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squillyfer
17-10-2005, 20:39
How old were you when you first started your periods and have you ever had any problems?
squillyfer
17-10-2005, 20:44
I was eleven and had been at high school a month I started at school unlike most my friends who had the luxoury or it happening at home
xXxJessxXx
17-10-2005, 21:09
I started when i was 12 i think. unlike you i started at home.lol. i would have been so shocked if it was at school! :eek: i havent had any problems or anything. just hate that time of month and all the hormones and mood swings that comes with it! i dont really get too bad but i just feel low. lol
11 and at home...alone and scared.
Problems were mostly cramps it got so bad i was actually being sick. couldn't go into school for the first couple of days
i was 13 and was shocked!! didnt know what to do! asked me mum for help trhen rang my mate and told her!
one of my friends hid it from her mum for a whole year...god knows why cause she had 4 older sisters
xXxJessxXx
17-10-2005, 21:30
one of my friends hid it from her mum for a whole year...god knows why cause she had 4 older sisters
really :eek: god i couldnt have done that! not for a whole year! :eek: i had to tell people, i needed help! :eek:lol. i was always going to my mum and two older sisters each time i needed help. thats why i prefere to be the youngest of three girls. lol couldnt have spoken to my older brother about it and my little one wasnt around. lol. older sisters are a god send, they've been through it all before and had the embarassing stroies to tell so you can avoid the same experiences. lol
CrazyLea
17-10-2005, 21:34
i was 12 i think and it was at home and i didnt tell no one lol. but seeing as im 16 they probably have guessed by now lol. i like to keep my self to my self about personal things lol :p and i havent had no problems and instead of moody i get really hyper when im on lol rather strange lol.
.:SpIcYsPy:.
17-10-2005, 21:46
Hmm on this topic.. how would you help reduce pain in ' cramps ' apart from hot water bottles?
CrazyLea
17-10-2005, 21:56
light exercise... baths..... paraceatemol.....
i think i was about 13 ish, it was so long ago!!!!
Hmm on this topic.. how would you help reduce pain in ' cramps ' apart from hot water bottles?
Evening Primrose (you can buy them in superdrug etc there like capsual things)
Hmm on this topic.. how would you help reduce pain in ' cramps ' apart from hot water bottles?
if you don't mind taking medication feminex is really good, you can get it from boots
xXxJessxXx
17-10-2005, 22:26
yeah i was gonna say exercise. only i've tried it and it canes! makes things a lot worse for me! why to they insist we have pe at school! dont they know the pain we (I) go through!:thumbsdow
not sure what other things helps other than water bottle which i find do help alot. other than that i say little work as possible, laze on the sofa, feet up watching tv all day/afternoon/morning(whatever)weekend if ya have to! eating loads and loads of chocolate and sleeping! :) thats what i do anyway. doesnt make you completly free of pain but makes you feel happy and a lot better in gerneral. untill you get up and move anywayz!
i get bad back aches as well every now and then with it. about one time in every 3. and a bad tummy about 1 in every 7 or 8. which i suppose isnt too bad when some get it every time, or even in between times.
squillyfer
17-10-2005, 22:41
I know i get back ache
13 at my friends house - got home to discover it (everywhere!!!)
The only problems I have had is being really heavy - turn on a tap for 7 days! and bad cramps (which I found a wheat bag and evening primrose brilliant for). Had lots of embarrassing moments (leaked whilst at an evening do with my dad and lots of older people :eek: ), got burnt due to friction of protection etc, and was never really able to talk about it with my mum/family, so coped on my own - now my hubby thinks i am too open about it in some respects but I'd rather have a son that can be sympathetic towards his girlfriend/wife at this time than a complete pratt :D
Chloe O'brien
18-10-2005, 10:19
I was 11 and at home thankfully my sister was at home she was pregnant at the time and recgonised the symptons. As I got older the pains get worse. I get really bad PMT about a week before I'm due I become a really bad tempered sarcastic bitch. Then I get cramps in my stomach, back ache and really sore boobs. :thumbsdow :mad:
OH TOO BE A MAN!!! :moonie:
I was 11 and at home thankfully my sister was at home she was pregnant at the time and recgonised the symptons. As I got older the pains get worse. I get really bad PMT about a week before I'm due I become a really bad tempered sarcastic bitch. Then I get cramps in my stomach, back ache and really sore boobs. :thumbsdow :mad:
OH TOO BE A MAN!!! :moonie:
i have a week before wher my boobs are sore, im moody and snappy as hell and have a bad bad craving for twiglets or bombay mix!! then a week of more symptoms when time of the month hits where i just wanna sleep all day and all night, nothing taakes the pain away and i crave chocolate a week!
i just need to hurry up and get pregnant at least im gauranteed a 9 month break!!:rotfl:
Hmm on this topic.. how would you help reduce pain in ' cramps ' apart from hot water bottles?
i take cocodomol it works a bit better than paracetamol
I was 12 but knew what to do as my older sisters had explained it all to me.. I use to get really bad pain that I had to spend the first day of my periods in bed and I would vomit.. it got better with time but since I got the epidural for my birth, i suffer badly from back ache now just before I get them
I also suffer from PMS and I am total bitch but then cry after for yelling at people I don't mean too :rotfl:
i was 10 and half and although my mum had always warned me that this would happen never expected it to be that early, I started at school and really panicked, Its been nothing but a nightmare till that day,
I used to be so heavy that i couldnt even go to school/work standing up was like opening up the floodgates, used to be really sick with it aswell, this amount of bleeding then caused me to get anemia (not sure of spelling) so i was always tired, I was then put on the pill at 14 to try and lighten them but then found i was allergic to the kind they put me on causing 6 months of non-stop bleeding!!!! Great, however touch wood now after many combinations of pills i have now found a type that im not allergic to and seems to lighten them but still get cramps but i suppose you cant have everything! Men really dont know what we have to go through !
