dd9 started her periods today, i am a bit surprised! she is only my little one.

[piratecat]

I am not totally shocked, but it still seems so young. She began with her boobs hurting alot at 8, then pubes started about 6 months ago.

I thought i saw a little brownish stain at the front of her pants a few weeks ago, and we talked about it and i got her a nice little book which we read together.

It was such a surprise when she called down from the loo, I was more shocked becuase i could hear the panic in her voice. Then she ha a cry, bless her.
It was all so new, talking to her about hygiene, and how she is going to change her pads at school. She tells me there are no sanitary type bins in the toilets, only a handtowel bin.

She has dealt with so so much in her little life, with her dad. Mumsnet has been here all the way thru, and its unreal that i am not posting this tbh!!

She isn't even dry at night yet, so not altogether sure how this is going to work with pads, and drynites .

Is very pleased she gets to bunk off swimming tomorrow tho.

Blimey - poor poor kid :(

No - it's not what I would have expected from a first one either :(

I think my first ones were reasonably light. I was 13, so a lot older than your DD. I remember I had stomach pains for a couple of months beforehand and really badly sometime the month before it arrived, but not knowing why.... but Mum & her friend exchanging knowing looks. I don't remember my Mum saying 'you'll probably get your period soon' which would have been helpful, but frankly, she might have and I might have been sticking my fingers in my ears going la la la la la la la I did not want it.

It's lucky you are in a position where you can keep her at home and look after her :)

Ah, poor DD.

Lillets have just brought out a new type of towels in discreet pink and yellow bags (no logos emblazoned everywhere).

Piratecat - was looking at the pumpkinpatch sale and spotted these www.pumpkinpatch.co.uk/flatshot/W1UN40004/col/BLACK/listing/119945/categorypath/girl/urban-angel/up-to-70percent-off/sleepwear-and-underwear/ thought the might be good or our DD.

The code UKLEAP gives free deliver and sale items ar a further 25% off.

For your not or our sorry on iPad and tend to miss letters out

thanks beefwellington, that is so sweet of you to think of dd.

perfect! i have bought two packs of age 12, she likes her on the bigger side like me. Thats great because i had a look in Marksies and the ladies ones, in packs had this rubbish almost spiky elastic around leg holes/waist. We like plain elastic here.

I will have a look on there for anything else.

again thankyou.xx

and the bleeding continues, with the cramps. arghhhh its day 9.

How many days worth of the meds has she taken?

I can't say 'poor little love' again can I ... but blimey :(

Nice Knicks :0)

hiya, she took 4, that's how much she was allowed.

it's been just the murky stuff for 3 days now.

i have been googling non stop and can only put it down to the anovulatory thing the doc was telling me about.

'Hormonal changes during anovulatory cycles

Anovulatory cycles are common in the first 2 years after menarche because of the immaturity of the HPO axis. They can also occur in various pathological conditions.

In anovulatory cycles, the follicular growth occurs with the stimulation from FSH; however, due to lack of LH surge, ovulation fails to occur. Consequently, no corpus luteum is formed and no progesterone is secreted. The endometrium continues its proliferative phase excessively. When the follicle involutes, estrogen levels drop and estrogen withdrawal bleeding occurs. Most anovulatory cycles are regular with normal bleeding; however, the unstable proliferative endometrium can shed irregularly, resulting in prolonged heavy bleeding. '

this is my daughter we are talking about, it was never going to be straight forward--no sireeee!!!!

thanks for replying chipping x

Pirate - glad they fitted the bill, I'd seen early on in the thread you'd mentioned dark knickers, pumpkinpatch stuff does take about a week to arrive but that's cause it comes from new Zealand. Your poor dd sounds like she's having a rough time.

'waves packet around' we have Ponstan !!!

doc saw no reason not to.

Oh - I hope that gives her some relief and lightens the flow for her! How is she doing within herself?

Ponstan - I just had to go and have a look on google to see what it is/does - thought I'd copy the relevant bit here in case anyone else is interested!

^Mefenamic acid (one name for it is Pontan) is also useful for heavy and painful menstrual periods, in addition to its general painkilling properties. This is because period pain cramps are caused by the production of prostaglandins by the lining of the womb and prostaglandin production is known to be increased in women who suffer from heavy periods. By opposing the production and action of prostaglandins, mefenamic acid relieves period pains and also reduces blood loss in women who have heavy periods.

Hi piratecat, hope your daughter is feeling better? My DD has started spouting a few underarm hairs and some below. No breast pain that I know of but moods very unpredictable!!

hello lovely ladies.

chipping, yes the Mefenamic acid should help, and we also have the Tranexamic acid to lighten the flow.

drugs, i know, but right now she needs them.

it has stopped since btw, no cramps now for 24 hours hoorah.

friendlymum67, my dd has 3 hairs under her left armpit. hoe old is your daughter?

Drugs - honestly, it wouldn't worry me at all if it made life easier for her.

LOL at 3 hairs under her armpit. I once had a boyfriend who had 3 hairs on his chest, I pulled one out once - he was devastated

Hopefully this is the end of the first one then and even more hopefully the drugs will make future ones much easier to cope with. Can you leave a spare uniform at school in case it starts there?

She's 9 ....

So sorry your little girl is going through this, i can remember my cousin starting when she was 10 (we were in the same class at school), i felt so sorry for her and she had to have a lot of time off school with heavy periods and eventually the school provided one bin in the loo's. I think eventually her mum put her on the pill. She was told that 'girls that start their periods early have more chance of multiple births' (7 years ago she had twins) .

Fingers crossed the medication will help xxx