https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:14:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61833 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:54:22 +0000 jennylynn 61833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was kind of late compared to my friends. I started the summer before freshman year, so I was 14. I remember always wanting to start, since all my friends already had, but once it happened I wondered what I was thinking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61818 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:56:16 +0000 Pepper 61818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in 7th grade... either 12 or 13. I cried when I got it, haha. I just remember going "I don't want it!!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61807 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:43:14 +0000 GreenThumb 61807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 14 and it was just at the end of 8th grade. I remember I was bummed because that afternoon I was supposed to go swimming with a friend and was too scared to try tampons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61801 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:07:18 +0000 sslm 61801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I was 10 or 11 but I don't remember exactly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61799 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:02:54 +0000 sera_87 61799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty sure I was 12 and in the 6th grade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61797 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:53:56 +0000 googly-eyes 61797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 in 7th grade. (I didn't skip a grade but had a later in the year birthday.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61792 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:35:08 +0000 BSB 61792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 14 and in 9th grade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61787 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:09:16 +0000 pelikila 61787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 12 and in 7th grade. My mom was traveling for work so I had to figure out how to use tampons by myself since I was taking scuba diving lessons and couldn't miss class. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61773 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:38:23 +0000 yin 61773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>same as @nycalimama -- 10 years old and a few month shy from being 11. It was the summer before 6th grade, and I'm pretty sure I was the first among my friends to start my period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61763 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:22:57 +0000 rawrasaur 61763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 10 and in the 5th grade. *sigh* I was not happy it came so early. Luckily, they were pretty damn light back then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61753 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:02:33 +0000 tequiero21 61753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>about 12, in 7th grade </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61750 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:00:52 +0000 MH.Abroad 61750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>16! I was lucky. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61741 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:33:23 +0000 Ohlizaa 61741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I was twelve and did the same thing. I have a sister so she actually didn't figure it out for a while. And then she did exactly what I was trying to avoid- told everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61736 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:17:24 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 61736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 13. It was the summer between 7th and 8th grade. When I discovered it I had just woken up. I did a double take to make sure I wasn't dreaming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61717 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:58:38 +0000 lilteacherbee 61717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: the summer before 9th grade, I turned 14 that september. Our school cut-off was Oct 15 so I was always one of the youngest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61714 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:46:29 +0000 winniebee 61714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like such a late bloomer! </p> <p>It was the summer before 9th grade - I had just turned 14. It was terrible because it was the day I was going to a water park with a bunch of friends!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61709 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:42:45 +0000 Rubies 61709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 12, 6th grade. I didn't even tell my mom. I knew where she had pads and I knew what I was supposed to do with them. She saw the wrappers in the garbage and was so sad that I didn't share the moment with her. LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61708 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:24:39 +0000 Andrea 61708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i was 10 and in 5th grade. i remember getting my first bra and also shaving my legs then. big year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61688 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:54:39 +0000 mediagirl 61688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I was 13 in 9th grade. I started kindergarten at 4 because my birthday is in November. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61687 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:53:46 +0000 mediagirl 61687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinpye: I was 16, as well! My mom had actually taken me to the doctor to make sure I was okay. It had to do with my body weight vs muscle mass and the sports I was playing, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61686 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:29:51 +0000 loveisstrange 61686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 11, but I don't remember what grade. Probably 6th? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61684 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:28:47 +0000 erinpye 61684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow I was much later than you ladies. I got mine when I was 16 and a sophomore in high school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61673 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:50:40 +0000 AmeliaBedelia 61673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in seventh grade, so I would have been 12. I had just turned 12 too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61669 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:50:41 +0000 cyneswith 61669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had just turned 11. My aunt got hers at 9, so my mom warned me about the blood part when I was 7 or 8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61665 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:45:00 +0000 lovehoneybee 61665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11, I was in 6th grade. My stepsister started hers at 9. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61662 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:25:20 +0000 Sweet T 61662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I as 9 years old and in the 4th grade. I had no idea what was going on! My little sister just turned nine in october and she started earlier this month. Insane! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61660 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:17:02 +0000 Penny Lane 61660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was almost 14! My younger sister got hers before I did, she was 10, I remember being glad it wasn't my turn when she got hers, heh heh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61651 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:58:37 +0000 SAHM0811 61651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 years old... almost 11 though (1-2 months before) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61646 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:25:47 +0000 cyndistar3 61646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rachel: Yea, I skipped a grade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-started-your-period#post-61644 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:22:35 +0000 Shutterbug 61644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyndistar3: wow you were in the 7th grade at 11 yrs old? Did you skip a grade? </p>