my mom was 10, so certainly not "what's happening now." I was 14, but my oldest started at 10 and my youngest at 11
2025-07-24 21:07:48
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Darlenis Rojas :
Mine started around 3rd or 4th grade. Would’ve been convenient if my school had tampon and pads in the bathroom.
2025-07-25 01:53:52
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juju! :
im 25. born in 2000 and i got my period in 5th grade 😭
2025-07-24 15:44:58
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🏃♀️ :
I started my period at 10, 5th grade, while I was in school. Luckily I knew what it was, but I didn’t know that I was supposed to go to the nurse’s office and ask for supplies. No supplies was in the bathroom. I ended up stuffing my underwear with toilet paper for the rest of the school day
2025-07-23 21:08:25
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Michelle Miller :
Women are getting their periods earlier and earlier due to all the hormones in the food and better nutrition compared to far back in the day. So the answer to your question is actually yes
2025-07-25 01:46:49
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Jade Joseph :
I started mine in middle school. Idk why these comments are so rude.
2025-07-24 19:24:28
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Snarky Mom :
Yes, on average, girls are menstruating at earlier ages and it isn’t a good thing. Stress, obesity, processed foods, and environmental factors all play a roll.
2025-07-24 03:09:28
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One Kidney Wonder🍉 :
I was 7 or 8…. I’m a cancer survivor and I had radiation on my lower abdomen. Between chemo and radiation, it sped up my reproductive system. Hope this helps✨
2025-07-24 14:00:32
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Sharina Mills :
I had a friend who had hers in the 3rd grade
2025-07-24 18:34:25
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Laurbebuggingback :
Heather, girls have been starting them around 8 years old now. They need to be taught about their bodies VERy young. Using proper words for their body parts. Explaining it’s normal. Acting like these things don’t exist puts them at a higher risk of assault.
2025-07-20 10:32:27
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Kyra :
Also, don’t forget that not just kids use the bathrooms! I’m sure staff and parents are using them too
2025-07-24 19:29:01
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Nancy Kierig :
My daughter started at 10, so yeah they start that young
2025-07-24 13:00:52
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user5008976907737 :
I got mine at the age of 8, while at school. I still look back on how crazy that was. I think it's great they are now in the bathroom because it was so embarrassing having to go to thr nurse each time I needed one.
2025-07-24 14:42:37
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Why do periods and tampons give you a heart attack..? Started mine in 5th grade
2025-07-22 11:19:43
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witchybitch177 :
I’m 35 and I started my period at 9 and had no clue what was going on bc my mom was the same as you and didn’t care to actually explain it to me bc she thought I was too young
2025-07-21 06:00:28
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Artemis Gordon : Author ✒️📚🔮 :
My daughter started hers in 4th grade, same as I did. Your experience is not everyone's experience.
2025-07-19 16:53:26
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My friend started in kindergarten 💔
2025-07-24 18:23:21
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Tanya Melech :
Mine started at 10 and I started at 13. Soy milk doesn’t help. Thinx underwear is what she uses still at 20.
2025-07-23 21:51:37
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naya 🐚 :
i think it depends on when your mom got your period! lots of people i know have gotten their periods around the same age their mom did! it’s different for everyone, no need to worry! good on u for talking about it with her!
2025-07-24 14:49:53
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Sunshyn :
im 42, there were plenty of girls in elementary with me who started their period.
2025-07-24 01:24:52
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mtznrios :
I got my first period when I was 9 years old 😭 the following year is when they began to talk to our class about periods and I had already been having them for a whole year. I wish someone had talked to me a about it before I got it bc I was so scared when I got it in school.
2025-07-24 13:08:53
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Niah :
i’m 22 now and i started my period at the age of 9 and my little sister started at the same age and she is just now leaving elementary school
2025-07-23 03:13:37
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Smc11 :
You’d be surprised, depending on genetics girls vary. I started mine at 13 and my daughter at 10. We really need to make sure girls are not terrified, shamed, or scared, as it will happen to every girl at her own time.
2025-07-23 16:03:43
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Jennifer Goodin :
I teach 4th grade. I always have 1 on their period every year and usually 1 more start. We do a talk at the end of the year, so they are ready for it. It isn’t that uncommon. Back in 1990, I was 11 and wasn’t the first.
2025-07-23 21:54:56
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🌱Darwin🌱 :
I got mine in 3rd grade. My mom (we arent biologically related) got hers late 15/early 16.
I wish I had pads in the restroom when I was little.
2025-07-24 18:38:24
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