Starting periods without any other signs of puberty?

[Dancergirl]

Dd2 had a shock yesterday and thought she had started a period. It was a false alarm and she had seen an old, v faint stain in her knickers. I thought it was pretty unlikely as she's only just 10 with no physical development at all yet.

She does know about periods, we've chatted a lot and she's seen her older sister go through it. But it just got me thinking - is it possible for periods to start without any other signs of puberty? I assumed it would happen about a year after puberty starts but I want dd to be as prepared as possible as she's a bit of a worrier. I don't want to tell her it's ages away and then for her to have a shock if she starts.

Has she been having pain peeing? I would have thought it would be highly unusually to go straight to periods without earlier puberty symptoms and more likely to be a UTI. I'd take her to the GP tbh.

I would take her to gp..

Did she do any previous strained activity? This may be a simple reason for the blood

I started my period when I was 10 which was a shock

I'd say there are a lot of other "signs and symptoms" pre-period such as...

• breast development, pubic hair, vaginal discharge, mood changes, etc.

Does she experience any of the above?

Just to be clear, there wasnt any actual blood, it was just an old faint stain. Dd said she didn't know what to look for.

No to breast development and pubic hair but she's had a bit of discharge for a while. I started when I was 11 (nearly 12) and dd1 was 11 yrs 4mths. Dd2 has only just turned 10.