Daughter's first period - preparations...

[tazziecat]

What I’ve learned in the past 24 hours:

Being prepared for my 11 year old daughter's first period doesn’t just mean giving her sanitary towels to take to school...(I’ve discovered) 😬😔

This is what I wish I’d done in preparation:

• [ ] Let her choose some groovy reusable sanitary pads in advance (including a little bag and a ‘mucky bucket’ to put used ones into prior to washing)
• [ ] Let her choose some absorbent leak proof pants
• [ ] Get extra pyjama bottoms
• [ ] Get loads of cheap dark pairs of knickers that she has permission to bin if required
• [ ] Do some research - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/teenagers/1437358-Eeeeeek-first-period
• [ ] give her a note for PE if necessary
• [ ] Water bottle for extra hydration
• [ ] Vitamins? Is she allowed iron now?
• [ ] Get extra sheets for her bed
• [ ] Get 2 mattress protectors
• [ ] Replace her bunk bed with a normal one that she can get out of quickly
• [ ] Get age appropriate pain killers
• [ ] Be available to answer lots of questions and give hugs
• [ ] Always have loads of toilet rolls
• [ ] Give her a big thing of salt to remove stains
• [ ] Give her her own washing basket in her bedroom
• [ ] Have an enclosed bin in the bathroom
• [ ] Let her talk for ages to her friends about it in private
• [ ] Show her a hormonal graph so she can understand her mood swings (I used my Hormonology app for the graph)
• [ ] Help her to create an emergency bag to take to school, which contains:

- [ ] Spare pair of clean knickers - [ ] Pocket size wet wipes - [ ] Pocket tissues - [ ] 2 reusable sanitary pads - [ ] Bag for soiled pads - [ ] Pain killers

Any additional advice will be very gratefully received

I've been recommended the apps Clue and Flo to track her periods, but we haven't used either of them yet...(Flo won't allow her to have been born in 2007!)

Sorry op but is some of that not overkill? A new bed, doesn't she have extra pjs, do you not normally have toilet roll in the house or a bin in the bathroom?!

The fuck
I think you May be overthinking this a bit

OTT much?

Throw a period party and invite all her friends and family?

Fuck dd is 13 and I have done naff all prep.
Am I a shit dm?

This cannot be real 😂

Salt sets stains, don't do that.

Have spare sanpro, let DD know where it is.
Suggest spare pants in bag.

The end. Why build it up to a massive drama?

You are over thinking this

Omg if my mum bombarded me with all this I'd have a meltdown.

Jesus Christ

My DD's just got pads

Good god what happened? Hope it wasn’t too traumatic? Also how are there not bins for sanitary pads at school if she’s 11?

Erm......ok!

Is she ok, I just had pads, bags, painkillers and a hot water bottle.

Also, don't do what my mum did. Ie tell my dad in front of me, and ask if I had removed the cardboard applicator tube (??!! Er yes)

You need a cake. If you google period cake and look at images...

You forgot to mention that you need to build her an extension with an en suite. Didn't you know everyone does that too?

Never heard of anything so ridiculous.
This must be a joke.

@biscuitdrama why did i just google period cake what the actual fuck!

And I though buying about 6 different brands/style/size of pads so DD could find a favourite was overkill...

I wouldn't start with reusable pads tbh. Bad enough to have a first period without having to carry bloody ones about with you. I got the lillets starter pack from Tesco. Zippy bag is useful for carrying spare pants, pad, etc. Dd has bog standard black pants. Salt doesn't set blood stains but cold water does the job too.

I use a period Calendar app to track mine. Don't think dd tracks hers tbh

Omg OP, you need a hobby 🤣

Actually I agree with most of the things in the OP.

With DD2 I have needed extra, extra pjs, and more sheets (not needed for DD1). She is still in a high sleeper, and I deal with stained things (though DD is asked to put them in cold water in basin).

The OPs list is very comprehensive and covers things others may not think of. e.g. We didn't have bins in downstairs toilet until DD1 needed them, it hadn't crossed my mind. Though we don't do reusable, or vitamins.

No sign of the OP?

Is this real? Surely this is OTT to the extreme? All my mother did was give me sanitary pads once I started.