Hello Period
A few weeks after her 13th birthday, Alice noticed a red stain on her skirt. She was just sitting at home and suddenly there it was! She couldn’t figure out where it came from. She checked all over her body. Then she realized that there was blood coming out of her vagina!
Alice panicked.
She was already crying when her mum walked in.
”Mummy, there’s something wrong with me. I’m bleeding. Down there!’ Am I dying?’’ Alice wailed. She showed her mum the stain.”
Her mum gave her a hug and calmed her down.
”My dear, you’re not dying and you’re not sick. You’ve just started your period. Do you know what that is?’”
Alice had heard girls at school talking about it, but she was not exactly sure what it meant. Her mum explained.
”As a girl’s body starts to mature, something called menstruation begins. Most people call it getting your period. What that means is that roughly once a month, you’ll bleed from your vagina.”
Alice was even more panicked, ‘I’m not ready to have a baby! I’m only in JS2!’
Her mum laughed, ‘Of course not dear. I only meant that your body is physically ready. It means that now, you can get pregnant. Not that you should.’
Alice felt a little better, but she was still confused, ”what does being able to get pregnant have to do with me bleeding once a month?’”
”So, inside your body,’ Alice’s mum touched her belly, ‘you have something called a uterus. Sometimes, people call it a womb. That’s where babies grow. You also have two ovaries, these are where your body stores your eggs. Every month or so, the ovaries release an egg. And it travels into the uterus. If a woman has sex, sometimes that egg is fertilized by the man’s sperm. That fertilized egg is what becomes a baby. Now, when the ovaries are about to release the egg, the lining on the inside of the uterus gets thicker just in case it needs to grow a baby. If the egg doesn’t get fertilized, then the body gets rid of the lining. So, when you get your period, that’s the lining coming out”’
Alice thought about this. ”So, every month, my body gets ready to be pregnant. And then when it doesn’t happen, I get my period?”’
Her mother smiled, ‘exactly. You see, it’s all perfectly normal and natural. Nothing to be scared about at all.’
Then her mum showed Alice how to use a sanitary pad and explained how to stay clean and comfortable during her period.
Alice was lucky to have someone like her mum to talk to.
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how are you?I am fine
March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
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WAt are u doing anonymous
hello everyone, i am new here. I told my mum when i first had my period
March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
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u are welcome Gwen
U are welcome Gwen
Hey big sister i dated a guy for one week and on d third day of our relationship we had sex but am still a virgin b4 he could penetrate futher into me i told him to stop dat i cant hv sex with him so i ended d relationship .pls i want to ask if am still a virgin cause it happened on d 12th of febuary 2019 and i saw my period this month and if am pregnant and what i did to d relationship whether its good or bad because when ever i see him i always feel nervous and orkward .pls advice me what to do
Big sista pls am scared and confused, if ma mum finds out am dating nw, I jux finished waec, almost done wit Neco, do u think she will trust me again? Wat will pple say abt me? Am I a bad gal? Dese r d questions dat keep going thru ma minds wich I dnt hv answers to. I really lyk dis guy nd he lyks me too... He is a responsible guy who does nt want to do wat I don't lyk, infact all those signs to knw whether a guy luvs u in dat other article he has dem. I keep thinking of dese, it makes me feel headache and shed tears though nt every tym, once a while Big sista, wat do u think
March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
Big sista pls am scared and confused, if ma mum finds out am dating nw, I jux finished waec, almost done wit Neco, do u think she will trust me again? Wat will pple say abt me? Am I a bad gal? Dese r d questions dat keep going thru ma minds wich I dnt hv answers to. I really lyk dis guy nd he lyks me too... He is a responsible guy who does nt want to do wat I don't lyk, infact all those signs to knw whether a guy luvs u in dat other article he has dem. I keep thinking of dese, it makes me feel headache and shed tears though nt every tym, once a while Big sista, wat do u think?
March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
hey big sis i once had a lot of blood but there was some brown stains too.it was much but the blood was way much.the next day,no blood just brown stains.i haven't seen anything since.was that my period? please help
March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
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Hey Springster! Thanks for the comment. This happens sometimes especially when you have not yet started your period and it is perfectly normal. It is called spotting and you really shouldn't be bothered about it. Just talk to a trusted adult and you'll be fine. Your period will come soon. We hope this helps
hi everyone one I am also new year my mummy was with me when I had my first period n she told me all I needed to no
March 20, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
hi big sis i saw some thing like chocolate under my pant on march 16 2018,which last for three days, later i start to saw white fluid everyday after one month i saw it again since then, i never saw it again i only saw white fluid still now is it normal????? what should i do? please answer me big sister
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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that whiteish substance is called a distrage and it is normal so there is no prb
Hi everyone am new here i need someone to help me
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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you are welcome,what is the problem .there are many people to help you and big sister is always there for us,so share your problem
my first menstrual cycle was at school I was so lucky that my friend was with me and dat it was closing hour so my friend just told me to wait for her den she went to call my elder sis for me.All thanks to my friend(my saving grace)
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
Hi am new need someone to help
March 20, 2022, 7:56 p.m.
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Ready to give a hand
hi am new here am i welcome by friends
March 20, 2022, 7:55 p.m.
How to use sanitary pads
March 20, 2022, 7:55 p.m.
hey big sis,sumtyms my period happens to b watry what might be the cause?
March 20, 2022, 7:55 p.m.
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Hey jane! Thanks for the comment. This could be as a result of your diet. What you eat can influence your period flow. We hope this helps
Pls big sis i need to know but is it that even if a woman that has already born a baby and few years ago she still have her period.What does that mean?
March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.
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Hey Lizzy! Thanks for the comment. Please note that having a baby does not stop you from seeing your period. Most women (Not all) stop seeing their periods when they are pregnant but start again after weaning their babies. We hope this helps
That Is Normal There Is No Nid 2 wori
March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.
Pls big sis i'm on my period wat should i do wat should i eat ? It's really disturbing
March 20, 2022, 7:54 p.m.
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Hey stina! Thanks for the comment. You need to understand your body. Once you do, you will know what it is that you can eat or drink. You can read the stories you have written about periods.Search for #Period at the bottom of the page. We hope this helps
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March 20, 2022, 7:53 p.m.