag with calpol, pants, pad and nappy bag. Period came six months later. Wasn't needed but she's been cool as cucumber. I've also bought her 5 x diary doll pants so she has no fear of leakage. Far cry from the walk to the school office for massive pad that raised you ten feet off your seat.

It's a fashion ATM for every possible life event to involve twee "kits" and "baskets" @Parker231

I made my dd a “kit”. A couple of sanitary towels, some wipes, a pair of spare pants and a disposal bag in a zipped bag. . She just kept it in he school bag til she needed it.
Oh and I made sure she knew it was OK to throw away the pants she was wearing if they were bloody.

Some of you may be OK skipping off to the loo waving a packet of super absorbent round your head singing “Auntie Flo is here again!” but the average 11 year old having their first period might just find it a bit difficult. Well done, OP- forethought is a good thing.

The lillets starter pack is nice as it has pads, tampons and a little bag to keep them in.

My daughter has a period kit because her school has unisex toilets but with a shared hand washing space. I didn’t want her to feel self conscious getting cleaned up so she has a small makeup bag with:

• spare knickers
• sanitary towel
• mini pack of wet wipes
• some nappy sacks

The idea is she can pop on clean knickers if needed. Dirty ones can go in a nappy sack tied up so she can bring them home without embarrassment —smelling— and the wet wipes can be used to clean herself up and thrown in the sanitary bin so when she’s washing her hands there’s nothing to be self conscious about in front of anyone else —boys—

It’s made her feel much more confident about dealing with it in school.

“I made sure DD understood the process and put a pack of Always in her bathroom”
Not much use to her there if she starts at school......

@ohfunz not remotely the same. As an adult I’d be mortified if I had to wash my bloody hands in front of men in a toilet —if you’ve never had a period that messy consider yourself lucky—. I can’t imagine having the courage to do it as an 11 year old but this is the world we now inhabit.

*This is worse than Christmas eve boxes.

What's wrong with a talk and a packet of always?*

While I agree with you, i am planning on getting a kit together for Dd.

It will contain a shit ton of every type of sanitary protection going. Pads, with wings, without, thick, thin and medium. applicator tampons, non applicator tampons, plastic, cardboard. Period pants, cups, anything and everything.

It will be a giant box.

I had a mother who bought me one pack of huge sanitary towels, complete with sanitary belt. I had to ask everytime i needed more, i had to ask for tampons and have the am i old enough conversation. I was 15 when I started!

I used to hoard and beg/borrow/steal san pro. If i dropped a tampon or took it out before it was full i’d nearly cry.

Dd will be able to try every type going and choose what suits her. Without having to discuss with me, without having to worry about “wasting” one and running out.

Mooncups changed my life and i don’t need to worry about not having enough, or forgetting any more

I don't get why people are so down on this. I would have loved it . I just had a thick stick on pad thrust at me no instruction no talk. Just get on with it. I love that mums with daughters think about how to empower their daughters at this stage in life. Id go for spare pants. Nappy sacks. Pads. Small tampons. Paracetamol. Chocolate.

My mother was useless with this. My grandmother gave me a little purse containing a few pads and space for some clean knickers. It lived in the bottom of my school bag. As it happened I had my first period start at home but I would’ve been so grateful for the kit from my Gran had I needed it.

I think it's a good idea, in a 'this is to get you started' kind of way. Being able to try everything and keep it in her room is fair. It's not exactly a gift like Christmas Eve boxes are!

A pack of each type of disposable pad
A pack of each type of tampon
Cotton reusable pads
Cup(s)
Paracetamol
Microwaveable bean bag
Black pants
Waterproof zip pouch
Toiletry bag packed ready for the school bag
Chocolate
Clarysage oil (if you go in for that kind of thing)
Femfresh wipes (or similar)

Tampons for a 10 year old?
Did you all use tampons right away?

Not sure how I feel about a "period kit". Surely a little zip bag with some small pads and clean underwear and wipes is sufficient? My DD is also almost 10 and we have put one of these in her school bag just in case.

I'm not sure that a hot water bottle and painkillers is a good idea either. In my mind that's setting her up to expect periods to be painful and uncomfortable. Shouldn't we be raising our girls to be a bit more resilient rather than a generation unable to do normal day to day activities Cos they are on their period??