Daughter had first period in December, hasn't had another since

[Whyme02830]

I am taking her to the gp but thought id ask on here. My daughter is only 11. She was showing alot of signs of puberty , breast and hair growth , alot of spots, and then she had a full 5 day period in December. I was a little shocked as I feel shes a bit young but the signs were there.
Since then she has not had another one . Ive also noticed that she hasn't had any further breast growth (she told me) , and she hasn't grown any more in height or shoes. She's currently 5 ft and size 2 shoe.
Ive read its normal to be irregular but its like her body has changed its mind. She is very slender, but she does eat a good amount

Why are you taking her to the GP? She is young & is maturing like we all did, she isn’t ill! (Unless there’s a backstory in which case please share.)
Please don’t risk medicalising what is a natural & variable process.

I think it’s normal development. My dd was very similar and we were told that it can take 18 months - 2 years to settle down. That if her periods weren’t regular 2 years after her first one, then see GP.

Completely normal. I’m a science teacher and I’m always very careful to explain that when periods first start they are often not regular. Want to reassure girls that although we are teaching that menstruation is a cycle at the beginning their bodies will likely not follow a pattern

Absolutely agree with this. My daughter started her periods at 10 and they were very irregular for the first 2 years, at one point going 6 months without one. It was annoying for her, as unpredictable, but certainly nothing to create worry about.

It sounds very normal. It doesn’t need a gp visit- unless you want to discuss other matters, eg the spots.

That's very reassuring thank you. Google is telling me she needs to go to gp if havent had one for 6 weeks.
Weirdly her whole friend group have all started at the same time but they are all regular straight away so its worrying her

6 months

Just to reassure you @Whyme02830there is nothing wrong in you going to your GP now to put your mind at rest. And for it to be logged on her medical notes now in case you need to follow up in 18 months time.

You could go to the GP appointment by yourself if you think it might worry your DD. Or make an appointment with your practice nurse if you prefer. Please don’t feel that you shouldn’t seek advice from a healthcare professional.

The practice nurse appointment just for yourself is a really good idea, @Ohcrap082024

If your practice runs an e-consult service, @Whyme02830 that may be another alternative route to logging the issue and also asking if DD needs to see anyone in person.