Starting your periods
How do you know when you are going to have your first period?
Your ‘puberty’ usually starts with your breasts growing, along with hair growing under your arms and around the lips of your vagina – at the front (your mons pubis). Some girls start to get a bit of whitish/staining on their pants which shows that your hormones are beginning to rev up and it is likely that your periods may start soon.
How do you know that your period is about to start?
An ache in the lower part of your tummy, tender breasts or any of the things that happen with PMT can alert you to the fact that your period is on its way. But for some girls– bleeding is the first sign, and if so, keeping some tampons or sanitary towels in a handy place will make you feel less worried about being caught unawares. Keeping a diary will also help you know roughly when you are due and how regular you are.
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