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’m just turned 12 a little over a month ago. I haven’t started yed but all signs point to me starting in a few months. I’m super exited
It was May 3rd, 2020, I am 12 yrs. old. It was a couple of days before summer vacation(May 15th). I was walking to my History class,and we had to walk this long ass staircase, and I felt something like pee going onto my underwear, and I had discharge since I was 9, so I kinda was expecting it, just not that day. So after I got to class, like an hour in, I had to get up and answer the question on the board, and everyone started laughing and I just shrugged it off. Later, once I got home, I always go to the bathroom first thing, and as soon as I pulled my underwear down, I was blood, mine wasn’t brownish, mine was a reddish pink. First thing I did was call my sister, and since I have 4 older sisters, I kinda knew what the products are, bc I would always get them for them. But yeah, so I called my sister and she laughed so hard, and she was like “haha, you got your period!!” and I just bursted with tears of joy and fright, but yeah, it has been 6 month since I got my first! (btw, she did give me supplies and stuff)
It was just a normal day. I was going about with my chores and stuff until felt weird down there. I rushed to the bathroom and saw blood on my undies. I quickly rushed to my mom and she congratulated me, gave me some pads and taught me how to put it on
You guys are so wierd about periods.
I got mine this year in august and it was very light and I told my mother and she gave me one of her maxi pads, My period skipped over september but i knew that was fine since you dont have a regular period for the first year. I got my period again yesterday . I had been cramping that day and when i was about to step in the shower i had to go so i used it and I notice there was blood and it was way heavier than before in august so i took the shower changed in to my clean clothes and put one of my pads on that my mom had bought me in september but I never used them because i didnt have one in september. I have sorta bad cramps. I cant take pills yet what should i take. Also im anout to turn 14 this month.