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 11:47
i was 11, luckily it happened at home, but they were that heavy and that regular i became anemic, they were also a nightmare to control- i was running to teh loo every hour- i was on the pill by 14 to regulate things- it annoys me how doctors hand out the pill so often for teenage female problems- "oh you have spots- its your hormones, take the pill that should sort them out"- its almost like they are giving kids an excuse to have sex- loads of people in my school year were on the pill for all kinds of problems
my periods haven't been to bad, but now since i came off the pill (it wasnt agreeing with me) they are bonkersly heavy for a day then goes to hardly anything, which is really annoying as those 24 hours are hell
symptom wise, i get a really dull tummy ache and really sore up top
Ponstan - the doc gave me that every month - brilliant - since i was so bad with cramps and stuff this stuff numbed you from the back down
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:12
I have a question about periods i havent had the discussion about it with my mom still :o anyway here it goes how long is the gap between each period?
I am asking this as because i started my period before i was 13 that was a couple of days before 9th june and i have not had one since
Any help would be great thanks :o :o
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 12:13
they can be irregular when you first start (and some adults get this too)
Normally when you start you can have really big gaps between each one.. sometimes up to 6 months apart.. it is nothing to worry about and it very very normal
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 12:21
sadly mine were really regular and really heavy from the word go :angry:
I have a question about periods i havent had the discussion about it with my mom still :o anyway here it goes how long is the gap between each period?
I am asking this as because i started my period before i was 13 that was a couple of days before 9th june and i have not had one since
Any help would be great thanks :o :o
thats perfectly normal! but if you've not had another after xmas a visit to the docs should put you mind at rest
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:23
they can be irregular when you first start (and some adults get this too)
does this mean you can have very long gaps between each periods?
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:24
thats perfectly normal! but if you've not had another after xmas a visit to the docs should put you mind at rest
thanks for the help jade im really embarresed about it though so i dont know about going to the doctors if my period dosent come through after xmas :o
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 12:25
does this mean you can have very long gaps between each periods?
yup- some times it rubbish being a woman
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:27
yup- some times it rubbish being a woman
im sort of glad i have longer gaps because when i started my period i had really bad pain and i had to go to the toilet every half an hour
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:28
Should i tell my mom i have started my periods she has no idea that i started my periods, but we havent even had the conversation about periods and everything else
Should i tell my mom i have started my periods she has no idea that i started my periods, but we havent even had the conversation about periods and everything else
yep i'd tell her, dont struggle on your own
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 12:30
Should i tell my mom i have started my periods she has no idea that i started my periods, but we havent even had the conversation about periods and everything else
i think you should- she has been through the same thing so knows all about it
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:31
yep i'd tell her, dont struggle on your own
I have been thinking about telling her but i am really embarrased about it
I have been thinking about telling her but i am really embarrased about it
I know its difficult but there no need to be embarrssed about it, after all she has them. You could try dropping hints and stuff or write her a note. But I dont think there is any need she's prob waiting for you to broach the subject with her she's probably prepared for it.
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 12:39
dont be- its something we all go through- your mum will be really good about it- mine was- it was spooky my mum had me when she was 20 and told me she she started when she just started high school- 20 years later the same thing happeded!
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:42
I know its difficult but there no need to be embarrssed about it, after all she has them. You could try dropping hints and stuff or write her a note. But I dont think there is any need she's prob waiting for you to broach the subject with her she's probably prepared for it.
I have sort of tried dropping hints, but i just cant get myself to go tell her about it, I tried to say something about it before but i said something else instead because I just could not get myself to tell her about it :o
Why not when your shopping and walking past the sanitry towel put a packet in the trolley!! That way you dont have to actually tell her
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 12:48
Why not when your shopping and walking past the sanitry towel put a packet in the trolley!! That way you dont have to actually tell her
never really though of doing that :hmm:
.:SpIcYsPy:.
18-10-2005, 13:56
I came home one lunch (13 years old :D) to find I started I got a bit worked up, told mum straight away.. all sorted :D I was really embarrased but worried so I told my mum!! You can do it Stace :D Thanks for all that suggestions for cramps guys :)
Btw only 2 of my friends know so it's ok.. no one has to know but its good if your mum knows so they can help you out and maybe a close friend so they can help you if you have any embarrasing moments or things you just don't like discussing with your mum :)
lollymay
18-10-2005, 14:06
i told my mum straight away too and i started the same day as one of my best friends and exactly a month after my other best friend. how weird is that?
.:SpIcYsPy:.
18-10-2005, 14:08
i told my mum straight away too and i started the same day as one of my best friends and exactly a month after my other best friend. how weird is that?
