How old was ur dd when they got af?

[Fleur]

My Dd was 10, 3 months off her 11th birthday. I was 11, about 3 months off my 12th bday...so she was about a year earlier than me.
Not sure if this applies to every mother/daughter though.

I think it's great to have them prepared early, my stepmother did it for me & I did for my DD. From about the age of 9 I took a little bag to school with clean knickers, facewasher & pads just in case. Made the whole thing much less dramatic when I got AF after netball practice

[~Saram~]

I have heard a rumour that it has more to do with your grandmother than your mother??? I had just turned 10 when I go mine, my mum was 18 when she got hers but my nan was also 10-11????

Also depends on weight and physical condition. Girls that are heavier tend to get their period early as their body signals that the body has enough fat reserves to support a pregnancy.

As a teacher of upper primary about 50% of my girls have their period by year 7 (11-12yrs) but probably about 3-4 start in yr 6 (10-11yrs). Apparently one of the first signs of AF being near is discharge. I think it is great that you and your daughter are so open about this. As a female teacher in upper primary I get a lot of girls talking to me because parents haven't explained a lot of the changes they might go through.

[~Jo~]

Both of my girls were almost 13 when they first got theirs. I was 121/2 years. Ive heard more about it being around the 45kg mark too.

Jo

[Anila]

Wow, very intersesting, there doesnt seam to be a real average, but about 10-12 yrs, seems the norm, is that right?

I think it is great that you and your daughter are so open about this.

My daughter was at the bith of her brother last yr, and to prepare her for that, we went through all the womens bits n pieces, and i explained about af etc..


I spoke to her again tonight, and reminded her that, it means that u are growing up and that u have gone from a grl to a women, and if she ever wakes up and she is bleeding, not to freak out, its normal, and if it happens when im out and dad is home, just go to my draw, get a pad and stick it in ur undies, lol.
She then asked me what happens if it arrives when she is at school, and before i could answer she said, do i just go to the office and ask to call u.

she is not over weight but not thin either i think about 30 kilos, but she is tall ish, lol.

Hubby is worried he wont know what to do when the time comes.

[Visitor7]

You and your dd sound so prepared! It's great to hear.
I knew absolutely nothing about it. I was so embarrased when I got AF for the first time and I didn't know what it was, so I hid my undies in the laundry in the hope my mum wouldn't notice them when she did the washing. Fortunately my grandma was over that day and did the washing, saw the undies and told me all about AF.

[Olive]

ive heard about the weight thing and % of body fat = mentruation

i was 12.5

[fionas]

That's interesting about the weight thing. I was 15 when I got mine and was obviously one of the last girls in my class - I'd say the majority were in the 12-14 age group. I was also one of the skinniest so maybe the weight thing is true. I've also heard that you're fertile for about 25 years after your period starts. I don't think your fertility automatically disappears when that 25 years hits BTW just that it may start fading afterwards.

I think DSD got hers at about 11, definitely by age 12.