By: Allison Waldbeser
From soccer games to period stains, here are six first-period stories we thought you would get a chuckle from, because who doesn’t like to hear about other people's period stories?
How come this tampon won’t go in?
“It was the morning I had to go to a soccer tournament and I didn’t want to wear a pad, so I had to try to figure out how you put in a tampon. My mom was standing outside the bathroom trying to explain it to me and I think I was yelling at her! I definitely didn’t put it in the right way until the third attempt...and I’m pretty sure we were late to soccer.” – Cammie
Celebrating your first period at good ol’ Starbucks
“I didn’t tell my mom for four days, I was in 7th grade and used panty liners (like four together to make a pad) because that’s all I could find and I was too scared to try a tampon, and when I finally told my mom she took me to Starbucks to celebrate.” – Aubrey
Poop or blood?
“I got my first period when I was around 11 or 12. I was out with my grandmother and when we got home I went to the bathroom, pulled down my pants, and was like “Um...whoms’t??” because there was a big brown stain in my underwear! I honestly thought I shit my pants and just didn’t realize it while we were out. So I took my underwear and went downstairs to show my grandmother. She FREAKED and called my dad telling him how I got my period and he needed to come home. I panicked and texted my mom. She said “Yeah probably your period. Don’t freak out. Text your dad to get you some pads, you’re fine.” And that’s the story of my first period!” – Isabelle
When you and your bestie are on the same cycle
“My parents were away and my uncle was babysitting me, my brother, and my cousins. I went to the toilet oblivious to what was happening. To my surprise I found blood in my pants and freaked out! I knew vaguely of periods but felt very unprepared. I messaged my girlfriends for reassurance, and I discovered that my best friend had also started that night! We couldn’t believe it and both went through the stress together.” – Leah
Bloody family vacation
“I started my first period at 14 years old. I was on holiday in Spain. We were by the pool, and I went for a wee, and then noticed in my swimsuit something weird and brown. I asked my mum about it and she said it was my period. So we sent my dad to the local shop about a 5 minute walk away to get me some pads. My sister is seven years older than me, so luckily my dad knew what he needed to buy. If it hadn’t started on holiday I don’t think it would’ve been so memorable.” – Abigail
Saved by the mud
“It was the 3rd of October of 2011, and I was at a festival with my family wearing WHITE shorts. I happened to sit on a dirty chair and got my white shorts stained by mud. This actually hid the first vestiges of my first period, which I noticed when I got home and went to the toilet.” – Dory
What was your first-period experience? Was it funny, scary, exciting, or all of the above? Let us know in the comments below! :)
I got mine when I’d just turned eleven (I’m thirteen now). It was at school and I didn’t notice until I got home. Since I didn’t even know that a period was a thing, I told no one and just threw away my underwear because I was so embarrassed and thought I’d shit myself. I told my close friends about it and they explained what it was and everything. I’m still, to this day, so glad they understood and everything. :)
I got my period when I was 10 in Spring, 2016.
My family makes me hide my period completely and I left my pad on the bathroom counter and my sister who is 9 saw. She hasn’t admitted she saw or what should I do?
so… im 11 and i have not gotten it yet but i think its coming soon because i have been experiencing all pms or “pre-period” symptoms and i have lots of discharge.
update; literally right when i was about to post this i feel like i peed myself i go in the restroom i looked and you guessed it , my period came . please give me any advice if you can.
so I started my period on Dec. 9th, 2020. I was 13 almost 14 (I’m 14 now). It was early in the morning around 9:00 or 10:00. I felt some weird goo in my undies and had been having discharge for almost a year now so I thought nothing of it. When I had finally gone to use the bathroom I saw what I had been wanting to see forever!! All my friends have had theirs so I felt SO happy and excited it was finally here! And ever since my period has never been late and i’ve had a period every month. Also on my 4th period right now. ;p