Wow!! That is a conisidence!! :hmm:
xXxJessxXx
18-10-2005, 15:59
They say that friends and female relatives who are close come one around the same time. dunno how that works :confused: :hmm: seems rather odd. i think its mainly coinsidence but people have said that each month you and the people your closer to come on around the same time.
two of my mates, and my mum and sister all are on when i am on, give or take a few days. must just be coinsidence i dont see none reason or logic behind it. :hmm: strange though...
squillyfer
18-10-2005, 16:06
sadly mine were really regular and really heavy from the word go :angry:
so were mine :angry:
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 16:21
I came home one lunch (13 years old :D) to find I started I got a bit worked up, told mum straight away.. all sorted :D I was really embarrased but worried so I told my mum!! You can do it Stace :D Thanks for all that suggestions for cramps guys :)
Thanks for the help spicy i think i will tell my mom one of the days
$sTaCeY$
18-10-2005, 16:23
my period started in the morning i found out that i had started when my knickers were covered in blood and i got bad pains that was for a week i had the pains :mad:
I was only nine years old,and back in the 50's/60's mum's didn't tell you things about periods till you were much older,which was a shame, I thought I was dying :crying: I also started my change when I was only 32, so I only had one child, I would have liked more. Still I think myself lucky,some people can't have any.
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 18:12
I was only nine years old,and back in the 50's/60's mum's didn't tell you things about periods till you were much older,which was a shame, I thought I was dying :crying: I also started my change when I was only 32, so I only had one child, I would have liked more. Still I think myself lucky,some people can't have any.
awww hazey, thats such a shame, :( i'm sure your a fabulous mum, did they ever work out why the change started early?
Bad Wolf
18-10-2005, 18:29
so were mine :angry:
hell isnt it- mine where that bad the doctor put me on the pill to regulate everything
I started when i was 12 i think. I always thought mine were dead irregualr, untill i worked out that i have a perfect 7 week pattern (almost double most people!!). I'm really lucky. I dont get mood swings, i dont get cramps, i dont get headaches, they're not heavy and i've only suffered from being tired and stuff once! I really dont suffer that much at all!
.:SpIcYsPy:.
18-10-2005, 20:24
Lucky.. lol it's good you know you are lucky!!
xsoftladybugx
18-10-2005, 20:36
I get really bad PMT about a week before I'm due I become a really bad tempered sarcastic bitch. Then I get cramps in my stomach, back ache and really sore boobs. :thumbsdow :mad:
The same things happen to me its flippin horrible :angry:
xsoftladybugx
18-10-2005, 20:38
The last time i had it, It was so heavy i got out the bath and it was like dripping on the floor i didnt no what to dp :( I was just running round panicking lmao!!
squillyfer
18-10-2005, 21:03
God sometime being a woman really sucks men dont know just how easy they've got it
I was 14 and its never given me any problems apart from the odd stomach cramp which stopped when I went on the pill.
I was 11/12 and started at home!! I cried bless me , and told mummy right away!
And she always seems to know when i'm on to because she alsways goes 'are you alright for everything do ya need anything' Tis quite scary actually!
I get really bad cramps the first couple of days then after that i'm fine!
Mine are well were about 30-35 days apart but they have gone a bit irregluar now! But i get cramps a couple of days before as well just so i'm prepared!
All my mates know, tis just one of them things ain't it!
awww hazey, thats such a shame, :( i'm sure your a fabulous mum, did they ever work out why the change started early? because I started so young, in some people the hormones develop too soon, and a women only has a certain amount of fertile time.But as I think about it now, I have a wonderful son and the bonus is,My periods have been stopped now for over ten years.
Bad Wolf
19-10-2005, 14:18
in one way thats bliss- that time of the month is horrible- you just dont feel clean
I remember sending off for free samples of sanitary protection all of the time coz I couldn't tell my mum and was too embarrassed to buy any myself. I ended writing a piece of work at school which was on wishes - mine was that i wished i could talk to my mum about it, but when she saw it, she gave me a medical dictionary to read about it in!! - Not exactly my idea of talking but hey - its just made me even more determined to be extremely open with my kids and ensure that they know that they can talk to me about anything and everything without feeling embarrassed to....
.:SpIcYsPy:.
19-10-2005, 15:41
Awww :( All these teenas around here.. and myself :p Will help you be a cool mum hey :p Though to me, you seem like you already are!!
I remember sending off for free samples of sanitary protection all of the time coz I couldn't tell my mum and was too embarrassed to buy any myself. I ended writing a piece of work at school which was on wishes - mine was that i wished i could talk to my mum about it, but when she saw it, she gave me a medical dictionary to read about it in!! - Not exactly my idea of talking but hey - its just made me even more determined to be extremely open with my kids and ensure that they know that they can talk to me about anything and everything without feeling embarrassed to....
my mum is extremely open always has been sometimes far too open espeically when dave is around, he has to listen to all her period probs :rotfl: im open to so hopefully connor will be able to talk to me about anything!
.:SpIcYsPy:.
19-10-2005, 15:45
Bless your hubby Dave!! :rotfl:
Bless your hubby Dave!! :rotfl:
yeah poor bloke he says it is ok hearing about mine but not my mums! and worse is that she goes into great detail!!:rotfl:
yeah poor bloke he says it is ok hearing about mine but not my mums! and worse is that she goes into great detail!!:rotfl:
Oh bless...the fact that he listens in amazing.. where did you find one of them men???
