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 a HUGE swim meet in Texas with hundreds of people. I went to go swim and I was stretching you know…getting ready to race. When it was my heat (my turn to race) they started announcing our names before we swam. I was putting my goggles on when I felt something running down my leg. immediately I started freaking out and these girls behind me were staring. After that I got onto the block with my legs covered in blood in front of all those people but yeah…i quit swim btw :/
I got my period TODAY. I have been having discharge since I was 8 but wasn’t expecting to have my period until I was about 14, since that’s when my mom had hers. I was in block 2 math, and I went to the bathroom and saw a whole bunch of brown stuff on my liner. I thought maybe I was just having weird discharge, but I gave a note to my teacher and she said that I was having my period and she gave me a pad. An still questioning whether I’m actually on my period or not LMAO 😅
Got it at 12 years old on December 18. Was at school, went to the bathroom, blood EVERYWHERE. Luckily I had brought a pad because I had been getting discharge for about a year and knew a lot about periods. Put on a pad went back to 5th period science, collapsed on my bed and cried my eyes out when I got home. :)
Hi Sydney!
Thanks so much for sharing your story! How wonderful that your friends were so helpful:)
-Team Lunette
Got my period 12 years old on Novemeber 1st, after eating candy and doing school at home from being online schooled. I had to go to the bathroom and wiped to find blood and with no accidents, thankfully. I officially got my period. Grabbed some pads and carried on with my day. Wont ever forget when I got it, happy it wasnt a day before on Halloween!