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 was at the pool when my boyfriend threw me in the pool. His ring got caught on the string on the tampon and the bloody tampon hit him on the lip he told everyone and now i am the laughing stock of the whole school. WHAT DO I DO HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got my second period last week. I’m 11. It was two months ago when I got my first period. I was at school, just minding my own business. When I felt something like pee coming out of me. I ignored it. Then more pee-like liquid comes out. I felt my panty liner got soaked. I went to the bathroom at recess and saw the blood. I knew about periods but I still freaked out and instantly got a headache and a kind of light-headed feeling. I wiped and continued through the day like nothing happened. I went back home and saw that I leaked. I asked my mom for pads. She said that she thought I would get it sooner or later…
Hi Carmen! It is normal for periods to be irregular so up to a few years after you start menstruating. However, if you are feeling concerned about the delay it is best to contact a healthcare professional. :)
-Team Lunette
I got mine on February 15. I woke up and there was blood all over the crotch of my undies. Everything would have been fine IF I didn’t have a math competition that day (and I overslept so we were running late). I ended up slapping on one of the pads that I stole from my mom and went with that ONE pad for the entirety of the competition. Now, that would have been fine as well, BUT I HAD PIANO CLASS RIGHT AFTER. So I spent 6-7 miserable hours bleeding onto a single, soggy pad. I couldn’t tell my mom not because it was a taboo, but because my mom and I got into a fight a few days before my period. I kept telling myself that I would tell her next time, but we got into an argument AGAIN. February through April passed like this. Then, my period decided to bail out on me and skipped May. I thought “OK, fine” but it is August and Aunt Flo is still MIA. Should I be extremely concerned?
It was October 23rd 2019 at school no warning I was nine years old (I’m 10)lmao