Awww :( All these teenas around here.. and myself :p Will help you be a cool mum hey :p Though to me, you seem like you already are!!Aww Spicy *huge hugs* Thanks honey - I hope I am being a good mum too, and my 12yr old seems to think so (at the mo anyway lol)
I think its far better to be open and honest about things at least that way, there would be no embarrassment etc in the future, and girls love a guy that is sympathetic at that time! lol
Oh bless...the fact that he listens in amazing.. where did you find one of them men???
:searchme: he just appeared one day :rotfl: been stuck with him ver since LOL
yeah bless him he does listen with a funny queasy look on his face LOL
Oh bless...the fact that he listens in amazing.. where did you find one of them men???Mine's pretty good too - he'd far prefer to go out and buy tampax than he would toilet roll (he thinks everyone will know what he is going to do with the toilet roll, but thinks everyone will think he is sweet for buying the tampax lol) and would always bring me my wheat bag etc for me. Bless him :wub:
.:SpIcYsPy:.
19-10-2005, 15:56
Mine's pretty good too - he'd far prefer to go out and buy tampax than he would toilet roll (he thinks everyone will know what he is going to do with the toilet roll, but thinks everyone will think he is sweet for buying the tampax lol) and would always bring me my wheat bag etc for me. Bless him :wub:
Lol.. funny reasons he got :rotfl:
Btw..
*hugs back Emz :D*
Mine's pretty good too - he'd far prefer to go out and buy tampax than he would toilet roll (he thinks everyone will know what he is going to do with the toilet roll, but thinks everyone will think he is sweet for buying the tampax lol) and would always bring me my wheat bag etc for me. Bless him :wub:
dave goes out and gets all my stuff for me! and seems to know exactly what is available to buy and what colour the packs are! bless!
jojo what is the wheat bag?
dave goes out and gets all my stuff for me! and seems to know exactly what is available to buy and what colour the packs are! bless!
jojo what is the wheat bag?Its fantastic - its a cloth bag full of wheat, scented with lavender, which you heat up in the microwave - then you mould it to any part of you that is aching - excellent for when your having cramps etc.
wheat bag (http://www.mothernaturesgoodies.com/index.cfm?RePath=item.cfm?type=22!typesz=2!cat=4!c atsz=1!item=304) This is the cheapest one I have found so far - its £4.50 from this place though there is a £3.95 delivery charge
If you google wheat bag though, quite a few come up....
squillyfer
19-10-2005, 16:12
I have one of those they are pretty good. Mine was £5.00 from ponden mills but you can get them all over
I have one of those they are pretty good. Mine was £5.00 from ponden mills but you can get them all overI love mine - every month (well, up to 7months ago anyway lol) in the micro it would go. I think the great thing is that they can mould to you, so it really helps, better than a hot water bottle I think. Hubby uses it when his shoulders are aching aswell
squillyfer
19-10-2005, 16:21
It is really good for cramps and the good thing is that you can go to sleep with them but unlike a hot water bottle you dont have to be scared of it leaking and they are so much less hassle two minutes in the microwave and they're done
wheat bag (http://www.mothernaturesgoodies.com/index.cfm?RePath=item.cfm?type=22!typesz=2!cat=4!c atsz=1!item=304) This is the cheapest one I have found so far - its £4.50 from this place though there is a £3.95 delivery charge
If you google wheat bag though, quite a few come up....
cheers em will check it out
.:Kitz:.
19-10-2005, 19:00
i started when i was 12. I was kinda releaved id started coz all my mates had started and i was like the only one who hadn't!! Mine are always really heavy and i have to have this pill thing to lighten the flow! When i started i was at home coz i wasn't feeling well. I don't have that bad cramps, its just soooooo heavy!! Its so annoying!!
samantha nixon
19-10-2005, 20:58
i started on my 12th birthday and that day i was going chessington, but ive been fine and everything with them no pain or anything, but i started before my twin which ment she wondered when shed start and stuff
Can I as a man post here? I feel sorry for all you girls/ladies as to what you go through every month. Sometimes we guys dont understand PMT AND MOOD SWINGS but speaking personally please talk it over with your partner/lover/husband
End of man talk
i started when i was 12. I was kinda releaved id started coz all my mates had started and i was like the only one who hadn't!! Mine are always really heavy and i have to have this pill thing to lighten the flow! When i started i was at home coz i wasn't feeling well. I don't have that bad cramps, its just soooooo heavy!! Its so annoying!!
mine were like that when i first started and veru very painful, i used to spend 2 days off school in bed asleep all day. they better now
Can I as a man post here? I feel sorry for all you girls/ladies as to what you go through every month. Sometimes we guys dont understand PMT AND MOOD SWINGS but speaking personally please talk it over with your partner/lover/husband
End of man talk
my other half goes through a week or 2 of hell when i have mood swings but he stays calm, sometimes and i am very open woith him i tell him when it that time and tell him to keep away coz everything he does will annoy me!
you can post anywhere alan it good to get the mans point of view :)
JustJodi
19-10-2005, 22:56
Started when I was 9.. yea that was real early,, in fact all of my sisters were under 11 when they started too,, we all 3 have had alot of "female" problems all our lives,, mood swings now are really bad since i am at the menopausal age.:crying:
Started when I was 9.. yea that was real early,, in fact all of my sisters were under 11 when they started too,, we all 3 have had alot of "female" problems all our lives,, mood swings now are really bad since i am at the menopausal age.:crying:
my mum is at that age and she is a a nightmare to be around most days! they say you take after your mum so dave has got a lot of moodiness to look forward to!
JustJodi
19-10-2005, 23:02
my mum is at that age and she is a a nightmare to be around most days! they say you take after your mum so dave has got a lot of moodiness to look forward to!
My mom had an easy time when she went thru menopause,, actually she even got married to a younger man,, so dunno :lol:
My mom had an easy time when she went thru menopause,, actually she even got married to a younger man,, so dunno :lol:
so there is hope for me then LOL
dont think icould put my family through it if i end up like her, maybe ill have to move out for a few years!
they say you take after your mum
Oh please dont say that my mum has been contanstly bleeding since march - it's sometimes so heavy that she has to get up three and four times a night to change her clothes and bedsheets. The doc's said they cant find anything wrong and there's nothing they can do.
She's constanly lightheaded cant drive somedays (which effects her work) somedays she cant even get out of bed!!!!
samantha nixon
20-10-2005, 07:48
my mates mum was like that and she went went for tests and stuff but i cant remember what was wrong with her, but shes fine now
they have done loads of test, scan everything and still cant find anything wrong
JustJodi
20-10-2005, 09:08
Oh please dont say that my mum has been contanstly bleeding since march - it's sometimes so heavy that she has to get up three and four times a night to change her clothes and bedsheets. The doc's said they cant find anything wrong and there's nothing they can do.
She's constanly lightheaded cant drive somedays (which effects her work) somedays she cant even get out of bed!!!!
Luna..I didn't take after my mom but my grandma,, i am half and half moody and cheerful,, can be quite strange,, I think we are all made differently,, my mom never had any female problems, but me and my 2 sisters did,, so keep an eye on your sisters ( if u have any ):)
one of my sisters has something like the same thing as my mum but she's going through the change (really early i might add) so it could be caused by that
JustJodi
20-10-2005, 09:14
one of my sisters has something like the same thing as my mum but she's going through the change (really early i might add) so it could be caused by that
Has the doctors suggested a hystrectomy for your mom ???
no they didn't want her to have it mainly because they ciouldn't find anything wrong - so she went private and is going in elective - only probelm is mum has always been big so they have asked her to lose atleast four stone before they will operate on her - she's done really well lost 2 1/2 stone in 3 months.
$sTaCeY$
20-10-2005, 09:21
wheat bag (http://www.mothernaturesgoodies.com/index.cfm?RePath=item.cfm?type=22!typesz=2!cat=4!c atsz=1!item=304) This is the cheapest one I have found so far - its £4.50 from this place though there is a £3.95 delivery charge
If you google wheat bag though, quite a few come up....
I have saw those in our puund shop up town
JustJodi
20-10-2005, 09:24
no they didn't want her to have it mainly because they ciouldn't find anything wrong - so she went private and is going in elective - only probelm is mum has always been big so they have asked her to lose atleast four stone before they will operate on her - she's done really well lost 2 1/2 stone in 3 months.
Good for her loosing the weight..I do not know what 4 stone is,, in POUNDS..but I can understand why the doc would ask her to drop the weight, not only is it safer for when she has surgery but also healthier for her to loose.. :)
I have saw those in our puund shop up town
avon does them aswell
Oh please dont say that my mum has been contanstly bleeding since march - it's sometimes so heavy that she has to get up three and four times a night to change her clothes and bedsheets. The doc's said they cant find anything wrong and there's nothing they can do.
She's constanly lightheaded cant drive somedays (which effects her work) somedays she cant even get out of bed!!!!
Thats what my mum is like she bleeds for about 3 out of 4 weeks!!
mum is booked in for a op in a couple of months time, not a hysterectomy but something quicker which will stop her periods.
Well they have told her this is nothing to do with periods and they have no idea where the blood is coming from - personally i just think they dont have a clue about anything
RealityGap
20-10-2005, 14:57
Good for her loosing the weight..I do not know what 4 stone is,, in POUNDS..but I can understand why the doc would ask her to drop the weight, not only is it safer for when she has surgery but also healthier for her to loose.. :)
4 stones would be 52 lbs (14 lbs in a stone!)
JustJodi
20-10-2005, 15:01
4 stones would be 52 lbs (14 lbs in a stone!)
Thanks RG. hey long time no see ... :)
.:SpIcYsPy:.
23-10-2005, 09:59
I just want to know if there is other sites you can get wheat bags from..
And mainly what shops you can get it from... please :D
I just want to know if there is other sites you can get wheat bags from..
And mainly what shops you can get it from... please :DLots of health shops Spicy, but if you google wheat bags, you can find loads too..... I'm not sure if Holland & Barrett sell them (though they may be a bit more expensive from there) but those types of shops tend to have them because they are natural :D Hope that helps x
xsoftladybugx
23-10-2005, 20:50
I looked in the body shop i thought they would have them and nothing of the sort :(
I think John Lewis do them aswell :searchme:
i started the day before my 14th birthday. i'm quite lucky as mine tend to be light but one time it was soo heavy and i was really ill- i nearly puked up all over my ict teahcer and fainted.. she was like have you finished and i was like nearly and i kinda blacked out for a second or two
I started Christmas Eve when I was 9. I screamed to my mum that I was dying, as I hadn't got a clue what was happening as we hadn't had that talk!
Now I'm 29. I've had endometriosis for about 5 years and really heavy long periods (the longest one lastest a bout 13 months, bleeding every day). On waiting list to see the specialist, in March, as things are not funny now, and the blood clots etc I'm not coping very well with. I have to wear black all the time as I never know if I'll have an accident. Pads get very expensive as I can go through 20 pads a day.
My hubby does try and be supportive but with my PMT it's not always easy for him. He does always tell me how much he appreciates being a man.
xsoftladybugx
24-10-2005, 10:16
Awww thats horrible :( hope things are getting better :)
I started Christmas Eve when I was 9. I screamed to my mum that I was dying, as I hadn't got a clue what was happening as we hadn't had that talk!
Now I'm 29. I've had endometriosis for about 5 years and really heavy long periods (the longest one lastest a bout 13 months, bleeding every day). On waiting list to see the specialist, in March, as things are not funny now, and the blood clots etc I'm not coping very well with. I have to wear black all the time as I never know if I'll have an accident. Pads get very expensive as I can go through 20 pads a day.
My hubby does try and be supportive but with my PMT it's not always easy for him. He does always tell me how much he appreciates being a man.
I have endometriosis too!! I have been on the depot injection (and a range of other pills) which have all worked wonders.
Tried depot injection and other combination of pills and nothing has worked so far. Now looking at putting in a hormone coil, but not really sure about it, but I guess you will try anything if the pain etc is that bad. Its just annoying playing the waiting game!
Well they do tell you not to have a coil unless you've already had children as there is a small chance it can cause some internal damage
Well that's what I thought, but the specialist has advised me to have it even though I haven't had any kids. The last option is a hysterectomy. The way I am feeling at the mo I would have surgery tomorrow. ( I was supposed to have one this summer but they decided to try the coil instead as I'm only 29, but I was mentally prepared for it)
.:SpIcYsPy:.
24-10-2005, 11:40
That's sad to hear :( I never knew things can happen so badly like this :(
.:SpIcYsPy:.
24-10-2005, 11:41
Lots of health shops Spicy, but if you google wheat bags, you can find loads too..... I'm not sure if Holland & Barrett sell them (though they may be a bit more expensive from there) but those types of shops tend to have them because they are natural :D Hope that helps x
I think I know where a health shop is :D Down the highstreet which is a few roads away :D Thanks Emz :D x
They were thinking about a hysterectomy for me as i have a prolapsed womb, but i made them leave it till I'd had my family
squillyfer
27-10-2005, 22:30
i came on this morning and still have my stupid party to plan about thirty people are coming but the way I feel I dont want to go myself. Plus its fancy dress and I have this tudor style dress thats really tight up top and is not really going to be very comfortable lol
tasha_hopkins
27-10-2005, 23:53
i was 12 when i started and at home. I think im a bit weird i dont have cramps or anything like that i have a bleeding nose before i come on (like i dont lose enough) lol, so i usually just go by that.
When i first started i kept coming on every 2 weeks, which was a bit of a worry, so i went to the doctor to ask for the pill because they control the periods better, but being 12 i was too young so i had these tablets dont know what they are which i had to take three times a day after food which was a total pain. Then when i was finally alowed on the pill i had weight gain and really bad pmt so i cant win really, and i have put up with it ever since..
xsoftladybugx
29-10-2005, 11:20
I got a wheatbag :D:D:D Its really good, FROM CLINTONS of all places its in this little teddy sooo nice :D
MADHATTER
16-11-2005, 19:33
I started a few wks b4 my 12th Birthday, but thankfully i have 2 older sisters who helped me through it. i was lucky that i didn't get ne pain for the first couple of yrs but now the pain is horrible and i'm now trying not to take ne paracetamol for the pain, i came on yesterday and the pain lasted on and off for 12 hrs and i couldn't sleep but i didn't take ne painkillers tho.
MADHATTER
16-11-2005, 19:35
Once when i was going thru a healthy eating phase (no junk food) my period was considerably lighter and i had no pain so if you have a lot of pain, try to stop eating alot of junk food a couple of wks before your due on.
emma_strange
04-12-2005, 13:42
I started when I was 11, the summer before I started comp. I remember bieng so annoyed that I had started before all my friends
shannisrules
04-12-2005, 16:01
i started when i was just 13 it was a few days after my birthday
~charlie-lou~
18-12-2005, 16:33
I was 13 and a half or so, I was at a friend's house.
I was so relieved at first, and the first couple of periods were fine but now I get really bad cramping and they're soooo heavy. Annoyingness. :mad:
pookie1968uk
18-12-2005, 23:48
im sure my daughter wont be too long now. she is 11 and i was 11 when i started. she has got so moody and she has these quite subdued times when i thing something is up with her. she really cant wait to start and i keep telling her she wont think that when she has!!!!
bubblegum_fairy
19-12-2005, 13:29
I was 11, it was the last day of term for the X-mas half term, I just freaked as i was really happy then, it was like Oh My God... and that.
I can't say i have a moody attitude, as i'm also a bit of a biatch and that
I started just after I turned 11, wasn't expecting it as my mum didn't start until she was about 16, but it was at home luckily.
twinkle_eyes83
22-12-2005, 10:32
i was 12
squillyfer
22-12-2005, 16:23
I'm due on christmas day, can you believe the luck
awww i hate it when that happens
squillyfer
22-12-2005, 16:36
I was two years ago too its not fair :crying:
awww. i had mine on christmas and my birthday once... i was really annoyed
true.moon
22-12-2005, 19:52
13
i told my mum staight away when i was sure because the day before i started but i was sure so the next day i was posotive it was
willsmummy
26-12-2005, 23:06
I was 9!!!! I have had a few probs with them over the years. I have endometriosis, which makes them v painful, and I found it v difficult to conceive my son. I have had such a rough ride with them, I am hoping I go through my menopause soon, but I reckon I have another 10 years of misery!!!!
I was 9!!!! I have had a few probs with them over the years. I have endometriosis, which makes them v painful, and I found it v difficult to conceive my son. I have had such a rough ride with them, I am hoping I go through my menopause soon, but I reckon I have another 10 years of misery!!!! I was 9 too,had no problems with them or conceiving,but started menopause at 35,had hysterectomy at 39. So havent had to worry about my monthly for neverly 12 years now :cheer:
willsmummy
26-12-2005, 23:31
Gosh, it sounds like you had a tough time, but at least you are free from period hell now!
Penguin8191
28-12-2005, 15:33
i started mine at home in the school holidays before i went 2 high skl (i was 11) it was my dads birthday! lol! my mum found out coz there was blood on ma nickers when i put them in the wash! i was the first out of my friends but now 3 n a half years later all of my friends have started 2 and we'r all regular! they allways seem 2 come when im on holiday/skl trips/parties etc its so annoying! not really had any problems except i always feel hungry around the time! its strange!
*-Rooney-*
13-04-2006, 11:49
i was 11 and to this day never had a problem
they last 3 days and not heavy at all with very little cramps
i was 9 and started at home. i'm getting worried now though as i'm sure i'll start the menopause early and i'm 27 now with no kids or signs of any!
I was 10 ( I think) in my last year of primary school.
Hated periods, so strated the injection and then the implant contraceptive, not had a period since I was 16 (7 years now!)
i was 13 and in 1st year and i get really bad stomach cramps i mean i go pale white, i got my mum to make me a doctor's appointment and he's given me tablets which work. Everybody knows when i'm on because all hell will break loose and i won't eat breakfast for the first few days!
*-Rooney-*
15-04-2006, 11:36
I was 10 ( I think) in my last year of primary school.
Hated periods, so strated the injection and then the implant contraceptive, not had a period since I was 16 (7 years now!)
what does that involve and are there any side effects
Implany is the best, you get it inserted into your arm (by minor surgery unit - dont worry its not that painful you get anastetic (sp))
stopped my periods, lasts for 5 years.
crazygirl
15-04-2006, 12:47
i started when i was just over 10 i didnt have a clue what it was & started crying! so my mum had to explain it to me! it was in 1980 and thing were not explained to us back then like they are today!!
my daughter is nearly 11 and i have explained it to her so she does not have a nasy shock wondering what the hell it is when it happens to her!!
*-Rooney-*
15-04-2006, 13:04
Implany is the best, you get it inserted into your arm (by minor surgery unit - dont worry its not that painful you get anastetic (sp))
stopped my periods, lasts for 5 years.
any side effects, weight gain/loss etc????
any side effects, weight gain/loss etc????
nope (not for me dont know about others). had weight gain and headaches with with the injection though
*-Rooney-*
15-04-2006, 14:17
yeah i know a few people who gained a lot whilst on the needle
*-Rooney-*
15-04-2006, 14:18
nope (not for me dont know about others). had weight gain and headaches with with the injection though
to you need to already have children before the doc will give you the implant
xxloopylauraxx
24-04-2006, 19:01
isnt there a pill you can go on that can stop your period or delay it or make it come a week early? coz im going on holiday soon and think ill be on for it but i dont want it ruin my holiday because i start on the day i go nd were only going for a week!?
di marco
24-04-2006, 19:49
isnt there a pill you can go on that can stop your period or delay it or make it come a week early? coz im going on holiday soon and think ill be on for it but i dont want it ruin my holiday because i start on the day i go nd were only going for a week!?
yeh i think there is cos my mum was going to put me on it when we went to australia a few years ago but i was too young at the time so the doctor wouldnt give it to me, i think you have to be 16
xxloopylauraxx
24-04-2006, 20:38
oh right thanks. thats helpful. at least i now know there is such a pill!
di marco
24-04-2006, 20:41
oh right thanks. thats helpful. at least i now know there is such a pill!
yeh there is one cos he gave it to my mum, for some reason i dont think she used it in the end though
oh the poll is closed but i started when i was 12
if you take the normal pill, you can just continue taking it without taking a break. it happened me when i was going on hols before and that's what my dr advised.
sexc-shannie
17-05-2006, 22:34
I was 12 well just turned 12 but I wasn't shocked my mum was really open about periods and that. Not like her mum so when she started she didn't know what was happening. Worst thing for me I was in the room with my brothers and they're mates even though I didn't know it happened and you couldn't see anything I felt embrassed lol.
$sTaCeY$
19-07-2006, 17:14
I started about 10 days befoe by 13th birthday for 1 week my next period was 1 month before my 14th birthday!! and i havent had my 3rd period yet....i sort of had the conversation about periods with my mom but i still didnt tell her i started and she thinks i aint started yet....i was kinda getting worried because of the almost yearly gaps between my periods but i looked on the internet and i have read people can have almost 12 months gap between each period for the first time so i think i am going to wait and see when my next period comes hopefully it wont be in another 11 - 12 months :wall:
Believe me Stacey, you don't want them regularly. Mine were ok until just after I turned 14 and then I started getting pains with every one :wall:
Believe me Stacey, you don't want them regularly. Mine were ok until just after I turned 14 and then I started getting pains with every one :wall:
That's happened with me. All of a sudden there's pain everytime, but it used to be just the odd pain before
Mine used to be about one painful one every six months.
xXxJessxXx
20-07-2006, 13:41
I started about 10 days befoe by 13th birthday for 1 week my next period was 1 month before my 14th birthday!! and i havent had my 3rd period yet....i sort of had the conversation about periods with my mom but i still didnt tell her i started and she thinks i aint started yet....i was kinda getting worried because of the almost yearly gaps between my periods but i looked on the internet and i have read people can have almost 12 months gap between each period for the first time so i think i am going to wait and see when my next period comes hopefully it wont be in another 11 - 12 months :wall:
Serioualy there something that you wouldnt want a montjhly occurance of! lol. But i guess the downside is fr you your taken by suprise everytime where as if they were regular thne at eats you'd have some idea. Mine have been pretty regular from the begining, but like you my friend had vertualy yearly gaps!
EE Rocks
26-07-2006, 15:20
Hmm I started 12 years old. Gosh I hate it.
Emma-Lou
30-07-2006, 19:29
Believe me Stacey, you don't want them regularly. Mine were ok until just after I turned 14 and then I started getting pains with every one :wall:
The same with me for the first 2 years i was fine never much pain and my mum said how lucky i was but since i was 13 nearly 14 i have statred getting pains to its horrible especialy if i have not got any tablets or anything around.
*-Rooney-*
30-07-2006, 22:13
i started when i was 11 and up until a few months ago they were light and only lasted about 3 days with basically no symptoms it was great.
but a few month ago ive changed i am such a moody cow especially around my mum and dad i noticed that the week before during and after a period its forever screaming matchs with my mum and always my fault, i explained this to the doc and she told me that she can put me on two diff types of pill which will stop me having periods and try to control my rage, just have to give it a thought
Footie_Chick
31-07-2006, 15:19
I can't remember how old i was but i was either 12 or 13 and it was the 1st of january and my mate was having a big sleepover at her house and mine started that night so i had to pretend i was ill so i could go home.
pookie1968uk
21-09-2006, 16:57
my daughter started her periods yesterday! she was 12 in august.
she seems so grown up now and ive lost my little girl!!!
xStephaniex
23-09-2006, 15:13
my daughter started her periods yesterday! she was 12 in august.
she seems so grown up now and ive lost my little girl!!!
awww Pookie! Mums never lose their little girls !. we always come running to our mums when we need help with all the women stuff!.
I started my periods when i was 11 and been on the pill for 3 years on and off now because my periods are so bad and i get really ill. ive had 3 different sets of the pill and im currently on loestrin which doesn't seem to be doing the trick but its ease my headaches and bad stomach cramps a bit!!
Just remember pookie, your daughter is growing up now even tho she is 12 she'll always need you around:)
pookie1968uk
23-09-2006, 16:40
i used to suffer from terrible period pains and i would be sick as the pain was that bad, i just hope she doesnt take after me!
i used to suffer from terrible period pains and i would be sick as the pain was that bad, i just hope she doesnt take after me!
I get that aswell, I'm always sick because the pain is so bad, but it's only on the first day so normally it's okay
Crazy Gal 88
23-09-2006, 20:51
13 or 14, cant quite remember - i think i was about 13 n a half. they used to be heavy n pain free but r now heavy n painful!!! I used to think that i couldnt wait til i started so id be all grown up!lol but now i HATE them so much! Its not fair we have to go though this and boys don't!!lol
pookie1968uk
24-09-2006, 18:31
and we have them roughly every four weeks for about forty years!!!!!!!!!!!!
xStephaniex
25-09-2006, 11:18
lol pookie there goes all hope of periods going fast! haha. i got another month of loestrin and then i have to go back on microgynon because its stronger than what im on now even tho im violent n moody on micrgynon lol i hope i can control it !!. Periods are horrible i dont see why the men cant have them lol
X~xLaylax~X
30-09-2006, 17:21
i was 11 and in year 6 , i was at my dads and had to phone my mum and she told my dad so he had to go the shop to get me towels , it was so embarressin because my brother had a nose bleed the night before and he thought it was me when he found out ! but it was actually after school and i felt realy bad all day . and then afther i told my mum she told my nan and my arnty it was so embarresing for me having my family phone me saying what a big girl i am lol
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